Sanders’ DNC Platform Team Pushes For Palestinian Rights, Blasts Israeli War Crimes

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Source: SALON

THURSDAY, MAY 26, 2016 03:45 PM EDT

The Bernie Sanders camp continues its push for Palestinian rights.

Two of the members of the Democratic Party’s platform drafting committee who were appointed by Sen. Sanders have criticized Israel and called for a more even-handed approach to the Israel-Palestine conflict, The New York Times reported.

Cornel West, the renowned scholar and activist, and James Zogby, a longtime pro-Palestinian advocate and president of the Arab American Institute, condemned Israel’s illegal nearly five-decade-long military occupation of the Palestinian territories on Wednesday.

Both argued that the Democratic Party is increasingly out of touch with its rank-and-file supporters, more and more of whom oppose the Israeli government for its crimes against the Palestinians.

Read more: http://www.salon.com/2016/05/26/sanders_dnc_platform_team_pushes_for_palestinian_rights_blasts_israeli_war_crimes/

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1. You mean Palestinians are actual human beings?

There are going to be a lot of very upset people when they find out about that.

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2. Yeah, they will nip that in the bud real quick

After all, we cant allow our leaders (Israel) to be criticized.

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3. Great that this set

...of ideas is even in the news at all.

Byrdie is a great boon to the country and world.