Sanders, Warren Introduce Resolution Against Israel Annexing West Bank

[Nanjeanne]

Link to tweet

The resolution was introduced by Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Wash., joined by Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois, the deputy minority leader, Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill. and Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif.

Sanders and Warren were among the Democratic presidential candidates who decried Netanyahu’s pledge, before Israel’s April 9 elections, to annex Jewish settlements in the West Bank. The elections were indecisive and Israelis go to the polls again in September, while Netanyahu remains prime minister.

[BeckyDem]

1. That is a very big deal:

The resolution was introduced by Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Wash., joined by Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois, the deputy minority leader, Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill. and Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif.

[Nanjeanne]

2. It is.

[Peacetrain]

3. K&R

Had to log in to rec this thread Good Job.

[Uncle Joe]

4. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread Nanjeanne.

[Nitram]

5. A nice first step. Does it include sanctions against Israel if they annex the West Bank?

[Nanjeanne]

8. As the article states, this is a non binding resolution. So it's only a first step but an

important one.

[Nitram]

11. I'm afraid after decades of false starts and promises I have become a little cynical about

the prospects for peace in the Middle East. In view of all the other "important first steps" that have led nowhere, I am reserving any optimism at this point.

[Nanjeanne]

12. I hear you. And I don't expect miracles. I just applaud those who are willing

to stand up and say what’s right and wrong and attempt to change US policy. What I don’t expect in my lifetime, I hope by these brave Congresspeople starting dialogue to see happen in our children’s future.

[trev]

6. Good. But for the record

Merkley is from Oregon, not Washington. Washington senators are two women, Cantwell and Murray.

[Nanjeanne]

7. Yes that's true. I just took the excerpt from article but should have noted the error.

[Honeycombe8]

9. Oh, dear. As if the 2020 election weren't going to be difficult enough...

let's introduce aspects of the Israel-Palestine conflict into it.

The Jewish demographic is an important one in the Democratic Party. Maybe they approve of this move?

[trev]

10. How many American Jews are in favor of annexing the Golan Heights?

Seems to me that most are liberals. I haven't really investigated Zionism, but my impression is that it is largely a conservative movement.

"But if there is one number that you can learn from a deep dive into the survey’s findings, it’s that only 28% of the Jews polled say that support for Israel is one of the most important issues that determine how they vote."

https://jewishjournal.com/newsroom/israel/for-american-jews-israel-isnt-a-priority/