Hillary Clinton wrote a letter to Haim Saban,
the biggest giver on the Democratic side, saying that she will be speaking out
publicly against BDS, the boycott, divestment and sanctions campaign aimed at
Israel, and will work “across party lines” to oppose it.
In a two page letter with a handwritten postscript, released
by Saban to the press, Clinton expresses “alarm” at the
movement, links anti-Zionism with anti-Semitism and the murderous attacks on
French Jews, and tells Saban that she first “fell in love” with Israel more
than 30 years ago when she and Bill Clinton walked the streets of Jerusalem’s
Old City. (Sorry, but that’s occupied Palestine.)
And Israel is a miracle; but
it’s definitely not South
Africa:
I am also very concerned by attempts to compare Israel with
South African apartheid. Israel
is a vibrant democracy in a region dominated by autocracy, and it faces
existential threats to its survival. Particularly at a time when anti-Semitism
is on the rise across the world — especially in Europe — we need to repudiate
forceful efforts to malign and undermine Israel and the Jewish people.
She seeks Saban’s thoughts and recommendations
about how to engage communities across the country to counter BDS. From
Congress to state legislatures, to classrooms and boardrooms, we need to engage
all people of good faith to show why BDS is harmful to Palestinians and
Israelis. (But every Palestinian I’ve met is in favor of BDS!)
BDS must be doing something right to be getting
this kind of attention. This is all about money; Hillary Clinton needs to raise
more than $2 billion, much of it from pro-Israel Jews. Saban just staged a
conference in Las Vegas
with Sheldon Adelson, the big Republican giver, to come up with ideas to
counter BDS. The big idea was millions of dollars.
A few weeks back President Obama also said that
anti-Zionism was anti-Semitism. He is presumably supporting
Democratic candidates for office.
Clinton says that the
Palestinians cannot unilaterally declare a state, and no one can impose a
solution on Israel.
She brags on her record as a U.S.
senator and secretary of state, saying she opposed “dozens of anti-Israel
resolutions at the UN.” She writes that she supported Israel after
the “biased” Goldstone Report.
“Time after time I have made it clear that America will always stand up for Israel — and
that’s what I’ll always do as President.”
Clinton does not care
that the Democratic base is deserting
her on this issue. She thinks she can push this position through. Coverage
of the letter is at Politico and Haaretz.
06/07/2015 en MONDOWEISS.
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