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Related: About this forumIn letter, Hillary Clinton condemns Israel boycott movement
http://www.politico.com/story/2015/07/hillary-clinton-letter-support-israel-donor-haim-saban-bds-119770.htmlHillary Clinton has penned a letter to mega-donor Haim Saban and Jewish organization leaders expressing her strong and unequivocal support for Israel in the face of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanction movement, known as BDS.
I know you agree that we need to make countering BDS a priority, she writes, asking for aid working across party lines to fight back against further attempts to isolate and delegitimize Israel.
The former secretary of state has pushed foreign policy to the backburner so far in her presidential campaign, focusing instead on domestic economic issues. But her letter comes as she has tread carefully while discussing the negotiations over a nuclear deal with Iran something Jewish donors and supporters of Israel are watching closely.
On Saturday, speaking at a campaign rally in Hanover, New Hampshire, Clinton said she supported President Barack Obamas Iran deal, but said even with a deal, Iran remains a problem. They are the worlds chief sponsor of terrorism, she said. They use proxies like Hezbollah to sow discord and create insurgencies to destabilize governments. They are taking more and more control of a number of nations in the region and they pose an existential threat to Israel.
I know you agree that we need to make countering BDS a priority, she writes, asking for aid working across party lines to fight back against further attempts to isolate and delegitimize Israel.
The former secretary of state has pushed foreign policy to the backburner so far in her presidential campaign, focusing instead on domestic economic issues. But her letter comes as she has tread carefully while discussing the negotiations over a nuclear deal with Iran something Jewish donors and supporters of Israel are watching closely.
On Saturday, speaking at a campaign rally in Hanover, New Hampshire, Clinton said she supported President Barack Obamas Iran deal, but said even with a deal, Iran remains a problem. They are the worlds chief sponsor of terrorism, she said. They use proxies like Hezbollah to sow discord and create insurgencies to destabilize governments. They are taking more and more control of a number of nations in the region and they pose an existential threat to Israel.
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In letter, Hillary Clinton condemns Israel boycott movement (Original Post)
KamaAina
Jul 2015
OP
I am glad you posted this, it shows Hillary's work in protectin our friend Israel.
Thinkingabout
Jul 2015
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HFRN
(1,469 posts)1. i wonder what her motivation is?
Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)2. I am glad you posted this, it shows Hillary's work in protectin our friend Israel.
still_one
(92,488 posts)4. Bernie is also a strong supporter of Israel
WDIM
(1,662 posts)3. The worlds chief sponsor of terrorism is the US and Saudi Arabia. nt
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)5. And has Sanders taken a position? I know he is pro-Israel.
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,718 posts)6. It's also the policy of the Obama administration./nt
Daniel537
(1,560 posts)7. No surprise there.
Every candidate will regurgitate the same fanatical pro-Israel nonsense, and Hillary's latest comments on Iran sound very reminiscent to her threat to nuke them in 2008. Don't expect to see much difference between her and the GOP candidate when it comes to the Middle East.