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In reply to the discussion: Democrats change platform to add God, Jerusalem [View all]Green_Lantern
(2,423 posts)It says" a declaration that Jerusalem "is and will remain the capital of Israel. The parties have agreed that Jerusalem is a matter for final status negotiations. It should remain an undivided city accessible to people of all faiths."
That language was included in the platform four years ago when Obama ran for his first term, but was left out when Democrats on Tuesday approved their 2012 platform, which referred only to the nation's "unshakable commitment to Israel's security."
The people wanting Jerusalem left out were the ones wanting to make an unprecedented change to the platform and play right into the hands of Republicans saying "Look who is the leading Democrat when they decided to make the sudden change."
Making the change in the first place showed weakness,the weakness of looking like the empty chair at the RNC.