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Words Matter, Unless You Are a U.S. Democrat
The good news is that there is still time to do the right thing.
If words did not matter in life there would be three types of people, those who go around punching people in the face to make their point, those hiding from those who go around punching people in the face, and the mass majority of people who would be numb to it all, without even getting punched. This was my first thought after reading today’s news in the Jewish Insider (JI) that the “Democratic National Committee advanced the party’s 2020 platform following a vote by members of the drafting committee to approve the language during a virtual meeting on Wednesday.” The draft lays out their take on the issues of Israel and some other persons living on that land between the river and sea whose name starts with “P.”
Democrats have joined Trump and Republicans in punching Palestinians in the face. Nothing new there! From what is known thus far, the democratic echelons have already dropped the elections race ball. If I were Netanyahu or Trump — God forbid — I’d be laughing all the way to Sheldon Adelson’s wallet.
Here’s what’s being reported. The platform’s “Israel plank” will be absent the word “occupation,” as in the 53-year old military occupation, and also absent is “support for Palestinian rights,” as in…
