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Lorien

(31,935 posts)
Mon Mar 21, 2016, 11:58 PM Mar 2016

Bernie Sanders Delivered A Killer AIPAC Speech ... In Utah

Presidential candidates who come to AIPAC tend to emphasize their “unwavering commitment” to Israel’s security, with some warm anecdotes thrown in about past visits to the country and how much they loved it. The candidates this year, including Clinton, spent a large portion of their speeches talking about the Iranian nuclear deal, which AIPAC had tried unsuccessfully to torpedo.

Most White House hopefuls don’t say what Sanders did in Utah, which is that Israel’s government should get serious about a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

“We are obligated to speak the truth as we see it, and that is what real friendship demands, especially in difficult times,” Sanders said. “It is important among friends to be honest and truthful about differences we may have.”

While Sanders declared his support for Israel’s continued existence as a Jewish state, he also talked about Palestinian unemployment and poverty.

“When we talk about Israel and Palestinian areas, it is important to understand that today there is a whole lot of suffering among Palestinians and that cannot be ignored,” he said.

More: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/bernie-sanders-aipac-israel_us_56f072eae4b09bf44a9e34a1

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Bernie Sanders Delivered A Killer AIPAC Speech ... In Utah (Original Post) Lorien Mar 2016 OP
Good for him. I love this man for his empathy and understanding. polly7 Mar 2016 #1
Of course cosmicone Mar 2016 #2
Not very funny, Yo Hydra Mar 2016 #3
he's not a partisan of one group or another, but a problem-solver MisterP Mar 2016 #4

polly7

(20,582 posts)
1. Good for him. I love this man for his empathy and understanding.
Tue Mar 22, 2016, 12:00 AM
Mar 2016

He's so smart and aware.

Wish he was up here.

 

cosmicone

(11,014 posts)
2. Of course
Tue Mar 22, 2016, 12:09 AM
Mar 2016

Utah has a lot of Jewish people and Palestinians who care.

Also, Palestinians and Israelis are always tuned in to what happens in Utah.


Hydra

(14,459 posts)
3. Not very funny, Yo
Tue Mar 22, 2016, 12:35 AM
Mar 2016

But keep trying. I've met people from both sides of the conflict, and I'm in Utah. For some of us, it's important that the Mid East become something other than a place of eternal division.

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