Zogby: Changes to Democratic platform not just about two-states

The changes Bernie Sanders is pushing for to the Democratic Party’s platform on Israel are not just about the two-state solution but “compassion” for the Palestinian cause, James Zogby, a “>Politicker NJ. “We now have a chance to support a presidential candidate who not only advocates for our issues but has gone out on a limb. We have the power to be a decisive power for him.”

Pro-Palestinian activist Linda Sarsour, a surrogate for the Sanders campaign and one of his 23 New York’s at-large delegates for the convention, “>was met with loud opposition on the Democratic National Convention floor.

Jewish Democrats and appointees by the Hillary Clinton campaign are hoping to bridge the differences within the drafting committee in the hope of consensus on the wording, one that will reflect Clinton’s longstanding support for Israel and the two-state solution.

“The Democratic Party has always, in the platform, reflected longstanding, strong support for Israel. I don’t expect that to change,” Wendy Sherman, former Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs and a foreign policy advisor to Clinton, told Jewish Insider