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Hillary Clinton wrote a letter to Haim Saban, the biggest giver on the Democratic side, saying that she will be speaking out publicly against BDS, the boycott, divestment and sanctions campaign aimed at Israel, and will work across party lines to oppose it.
In a two page letter with a handwritten postscript, released by Saban to the press, Clinton expresses alarm at the movement, links anti-Zionism with anti-Semitism and the murderous attacks on French Jews, and tells Saban that she first fell in love with Israel more than 30 years ago when she and Bill Clinton walked the streets of Jerusalems Old City. (Sorry, but thats occupied Palestine.) And Israel is a miracle; but its definitely not South Africa:
I am also very concerned by attempts to compare Israel with South African apartheid. Israel is a vibrant democracy in a region dominated by autocracy, and it faces existential threats to its survival. Particularly at a time when anti-Semitism is on the rise across the world especially in Europe we need to repudiate forceful efforts to malign and undermine Israel and the Jewish people.
She seeks Sabans thoughts and recommendations about how to engage communities across the country to counter BDS. From Congress to state legislatures, to classrooms and boardrooms, Clinton says, we need to engage all people of good faith to show why BDS is harmful to Palestinians and Israelis. (But every Palestinian Ive met is in favor of BDS!)
BDS must be doing something right to be getting this kind of attention. This is all about money; Hillary Clinton needs to raise more than $2 billion, much of it from pro-Israel Jews. Saban just staged a conference in Las Vegas with Sheldon Adelson, the big Republican giver, to come up with ideas to counter BDS. The big idea was millions of dollars.
See more at: http://mondoweiss.net/2015/07/promises-megadonor-republicans/#sthash.8jw7AksP.dpuf
FreakinDJ
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(7,010 posts)it and when it's wrong I will criticize and Israel should do the same to the U.S. blind support is dangerous.