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Israel/Palestine

Little Tich

(6,171 posts)

10. International law aside, I see the current language about the I/P conflict as meaningless and a way

Reply to Igel (Reply #8)

Mon Jun 20, 2016, 09:47 PM

Jun 2016

to guarantee the continuation current situation until the one-state solution is unavoidable.

Well, if the "Clintonites" (that's such a horrible word) want the one-state solution, they sure are doing the right thing to make it happen.

Unfortunately for them, the EU has just endorsed the French Peace Initiative which hopefully can lead to two states. The US simply doesn't have the leverage with Israel or any other country in the middle-East to create a framework where a two-state solution could happen, which means that the French Peace Iniative is better than anything the US could put on the table.

Backing French peace push, EU ministers add carrots to sweeten deal
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1134130134

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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