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Israel/Palestine

Ford_Prefect

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6. That is what they said to Harry Truman when he told the Dixiecrats

Reply to geek tragedy (Reply #2)

Sun Jun 19, 2016, 07:48 PM

Jun 2016

that the time had come for a civil rights plank in the 1948 platform. He was right and it won new voters to the party.

It is time to make clear that there is no room for apartheid, no matter who is applying it, no mater what excuses they may make. It is time to stop AIPAC's bullying by calling them out on it.

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Clintonites oppose ‘occupation’ mention in platform– as Cornel West says party is ‘beholden to AIPAC [View all] R. Daneel Olivaw Jun 2016 OP

West is right mwrguy Jun 2016 #1

The Sanders position is correct, but there's zero political upside for the Democrats geek tragedy Jun 2016 #2

Do you believe that supporters for Israel would vote for Trump over Clinton? R. Daneel Olivaw Jun 2016 #3

some, yes, and for others it would dampen the enthusiasm geek tragedy Jun 2016 #4

Well I have to disagree. R. Daneel Olivaw Jun 2016 #5

That is what they said to Harry Truman when he told the Dixiecrats Ford_Prefect Jun 2016 #6

It's a bit depressing to listen to a tool like Robert Wexler and realize that he's a Democrat. Little Tich Jun 2016 #7

Sure it can. Igel Jun 2016 #8

It's willful blindness not to attribute nearly all the blame for the occupation.... shira Jun 2016 #9

International law aside, I see the current language about the I/P conflict as meaningless and a way Little Tich Jun 2016 #10