Here We Go

What's with the dismissive quotes around the word occupation, New York Times? That's what it is.

Dr. West said that while he recognized the necessity to provide for the security of Jews, who for thousands of years have been a “hated people,” he thought that the platform needed to bring more balance to “the plight of an occupied people.”  NYT

Whoa! Radical.

Dr. West accused the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, of “war crimes” and said that “the role of money and lobbies makes it difficult for there to be a candid dialogue” on Israel.

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“I have always and will always be 100 percent supportive of Israel’s right to exist and live in peace and security,” [presidential candidate] Sanders wrote in a statement. “I also believe that lasting peace in the region will not occur without fair and respectful treatment of the Palestinian people. I believe that most Democrats agree with that position and that a strong consensus will be achieved at the Democratic National Convention.”

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As a candidate, Mrs. Clinton has been less inclined to criticize Israel, emphasizing that it had a right to defend itself.

As a candidate, Mrs. Clinton has been "less inclined to criticize" Israel, emphasizing that it had a right to defend itself. There. I fixed that for you.

Three of his five choices for the platform committee strongly suggest that Bernie has made the Israel-Palestine issue central to his desires for the Democratic party platform.  Very upsetting to the Democratic party ruling class.

Malcolm Hoenlein, the executive vice chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, said  [...] that the presence of other representatives of Mr. Sanders on the platform committee, including Representative Keith Ellison of Minnesota, a Muslim who has supported the rights of Palestinians, raised concerns that the party could “adopt positions that could be seen as hostile to Israel.”

Malcolm Hoenlein warned the Jewish alliance in the US and Israel will make sure it will be seen as hostile to Israel.

There. Fixed that for you, too.

Dr. Zogby dismissed such critiques as emanating from the “sky is falling” crowd. He then noted, “They are not on the platform committee.”

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The presence of Dr. Zogby and Dr. West on the 15-member panel, which also has six appointees of Hillary Clinton and four from the party chairwoman, does not guarantee their views will prevail. But it raises the prospect that one of the party’s most sensitive issues will be open to public debate while Mrs. Clinton is in a fight to unify her party and appeal to voters turned off by Donald J. Trump.

Ain't that a bitch? And The Trump is (currently) more in line with Dr. West on the issue.  And, not just The Trump.

According to a Pew Research Center survey in April, self-described liberal Democrats were twice as likely to sympathize with Palestinians over Israel than they were only two years ago. Forty percent of liberals sympathized more with Palestinians, the most since 2001, while 33 percent sympathized more with Israel.

Hillary's looking more backward all the time. What will she do? My guess: whatever it takes, which includes making a left turn on the campaign trail and then, if "elected", turn back hard right.

Now, that's how you properly use the quote marks around a word in a sentence, NYT.

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway..

UPDATE 6PM:

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Probably because a lot of people follow Glenn Greenwald these days.