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Related: About this forumDemocrats Poised for Heated Debate on Israel, Free Trade at Final Platform Meeting
Democrats Poised for Heated Debate on Israel, Free Trade at Final Platform Meeting
NOAH FITZGEREL
ABC News
More battles between Clinton and Sanders supporters are likely. The Sanders campaign has already celebrated several victories in the platform draft, including language it claims reflects the campaigns positions on Social Security, super PACs, and breaking up the big banks, according to an email the Sanders campaign sent to supporters last week. Despite these victories, Sanders appointees on the Platform Drafting Committee do not believe that the fight is over.
One area for debate will be the partys position on Israel. Committee member and Sanders appointee James Zogby tells ABC News that there will be a re-do of inserting the word occupation and settlements into the platform at the final meeting this week. These words would be added to the partys plank on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Zogby had introduced a proposal to include language calling for an end to occupation and illegal settlements in the platform during the drafting process, but the proposal was not accepted.
The Sanders campaign has made public its intention to change the platforms language on the TPP before it is finalized at Philadelphias convention. In an email to supporters last week, Sanders wrote that we must defeat the disastrous Trans-Pacific Partnership," adding that "our job is to do everything we can to rally support for an amendment to the platform in strong opposition to the TPP. The campaign promised action at the national convention if efforts to change the platforms language at Fridays meeting are unsuccessful. Sanders wrote if we fail there we are going to take this fight to the floor of the Democratic Party convention in Philadelphia next month.
The Sanders campaign is rallying opposition to the TPP in these last few days before the meeting. In an opinion piece published in the Philadelphia Inquirer on July 3, Sanders doubled down on his opposition to both the TPP and to the platform drafts current equivocation on the matter, writing the Democratic Party must go on record in opposition to holding a vote on this disastrous, unfettered free-trade agreement during the lame-duck session of Congress and beyond.
NOAH FITZGEREL
ABC News
More battles between Clinton and Sanders supporters are likely. The Sanders campaign has already celebrated several victories in the platform draft, including language it claims reflects the campaigns positions on Social Security, super PACs, and breaking up the big banks, according to an email the Sanders campaign sent to supporters last week. Despite these victories, Sanders appointees on the Platform Drafting Committee do not believe that the fight is over.
One area for debate will be the partys position on Israel. Committee member and Sanders appointee James Zogby tells ABC News that there will be a re-do of inserting the word occupation and settlements into the platform at the final meeting this week. These words would be added to the partys plank on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Zogby had introduced a proposal to include language calling for an end to occupation and illegal settlements in the platform during the drafting process, but the proposal was not accepted.
The Sanders campaign has made public its intention to change the platforms language on the TPP before it is finalized at Philadelphias convention. In an email to supporters last week, Sanders wrote that we must defeat the disastrous Trans-Pacific Partnership," adding that "our job is to do everything we can to rally support for an amendment to the platform in strong opposition to the TPP. The campaign promised action at the national convention if efforts to change the platforms language at Fridays meeting are unsuccessful. Sanders wrote if we fail there we are going to take this fight to the floor of the Democratic Party convention in Philadelphia next month.
The Sanders campaign is rallying opposition to the TPP in these last few days before the meeting. In an opinion piece published in the Philadelphia Inquirer on July 3, Sanders doubled down on his opposition to both the TPP and to the platform drafts current equivocation on the matter, writing the Democratic Party must go on record in opposition to holding a vote on this disastrous, unfettered free-trade agreement during the lame-duck session of Congress and beyond.
The party does not have a great track record on Israel platform votes.
If Sanders delegates do not prevail on TPP language, I expect this will come up at Mr. Sander's rally before the convention and on the convention floor.
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Democrats Poised for Heated Debate on Israel, Free Trade at Final Platform Meeting (Original Post)
portlander23
Jul 2016
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guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)1. There are no legal West Bank settlements.
It is illegally occupied territory.
Recommended.
Tarc
(10,476 posts)2. Zogby is an anti-Zionist cretin who should not be within a mile of the Dem convention
He is as much an Israel hater as Trump, is not in any way a party member, and should be cast off if the Sanders camp wants to be taken at all seriously.