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elleng

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65. 'She vowed a stronger relationship between the U.S. and Israel,
Wed May 25, 2016, 02:19 AM
May 2016

saying she’d invite Netanyahu to the White House. She stated that “[a]s president, I will make a firm commitment to ensure Israel maintains its qualitative military edge. . . The United States should provide Israel with the most sophisticated defense technology so it can deter and stop any threats. That includes bolstering Israeli missile defenses with new systems like the Arrow Three and David’s Sling. And we should work together to develop better tunnel detection, technology to prevent armed smuggling, kidnapping and terrorist attacks.”'

http://www.salon.com/2016/03/26/hillary_leads_to_more_war_her_latest_speech_on_israel_is_just_the_newest_horrific_example/

Gaza shares similarities with the Warsaw Ghetto Chasstev365 May 2016 #1
Not this crap again. COLGATE4 May 2016 #13
Bullshit. Fawke Em May 2016 #20
The Palestinians? COLGATE4 May 2016 #21
The Arabs... your point? Fawke Em May 2016 #23
You sure????? glitterbag May 2016 #28
Am I sure Arabs coined math... yea Fawke Em May 2016 #30
Do some research oberliner May 2016 #31
no kidding. Just like Sanders highly inflated figures on the number of deaths in Gaza in 2014 still_one May 2016 #61
A wall built for what???? 6chars May 2016 #72
Literally the first response compares Israel to Nazi Germany oberliner May 2016 #16
Well... do some research. Fawke Em May 2016 #22
An average of 3,000 people per month died of starvation in the Warsaw Ghetto. oberliner May 2016 #27
I have. Lots of it. And comparing Gaza to the Warsaw Ghetto is either ignorant or cali May 2016 #81
Israel's former prime minister is comparing Israel's government to Nazi Germany. w4rma May 2016 #26
That's not true oberliner May 2016 #29
I read it. I've read similar articles like it. I'm completely in agreement with ex-PM Ehud Barak. w4rma May 2016 #32
Barak didn't say anything about Nazi Germany oberliner May 2016 #36
Barak’s comments come just weeks after Israeli Maj.-Gen. Yair Golan compared Israel to Nazi Germany w4rma May 2016 #39
What's obsene is killing kids and saying that it's, "OK." Fawke Em May 2016 #33
Agreed oberliner May 2016 #37
Israel…“infected by the seeds of fascism…”taken over by “extremists,” warn ex-prime minister and w4rma May 2016 #24
trust me, AIPAC and the pro-Israel grassroots majority ericson00 May 2016 #2
This message was self-deleted by its author TM99 May 2016 #3
majorities/pluralities of Democrats support Israel. You haters are an absolute minority ericson00 May 2016 #4
This message was self-deleted by its author TM99 May 2016 #5
Terror!! AgingAmerican May 2016 #6
I'm gutted over this. My husband gets to say "told ya so" once again. grossproffit May 2016 #10
Yep. I guess Bernie figures that a handful of BDSers will put him over the top. COLGATE4 May 2016 #14
I don't think he's on a full court BDS press.. Joe the Revelator May 2016 #49
I have some email friends leftynyc May 2016 #73
Hate? Fawke Em May 2016 #25
Don't let these people get under your skin. Cheese Sandwich May 2016 #38
Yeah you may want to slow down with some of that nonsense.... Joe the Revelator May 2016 #44
This message was self-deleted by its author TM99 May 2016 #58
Israel is a right wing fascist state AgingAmerican May 2016 #7
Do the gay, atheist and feminist GulfCoast66 May 2016 #9
Palestinian leadership is pretty right-wing and fascist as well oberliner May 2016 #17
They are living in a walled prison AgingAmerican May 2016 #46
they voted Hamas in before the blockade buddy ericson00 May 2016 #54
The present conflict was caused INTENTIONALLY by Ariel Sharon AgingAmerican May 2016 #56
did you sleep thru the 1980s and 1990s? ericson00 May 2016 #57
Before he went to the temple mount, over 1/2 million Palestinians crossed into Israel daily AgingAmerican May 2016 #77
Yes - how DARE leftynyc May 2016 #74
only Muslims can be religious and "progressives" have zero problem ericson00 May 2016 #78
If Bill Maher ever leftynyc May 2016 #79
And what would be their leftynyc May 2016 #84
right, the only ME country ranked Free by Freedom House Freedom in the World ericson00 May 2016 #35
They are running an apartheid system AgingAmerican May 2016 #48
That is just really silly. Joe the Revelator May 2016 #45
Israel is "Infected by the seeds of fascism" AgingAmerican May 2016 #50
So far you have called Israel a fascist state and an apartheid state. Joe the Revelator May 2016 #51
Read the article I posted AgingAmerican May 2016 #53
politicians say such stuff in their own countries for domestic consumption; ericson00 May 2016 #59
Yes it is. n/t Ghost Dog May 2016 #71
Being able to post here leftynyc May 2016 #85
That's totalitarianism. Ghost Dog May 2016 #87
And Abbas and Hamas leftynyc May 2016 #75
You got that right. grossproffit May 2016 #8
And...HAIM SABAN ericson00 May 2016 #12
If Bernie were to lose me, this is going to be why... Joe the Revelator May 2016 #47
looking forward to him actually going over there and doing something about it instead of yakking msongs May 2016 #11
As if that's ever going to happen. COLGATE4 May 2016 #15
Hillary's been anywhere in Palestine? Fawke Em May 2016 #19
I have a call into my son's family. Fawke Em May 2016 #18
Most people are probably thinking they'll believe it when they see it. Cheese Sandwich May 2016 #34
Yes, but James Zogby is gonna be on the panel... Fawke Em May 2016 #62
Not really. Is he pretty good on this issue? Cheese Sandwich May 2016 #64
some "annihilation" when the Palestinian population keeps rising ericson00 May 2016 #40
You really are full of shit. Cheese Sandwich May 2016 #41
deliberate mischaracterization is not "criticism" of anything; its HATE ericson00 May 2016 #42
If it's HATE go ahead and report it to the SPLC they'll probably laugh in your face Cheese Sandwich May 2016 #43
Pointing out that hyperbolic bullshit leftynyc May 2016 #76
Wait what I didn't say any of those things though Cheese Sandwich May 2016 #80
Not you personally leftynyc May 2016 #82
I actually agree there are some weird or inaccurate claims being thrown around. Cheese Sandwich May 2016 #83
I think it's incredibly generous leftynyc May 2016 #86
Doubt it. elleng May 2016 #52
can't read past the paywall... ericson00 May 2016 #55
Partial: elleng May 2016 #60
Without getting into a full Israel/Palestinian discussion, Bill Clinton during his final months in still_one May 2016 #63
'She vowed a stronger relationship between the U.S. and Israel, elleng May 2016 #65
She's also leading the charge to counter the divestment movement Cheese Sandwich May 2016 #66
I am against the BDS also, as are most of the American public. Most Americans support still_one May 2016 #68
Were you against the campaign to divest from South Africa in the 80s? Cheese Sandwich May 2016 #69
I was against apartheid. Apartheid ended through a series of negotiations in the nineties, and still_one May 2016 #70
I don't have a problem with that. President Obama maintains the a similar relationship. The media still_one May 2016 #67
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