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“What was very shocking was that while we were all in the room discussing and listening to people impacted by what’s happening in Gaza, we’re not certain that that message will get across to the people at the top of the party,” Khader added. “You look at the themes of the party’s convention – today, tomorrow, Wednesday, and Thursday – there’s nowhere where Palestinians are included in that narrative.”

While the platform condemned former President Donald Trump for refusing to “endorse the political aspirations of the Palestinian people,” it made no divergence from the status quo policy of vetoing UN Security Council resolutions this year that moved towards Palestinian statehood.

While the platform boasts of being opposed to settler violence, it makes no acknowledgment of the International Court of Justice finding the Israeli government’s occupation and illegal expansions of settlements constitute apartheid.

And to that end, while the platform condemns UN efforts that apparently “single out” Israel, and the Boycott, Divest, and Sanctions movement for the same – apparently ignoring the historical precedent of Americans also boycotting and pushing divestment against fossil fuel companies and apartheid South Africa.

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[–] frauddogg@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

“As I have said repeatedly since October 7th, Israel has a right to defend itself. And President Joe Biden and I are unwavering in our commitment to Israel’s security.”

She is a collaborator. Everyone who backs her is complicit.

"I will repeat: The threat of — Hamas poses to the people of Israel must be eliminated."

Advocation of the destruction of the only thing preventing Israel's Lebensraum. Destruction of the only thing in the way of keeping what happened to the Native Amerikan tribes and the New Afrikan nation from happening to Palestine too.

I pray I get to watch your country collapse in ways that even youtubers couldn't talk about it for fear of demonetization. I pray you collapse nameless.