US Senator Bernie Sanders has told members of the student-led, pro-Palestine movement at college campuses that they are “on the right side of history”, Al Jazeera reports.

“In 1962, we organised sit-ins to end racist policies at the University of Chicago. In ’63, I was arrested protesting segregated schools,” he wrote in a post on X.

“But we were right. I’m proud to see students protesting the war in Gaza. Stay peaceful and focused,” he added.