In the race to become Dem party standard bearer in November, Bernie Sanders leads rival aspirants — despite Biden now close behind in delegate count after his Saturday South Carolina primary win.
Do Dem party bosses consider Sanders not safe enough to assure
dirty business as usual?
Israel clearly prefers Trump over any Dem rival for his
unprecedented Jewish state support, dismissive of Palestinian rights, his
agenda leaving no doubt about where he stands.
Israel’s Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon in his AIPAC
conference address, ripped Sanders for calling Netanyahu a “reactionary
racist,” saying:
“We don’t want (him) at AIPAC. We don’t want him in Israel.
Anyone who calls our prime minister a ‘racist’ is either a liar, an ignorant
fool or both.”
According to critics, Danon’s extremism makes hardline
Netanyahu look almost moderate by comparison.
Hours later, Sanders responded to Danon saying:
“I am not anti-Israel…but what we need in this country is a
foreign policy that not only protects Israel but deals with the suffering of
the Palestinian people as well.”
A Netanyahu source said Danon’s AIPAC remarks “were not
coordinated with the prime minister.”
Former Israeli diplomat/expert on Jewish state relations
with the US Nadav Tamir slammed Danon, saying:
His remarks are “a clear and frustrating example (of) the
difference between a diplomat and a politician.”
“Whoever is willing to deepen the rift between Israel and
the vast majority of the (Dem) party, to weaken the bipartisan basis of
Israel’s special relationship with the US and to alienate the vast majority of
US Jewry in order to gain popularity within his party, should not be allowed to
serve as a diplomat.”
Over the weekend, AIPAC head Howard Kohr also denounced
Sanders, saying:
“Any leader who energizes their political movement by
demonizing Israel is not a friend of Israel.”
Sanders declined to address the AIPAC conference, days
earlier saying: “I remain concerned about the platform AIPAC provides for
leaders who express bigotry and oppose basic Palestinian rights.”
“For that reason I will not attend their conference. As president,
I will support the rights of both Israelis and Palestinians and do everything
possible to bring peace and security to the region.”
Bloomberg is the only Dem aspirant addressing the conference
in person. Biden and Klobuchar delivered video messages. (Source:GR)
(bobbeethehater.blogspot.com)
