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Showing Original Post only (View all)Hillary Clinton Slams Methodist Church for Boycott Israel Push [View all]
http://forward.com/news/breaking-news/340303/hillary-clinton-slams-methodist-church-for-boycott-israel-push/Speaking out on an Israel divestment resolution up for vote at her own church, Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton issued a harsh rebuke of the proposed move and reaffirmed her stance the BDS movement.
I believe that BDS seeks to punish Israel and dictate how the Israelis and Palestinians should resolve the core issues of their conflict, Clinton wrote to leaders of the Israel Action Network and of the Jewish Federations of North America. Clinton argued that while she remains convinced that a two-state solution is best for Israels future, this goal can only be reached by direct negotiations between the parties. It cannot be imposed from the outside or by unilateral actions, Clinton wrote.
I believe that BDS seeks to punish Israel and dictate how the Israelis and Palestinians should resolve the core issues of their conflict, Clinton wrote to leaders of the Israel Action Network and of the Jewish Federations of North America. Clinton argued that while she remains convinced that a two-state solution is best for Israels future, this goal can only be reached by direct negotiations between the parties. It cannot be imposed from the outside or by unilateral actions, Clinton wrote.
Plaudits to Hillary Clinton for standing against the un-American boycott of Israel and with the American people as well as Jews, the longest loyal Democratic voting bloc and among nearly the highest Democratic voting bloc, just behind AAs.
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She's been pretty consistently wrong about everything to do with the middle east
Scootaloo
May 2016
#4
I think that some pressure would be needed to convince Israel to give up all lands occupied since
Little Tich
May 2016
#11
How would pressuring the Palestinians result in a viable two-state solution? n/t
Little Tich
May 2016
#18
They've rejected EVERY offer of a viable state. They don't want to recognize Israel....
shira
May 2016
#36
Your fantasies about what a two-state solution would look like aren't connected to reality.
Little Tich
May 2016
#25
I've shown you maps and linked to detailed reports, and you counter this by referring to the wisdom
Little Tich
May 2016
#33
No, after a unilateral pullout & imposition of borders the Palestinians are on their own....
shira
May 2016
#23
So it's just like the current situation, but with a higher fence around all the Palestinians and no
Little Tich
May 2016
#24
Gaza is still legally under occupation by Israel, and the people there are still under Israeli
Little Tich
May 2016
#29
Israel/Palestine is exclusively a matter of domestic politics in the US, not one
geek tragedy
May 2016
#37
actually, our relationship with Israel is one of foreign policy, and beneficial at that
ericson00
May 2016
#38