Prem Thakker's first day on the ground included the DNC’s panel on Palestinian human rights – but did it mean anything? Plus, a quick exchange with Josh Shapiro.

“What was very shocking was that while we were all in the room discussing and listening to people impacted by what’s happening in Gaza, we’re not certain that that message will get across to the people at the top of the party,” Khader added. “You look at the themes of the party’s convention – today, tomorrow, Wednesday, and Thursday – there’s nowhere where Palestinians are included in that narrative.”

While the platform condemned former President Donald Trump for refusing to “endorse the political aspirations of the Palestinian people,” it made no divergence from the status quo policy of vetoing UN Security Council resolutions this year that moved towards Palestinian statehood.

While the platform boasts of being opposed to settler violence, it makes no acknowledgment of the International Court of Justice finding the Israeli government’s occupation and illegal expansions of settlements constitute apartheid.

And to that end, while the platform condemns UN efforts that apparently “single out” Israel, and the Boycott, Divest, and Sanctions movement for the same – apparently ignoring the historical precedent of Americans also boycotting and pushing divestment against fossil fuel companies and apartheid South Africa.

  • Dead_or_Alive@lemmy.world
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    22 days ago

    Dems are there to win an election. Not to pledge support or advocate for group of foreigners whom the majority of the country they are running for reelection in do not support.

    You didn’t see the same expectations for Palestinian support during the Republican convention because no one on the right gives a shit about them.

    • AntiOutsideAktion@lemmy.mlEnglish
      66·
      22 days ago

      Stupid leftists. They need to understand how unpopular the Jews are in this country. We aren’t going to beat Hitler by catering to them!

      I for one support a gradual sane end to slavery. In 100 years or so. Once we convince the slave owners that they’re wrong (but never ever saying so in public)