The fact that you are sooo willing to abandon the millions of Palestinians who were kicked out of their home-land, oppressed and killed ruthlessly---PISSES ME OFF!!! I don't want a president who doesn't give two $#@%s about human rights for everyone!

at your cartoon version of history. They were offered a state and went to war instead. Now they want a do-over. Several of them since they continue the violence to this day. And elect terrorists as leaders. But you keep blaming Israel for all the problems. That's bound to help them get them what they want.

That is a lie.

Sanders doesn't need to prove his obeisance to AIPAC.

You can't get more pro-Israel than that.

The right wing nuttery is relatively recent.

- not the Israel of Netanyahu and the even more right wing faction ... many of whom actually came from Russia in the 1980s.

Let's see if he sticks to his guns. I'm not surprised to see everyone else pandering.

The United States was founded as a religious nation? The US actively discriminates against religious minorities? In which state do we send in the military to destroy the houses of some people so that Real Americans can build there? (If you told me we knock down Mexican neighborhoods to build resorts in Texas, I might believe you.) Do Baptists need special permission to travel from Alabama to Mississippi?

I do agree we share some significant similarities with Israel. We like to attack Muslim countries. Specifically, we both like to antagonize Iran. So maybe she's right.

I would also point out that Israel was not founded as a religious nation, but as a secular one. It's actually one of the only secular countries in the region.

All of its wars have been defensive wars. Antagonize Iran? The Iran who has repeatably has said it is going to destroy Israel.

... but why just for Israelis? I fully support Israel's right and need for self-defense, but Israel's apartheid policies and illegal settlements must stop.

every time.

Correctly analyzes a number of current issues.

that I can't stand that I'm going to vote for her. This kiss Israel's ass at any cost type propaganda at the cost of Palestinian humiliation and oppression makes me sick to my stomach.

I assume you did not mean to imply that Sanders would not be friendly to Israel. While he might not be so enamored of the right wing government of Netanyahu, with his being a Jew who lost relatives in the holocaust, I don't think there would be many in the Jewish community who would doubt his commitment to Israel's security. To that extent, I don't think he has to establish his cred to anyone.

Anyway, one can wonder, or one can find out.

from http://www.politico.com/blogs/2016-dem-primary-live-updates-and-results/2016/03/bernie-sanders-not-attend-aipac-israel-220973

I will just chalk this up to the proverbial broken clock being right twice a day.

...Clinton's comments about him.

Sanders didn't "politely avoid" AIPAC, he dodged them.

how many other Socialist Jews spoke? AIPAC would rather get smoke blown up their ass by Fundy Christians like Cruz, who want the Rapture already and think the Anti-Christ will be a Jew.

Sanders knows that AIPAC doesn't pull much weight with Democratic primary voters. it's a waste of his limited time.

it appears that you also share HC's rightwingerhood as well on this issue. http://americablog.com/2016/03/clinton-plants-flag-trumps-right-israel.html

I can't wait until the day arrives that such is no longer acceptable as "dem" behavior.

....totally incorrect assumptions.

when you assume and make the case you did about Bernie's absence?

The simple and inarguable fact of the matter is that you support her povs that are to the right of the donalds on Israel, and denounce Bernie for not participating in the warmongers lovefest.

And of course as is the case with virtually all of her supporters, that old adage about how "we are judged by the company we keep" is applied only to rightwingers.

"One wonders why Senator Sanders can't be bothered to attend?"

You've been around a while, you know the drill.

Fact remains, all of this negative stuff about Clinton only gains her votes, it doesn't lose votes for her. And she will win the nomination AND the Presidency.

if that were the case, BS would have zero support by now, and she'd have all the marbles.

While America is supporting the Saudis in their devastation of Yemen, including actual genocide by starvation of the Yemeni population.

Reading that article left me cold and dismayed.

I want a president of the US, solely dedicated to the best interest of the USA. Of course this recognizes that America does well when the entire world is doing well. But Hillary's unabashed unconditional support of Israel is not what I want in my president.

It sounds like Trump was the one who was brave and rational at AIPAC. This is insane. Makes me wanna holler.

and no matter how far Netanyahu goes, she moves right along with him. The illegal settlements? No problem. Denial of Palestinians' rights? What rights? She will have even more blood on her hands than now, and that's scary.

You got to choose a side and go to war!!!!! Get with the program.

It is what I surmised from her statements,

"America can't ever be neutral when it comes to Israel's security"

along with:

"Donald J. Trump has "no business" being president of the United States if he is neutral on the issue of Palestinian terrorism"

Its clear she is criticizing Trump for not saber rattling enough for one side over the other, and it this case, for this particular audience, it is backing the Apartheid Israeli State over the naughty uppity Palestinians.

In fact the only way to achieve peace in the region is to enter with a neutral stance and open mind. Not pandering to the hawks on one side. Decades of war in Ireland only ended when they stopped the demonization of the oppressed side for the actions of the most extreme and actually attempted to back up, listen to concerns, and re-approach it from a more neutral stance.

I even actually quoted her for you this time. Seems pretty clear to me. She is critical of Trump for being neutral. What did I miss?

Trump is also not immune. Netanyahu and his ilk have been so disrespectful to Obama and to the US in general. If the US doesn't do everything Israel wants, they spit on us. WTF. WHY is this not negotiable? Not that I want us to negotiate or try to broker any Israel-Palestinian deal because it won't work and Israel doesn't want the US to broker any deal, they just want us to keep funneling money and support while they do whatever they want. I believe Israel has every right to defend itself, the Palestinians are so extreme and nutty, but I do not care for Israel leading the US by the nose. If I were Jewish, I would be invested in Israel, yes, but I am not and most of the country is not, just like most of the country are not of Chinese descent and invested in China or invested in Ireland or whatever other country. Why is Israel more special than Burma or Honduras or Nepal. Do presidential candidates speak to any other special interest group like this? I honestly do not know, if they do, I would like to know, otherwise, it just looks like Israel having this stranglehold on pretty much all politicians in the US.