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Israel/Palestine

deathrind

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30. This...

Reply to leveymg (Reply #29)

Wed Jun 29, 2016, 08:48 AM

Jun 2016

Which seems to be conveniently forgotten.

This disconnect on this issue is remarkable. We continue to send $ and arms to Isreal and condem Palastinians for not sitting zen like while their land is taken yet southern border towns here in the US demand more security and politicians want to "build the damn wall" along the border with Mexico because of immigrants...I can only imagine what their response would be if the Mexican Army showed up in the early hours of the morning evicting them from their homes / bulldozing them down and taking their land...I have a feeling a military response would be shortly followed.

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Democrats Reject Platform Proposal Calling for 'End to Occupation and Illegal Settlements' read more [View all] ericson00 Jun 2016 OP

I thought they crapcanned the $15 minimum wage?! Did I read this wrong? floriduck Jun 2016 #1

Why would you applaud a refusal to oppose the settlements? Ken Burch Jun 2016 #2

because settlements are an issue for Israel and Palestinians, not the DNC. ericson00 Jun 2016 #3

Keeping public silence(which is the same thing as endorsing everything Netanyahu does) Ken Burch Jun 2016 #9

Hillary Clinton King_David Jun 2016 #12

You don't have to defend the settlements and the occupation to be "Pro-Israel" Ken Burch Jun 2016 #15

You don't think that providing the Palestinians "with independence, sovereignty, and dignity" FBaggins Jun 2016 #16

It's an issue for the U.S. because the Occupation largely gets funded here. leveymg Jun 2016 #29

This... deathrind Jun 2016 #30

Bernie: King_David Jun 2016 #4

The Sanders people got to speak their piece. They just didn't have the votes on this issue. bluestateguy Jun 2016 #5

not to mention, shouldn't the $15 min wage be more important ericson00 Jun 2016 #6

Yes bluestateguy Jun 2016 #7

agreed on the $15, but during the primary, I wasn't quite on board with $15 ericson00 Jun 2016 #8

Opposing the settlements(Ben-Gurion opposed the idea of settling the West Bank from the get-go) Ken Burch Jun 2016 #10

And who was it that elected leftynyc Jun 2016 #11

I'm not sure Israels best interests are at heart there at all. King_David Jun 2016 #13

Ain't that the truth leftynyc Jun 2016 #14

The Palestinians have suffered just as many wrongs in this conflict as the Israelis. Ken Burch Jun 2016 #18

But ONLY Israel leftynyc Jun 2016 #20

Palestinians have never had any security TO give up. Ken Burch Jun 2016 #22

Perhaps they should have taken the state leftynyc Jun 2016 #23

I talk about Netanyahu because he is the one the US contunues to arm and enable. Ken Burch Jun 2016 #24

But nothing to say about leftynyc Jun 2016 #25

The only alternative is to work with that leadership? Ken Burch Jun 2016 #26

Rewarding terrorism is not going to happen leftynyc Jun 2016 #28

Right, still nothing to say about arming & funding the PA. n/t shira Jun 2016 #27

For that matter, who elected you? Ken Burch Jun 2016 #17

:)...... Israeli Jun 2016 #19

I'm not the one making leftynyc Jun 2016 #21