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Israel/Palestine

bemildred

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8. The reason they don't like calling it an occupation is because that entails legal

Reply to Little Tich (Reply #7)

Sun Jun 12, 2016, 10:05 PM

Jun 2016

responsibilities to the Palestinians and their welfare, no colonies, no displacements, that are not being met.

And that seems to be about as far as they bother to go with that, they just don't want to use that word.

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Democrats Squabble Over Word ‘Occupation’ in Israel Platform Plank [View all] bemildred Jun 2016 OP

This will be interesting oberliner Jun 2016 #1

A conversation long overdue. bemildred Jun 2016 #2

Bernie isn't really taking part in the conversation oberliner Jun 2016 #3

Right, they aren't Jewish either, Cornel and Zogby. nt bemildred Jun 2016 #4

Exactly oberliner Jun 2016 #5

I don't think he sees it as the most important thing. nt bemildred Jun 2016 #6

How can there be two states if Israel isn't occupying anything? Little Tich Jun 2016 #7

The reason they don't like calling it an occupation is because that entails legal bemildred Jun 2016 #8

I hope the Bernie Democrats get their say on the Committee. Little Tich Jun 2016 #9

I think generally it is not a good idea to use force to make people shutup. bemildred Jun 2016 #10