California Democrats decry US support for Israeli occupation

Mondoweiss - At the California Democratic Party convention in Sacramento Palestinian rights supporters steered to passage a groundbreaking resolution that puts California Democrats far ahead of the national and other state parties. Time will tell whether the new resolution can become a model for other Democratic Party institutions, and more importantly, whether it will help accelerate a shift in the party’s stance on Israel/Palestine.

The resolution starts by decrying the fact that despite occasional criticism of Israel’s ongoing occupation, successive U.S. administrations have failed to take “actual steps to change the status quo and bring about a real peace process.” It warns about inflammatory moves by the Trump administration and notes that they are encouraging even more illegal settlement building and anti-democratic measures by Israel’s government.

The resolution starts by decrying the fact that despite occasional criticism of Israel’s ongoing occupation, successive U.S. administrations have failed to take “actual steps to change the status quo and bring about a real peace process.” It warns about inflammatory moves by the Trump administration and notes that they are encouraging even more illegal settlement building and anti-democratic measures by Israel’s government. - See more at: http://mondoweiss.net/2017/05/groundbreaking-resolution-california/?utm_source=Mondoweiss+List&utm_campaign=22e67e6bda-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b86bace129-22e67e6bda-398539609&mc_cid=22e67e6bda&mc_eid=4c2540a5c4#sthash.loqaFqoz.dpuf

The resolution starts by decrying the fact that despite occasional criticism of Israel’s ongoing occupation, successive U.S. administrations have failed to take “actual steps to change the status quo and bring about a real peace process.” It warns about inflammatory moves by the Trump administration and notes that they are encouraging even more illegal settlement building and anti-democratic measures by Israel’s government. - See more at: http://mondoweiss.net/2017/05/groundbreaking-resolution-california/?utm_source=Mondoweiss+List&utm_campaign=22e67e6bda-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b86bace129-22e67e6bda-398539609&mc_cid=22e67e6bda&mc_eid=4c2540a5c4#sthash.loqaFqoz.dpuf

The resolution starts by decrying the fact that despite occasional criticism of Israel’s ongoing occupation, successive U.S. administrations have failed to take “actual steps to change the status quo and bring about a real peace process.” It warns about inflammatory moves by the Trump administration and notes that they are encouraging even more illegal settlement building and anti-democratic measures by Israel’s government. - See more at: http://mondoweiss.net/2017/05/groundbreaking-resolution-california/?utm_source=Mondoweiss+List&utm_campaign=22e67e6bda-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b86bace129-22e67e6bda-398539609&mc_cid=22e67e6bda&mc_eid=4c2540a5c4#sthash.loqaFqoz.dpuf