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Democrats Reject Platform Proposal Calling for 'End to Occupation and Illegal Settlements' read more [View all]
http://www.haaretz.com/world-news/u-s-election-2016/1.727025Democrats on Friday voted down an amendment to the party's platform that would have called for providing Palestinians with "an end to occupation and illegal settlements" and urged an international effort to rebuild Gaza.
Members of a Democratic National Convention drafting committee considered the amendment pushed by James Zogby, a supporter of presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, before voting it down. Zogby said Sanders helped craft the language of the amendment.
The current platform draft advocates working toward a "two-state solution of the Israel-Palestinian conflict" that guarantees Israel's security with recognized borders "and provides the Palestinians with independence, sovereignty, and dignity."
Members of a Democratic National Convention drafting committee considered the amendment pushed by James Zogby, a supporter of presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, before voting it down. Zogby said Sanders helped craft the language of the amendment.
The current platform draft advocates working toward a "two-state solution of the Israel-Palestinian conflict" that guarantees Israel's security with recognized borders "and provides the Palestinians with independence, sovereignty, and dignity."
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