Dems vote against meddling in Israel settlements dispute [View all]

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http://edition.cnn.com/2016/07/09/politics/democratic-platform-israel-palestine-hillary-clinton-bernie-sanders/

Hillary Clinton supporters rejected an effort Saturday to add a call for "an end to occupations and illegal settlements" in Palestinian territories into the Democratic platform.

Clinton's backers argued that the current language in the party's platform, calling for negotiations for a two-state solution in Israel to give Palestinians a homeland, are enough and that going further would inflame tensions and undercut U.S. diplomats' ability to lead future negotiations.
But Bernie Sanders' supporters -- as well as dozens of young people in the crowd in an Orlando hotel ballroom for the Democratic National Committee's platform drafting committee's two-day meeting -- said the language they'd proposed simply repeated a position Clinton herself has taken in the past.

GOOD! Fact is the American people stand with Israel and throwing them under the bus would only help Trump. The settlements are a red-herring; the Palestinian Arabs had been making war against the Jewish State since before 1967.

It would also have been disasterous to look like the party was throwing an ally in the fight against Islamist terrorism under the bus when Trump's numbers on the issue are a little strong for a guy with no experience.

Its also great that the platform trashes BDS; I think now is the time for the party to curb the anti-Israel sentiment that has been rising since 2003, once and for all. Too many people erroneously tried to blame the mythical "Israel lobby" for the Iraq War, which does seem to be where the dislike emanates, even tho the idea that the "Israel Lobby" brought about the war is a faulty premise.

Now that Hillary has given the party free public education, $15 min wage, any voter who would still stay home over the Palestinians probably shouldn't vote.