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Democratic platform will reflect ‘longstanding’ support for Israel

In response to comments from Rep. Luis Gutierrez, appointed to the Democratic Party’s Policy Platform Committee by Hillary Clinton, about joining appointees from the Sanders campaign in seeking changes to the party’s policy language on Israel, the Clinton campaign on Friday sought to reassure Jewish voters that the platform will reflect the “longstanding strong support for Israel.”
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May 31, 2016

In response to “>changes to the platform’s wording about Israel, a policy that shows more sympathy for the Palestinian side of the conflict. According to a report by the “>deliveredat the Saban Forum in Washington, DC, in December 2015. “Only a two-state solution can provide Palestinian’s independence, sovereignty and dignity and provide Israelis the secure and recognized borders of a democratic Jewish state,” Clinton said. “Israelis deserve security, recognition and a normal life free from terror and Palestinian’s should be able to govern themselves in their own state in peace and dignity.”

“The Democratic platform has always, always shown incredibly strong and longstanding support for Israel,” Sherman stressed. “Secretary Clinton has been very forthright about what she believes about her support for Israel’s security and the unbreakable bond between the U.S. and Israel. And, as she said in the Saban speech, she has laid out the importance of the two-state solution because the two-state solution ensures that Israelis have secure and recognized borders in a Democratic Jewish state – which is critical and fundamental – and it can provide Palestinians independence, sovereignty and dignity.”

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