Democrats Warn Against Trump's 'Destructive' Pro-settlements Move

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"While Republican lawmakers and right-wing Jewish groups praised Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's announcement that settlements don't violate international law, prominent Democratic lawmakers as well as left-wing Jewish organizations harshly criticized it, stressing Washington's deep division on the matter."

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"Advocating for the two-state solution, Former Vice President and Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden, who is currently leading in most polls, said :"The best way to ensure Israel's future security as a Jewish and democratic state is for Israelis and Palestinians to work together toward a two-state solution. That's also the only way to achieve the legitimate rights and freedoms the Palestinian people deserve."

Biden added that "expanding settlement activity makes that harder. It's an obstacle to peace. That's something that every previous administration, both Republican and Democratic, have agreed on - until Trump."

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"Strongly denouncing the U.S. policy shift, Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, one of the leading candidates in the Democratic Party's presidential primary said: “Another blatantly ideological attempt by the Trump administration to distract from its failures in the region. Not only do these settlements violate international law—they make peace harder to achieve. As president, I will reverse this policy and pursue a two state solution.”

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, another prominent Democratic candidate, said that “Israeli settlements in occupied territory are illegal. This is clear from international law and multiple United Nations resolutions. Once again, Mr. Trump is isolating the United States and undermining diplomacy by pandering to his extremist base.”

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"Also rebuking the move, Pete Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend and a leading Democratic presidential hopeful, said that "the Trump administration’s statement on West Bank settlements is not only a significant step backward in our efforts to achieve a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, it is the latest in a pattern of destructive decisions that harm our national interests."

https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/.premium-democrats-warn-against-trump-destructive-pro-settlements-move-1.8139924


In Shift, U.S. Says Israeli Settlements in West Bank Do Not Violate International Law

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/18/world/middleeast/trump-israel-west-bank-settlements.html

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1. The UN can't "trump" Trump b/c even if it tried to pass a resolution that

pronounced the settlements remain illegal under international law, Israel and the US would veto such a measure.

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2. a simply disastrous move by Rump and the RW scum

There is unanimity among the most respected human rights organisations and international legal bodies:

Amnesty International

Human Rights Watch

International Committee of the Red Cross

The International Court of Justice

The United Nations

all agree that Israel maintains an occupation and that the settlements are illegal.


I expect thousands more of Palestinians to die over the coming years as the result of this as they are erased with all deliberate speed from the map of Palestine.

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3. ...

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4. Thank you for Biden's statement, Scurrilous..

Advocating for the two-state solution, Former Vice President and Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden, who is currently leading in most polls, said :"The best way to ensure Israel's future security as a Jewish and democratic state is for Israelis and Palestinians to work together toward a two-state solution. That's also the only way to achieve the legitimate rights and freedoms the Palestinian people deserve."

Biden added that "expanding settlement activity makes that harder. It's an obstacle to peace. That's something that every previous administration, both Republican and Democratic, have agreed on - until Trump."

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5. You're welcome Cha.

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6. Spoken like a real POTUS