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Israel/Palestine

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ericson00

(2,707 posts)
Fri May 13, 2016, 05:13 PM May 2016

Bill Clinton: 'I killed myself to give the Palestinians a state' [View all]

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/05/bill-clinton-palestinians-israel-223176

Bill Clinton went on the defensive over his record on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, as well as his wife's, after a spectator at a Friday afternoon campaign event repeatedly pressed the former president on the issue.
Clinton was explaining his wife's policy positions in Ewing Township, New Jersey, when a spectator yelled, "What about Gaza?"


“She and the Muslim Brotherhood president of Egypt stopped the shooting war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza,” Clinton responded.
“She said neutrality is not an option,” the spectator said, prompting boos from the audience, but Clinton told them to stop.
“Depends on whether you care what happens to the Palestinians as opposed to the Hamas government and the people with guided missiles,” the former president answered.
“They were human beings in Gaza,” the audience member said.
“Yes, they were,” Clinton said. “And Hamas is really smart. When they decide to rocket Israel, they insinuate themselves in the hospitals, in the schools, in the highly populous areas, and they are smart.”


THANK YOU PRESIDENT CLINTON for standing up against the anti-Israel fringe types out there. [link:.com/poll/189626/americans-views-toward-israel-remain-firmly-positive.aspx?g_source=Politics&g_medium=newsfeed&g_campaign=tiles|Majorities/pluralities of Democrats], like majorities of I/Rs, Americans at large, especially in this age of Islamic terror, stand with Israel.
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Yet, somehow he is still very much alive! BillZBubb May 2016 #1
Bill Clinton talking nonsense once again yourpaljoey May 2016 #2
And we see how successful he was scscholar May 2016 #3
the point is he tried Mosby May 2016 #5
sometimes I really wonder if the left would be happier ericson00 May 2016 #7
You think America's fawning reverence for Israel is about appealing to Jews? Scootaloo May 2016 #29
that reasoning only applies to republicans Mosby May 2016 #30
Lying asshole! catnhatnh May 2016 #4
you can criticize him for a lot of things Mosby May 2016 #6
He was a NAFTA humping republican catnhatnh May 2016 #8
nafta was a mistake, just like all the trade agreements Mosby May 2016 #9
But not voting for the Democrat in November is sick and insane. Jackie Wilson Said May 2016 #26
You mean improvements like this? ... Mika May 2016 #10
Whatever he did, it didn't help the Palestinians, Little Tich May 2016 #11
The Clinton Parameters map you say doesn't exist... shira May 2016 #12
The Clinton Parameters didn't come with a map, your map is only one of several interpretations of Little Tich May 2016 #14
That's a map from Dennis Ross who was actually there. n/t shira May 2016 #16
You have no idea what you are talking about oberliner May 2016 #20
So the Israelis came up with their 20 pages of objections after accepting the Parameters on Dec 31, Little Tich May 2016 #25
This message was self-deleted by its author 6chars May 2016 #24
On the basis of the interpretative map Shira provided, Little Tich May 2016 #32
boo hoo. a longer drive. 6chars May 2016 #33
An offer so awfully bad that Arafat wished he had accepted it.... shira May 2016 #13
well if the Israeli offer was in earnest why didn't take Arafat up on this? azurnoir May 2016 #15
Make up your mind first. Was the offer shit or not shit? n/t shira May 2016 #17
I asked you a valid question my opinion of the offer which I haven't given isn't at issue here azurnoir May 2016 #18
Sharon was a rightwinger, so what do you expect? Besides, Olmert did one better.... shira May 2016 #19
so Sharon did not want peace? He broke away from Likud and started Kadema which we're told azurnoir May 2016 #21
Answer my last post and we can continue. I answered you. shira May 2016 #22
at the moment I have no opinion one way or the other about the offer-Arafat so we are told azurnoir May 2016 #23
Of course, denial. Here's the interview... shira May 2016 #27
I haven't ignored anything it seems your comment was an excuse to post an article about azurnoir May 2016 #31
That's hilarious. Scootaloo May 2016 #28
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