My man. At least my congressperson did the right thing. Now if only we could get Ron Wyden's tongue out of AIPAC's ass on the Senate side, then I'd be a pretty happy person.
Is there is list of the ones that five members that voted present? I didn't see John Yarmuth (D-Ky) in the list of 16 that voted no, even though he's expressed opposition to this in the past.
Goddammit he's supposed to be one of the good ones. I think I'll write him a letter tomorrow.Amash, Karen Bass, Danny Davis, Jared Huffman, Hank Johnson.
Yarmuth voted for it.
That was the resolution to "condemn anti-semitism" after Ilhan called out AIPAC's bullshit.I feel like they just did this (or something equivalent) a few months ago...What an unnecessary waste of time.
Progressive Queen Pelosi and subjects being as progressive as possible and by that I mean silencing criticism on behalf of a genocidal state.
"I oppose criminalizing the BDS-movement and have stayed off bills that do so or impose any penalty. The First Amendment is a key foundation of our country that we must protect. Nothing in the Schneider resolution that I cosponsored infringes on any American's First Amendment right to protest the U.S. or any foreign country, and I advocated with other progressives to have that clarifying language included. I have supported numerous pieces of legislation that prevented any U.S. funds from being used towards the unlawful detention of Palestinian children and have stood up for the human rights of Palestinian children—but like Senators Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, and other progressive leaders, I do not believe BDS will help achieve either a two state solution or the recognition of rights for Palestinians. We should continue to work to find constructive ways to achieve peace and a resolution to the conflict."
Where did this insane love of Israel come from? Do they know its a different country?
They have been trying to silence any criticism of Isreal by labeling as anti semetic for some time now, this is the second bill this year made specifically against critics of Isreal.Who did they silence? This resolution does literally nothing other than list reasons why the house opposes BDS
What is he expecting private entities to do? Diplomacy hasn't worked, governments can't even bring themselves to acknowledge how blatantly illegal a lot of Israel's actions are.
The Palestinians population stopped its' rapid growth?I wonder what chapter this will be a part of in the "Palestine, where did it go?" history book.
Just 3 months ago the central-left party Blue&white became the second biggest party in the Israeli house, 35 mandates, just 1 mandate shay of Bibi's Likud party 36 mandates. The problem that holds the Israeli left from taking power is 12-14 mandates the Arab parties get, parties that never take part of the coalition (mostly because most of them are anti-israeli) so the Israeli left fails at building coalitions every election.Hypocrisy and cowardice. If any change is going to happen, it clearly won't be coming from the US's end. Given the current state of affairs, is a left wing movement even possible in Israel?
The Palestinians population stopped its' rapid growth?
It's too bad that every time the word Israel is mentioned, the conversation deteriorate to Genocide/Apartheid/Evil.
Just 3 months ago the central-left party Blue&white became the second biggest party in the Israeli house, 35 mandates, just 1 mandate shay of Bibi's Likud party 36 mandates. The problem that holds the Israeli left from taking power is 12-14 mandates the Arab parties get, parties that never take part of the coalition (mostly because most of them are anti-israeli) so the Israeli left fails at building coalitions every election.
Ironically, movments like the BDC help the Israeli right stay in power.
U spelled defense wrong.
There are a lot of anti-BDS bills out there that infringe on 1st amendment rights at the state and federal level. In my view, HRes 246 wasn't one of them.
Lol. So it's the fault of the Palestinians now, and not at all the fact no party for the ethnic majority will work with the filthy Palestinians in parliament like they never have for decades? I wonder why they are "Anti Israel" considering they live in a "separate but equal system" that expects them to be all complacent while most Palestinians are kept under a brutal dictatorship.The Palestinians population stopped its' rapid growth?
It's too bad that every time the word Israel is mentioned, the conversation deteriorate to Genocide/Apartheid/Evil.
Just 3 months ago the central-left party Blue&white became the second biggest party in the Israeli house, 35 mandates, just 1 mandate shay of Bibi's Likud party 36 mandates. The problem that holds the Israeli left from taking power is 12-14 mandates the Arab parties get, parties that never take part of the coalition (mostly because most of them are anti-israeli) so the Israeli left fails at building coalitions every election.
Ironically, movments like the BDC help the Israeli right stay in power.
BDS work. It is why Israel is doing everything in their power to stop them. They are hitting them where it hurts, especially the ilegal settlements products.The Palestinians population stopped its' rapid growth?
It's too bad that every time the word Israel is mentioned, the conversation deteriorate to Genocide/Apartheid/Evil.
Just 3 months ago the central-left party Blue&white became the second biggest party in the Israeli house, 35 mandates, just 1 mandate shay of Bibi's Likud party 36 mandates. The problem that holds the Israeli left from taking power is 12-14 mandates the Arab parties get, parties that never take part of the coalition (mostly because most of them are anti-israeli) so the Israeli left fails at building coalitions every election.
Ironically, movments like the BDC help the Israeli right stay in power.
I guess freedom of speech is not a thing in the United States anymore. I thought the Citizens United case determined companies had the right to free speech and the use of money was speech under the first amendment, which would make this resolution unconstitutional, but I guess American politicians don't care anymore about unimportant things like the Constitution.
The more I read, the more I can't wait until we finally get some credible progressive 3rd parties.
The democrats arent changing and are actively doing everything in their power to suppress anyone that tries.
The democrats arent changing and are actively doing everything in their power to suppress anyone that tries.
It's not their fault, it's just a fact that the left-wing parties can't form a coalition with them because of obvious reasons. These parties will never be part of the coalition so in order for the Israeli left to be in power again they need to form a coalition with some light right-wing parties and the ultra-religious parties which is usually a problem because some of the left parties are trying to make the country more secular so forming a coalition with the ultra-religious parties is almost impossible.Lol. So it's the fault of the Palestinians now, and not at all the fact no party for the ethnic majority will work with the filthy Palestinians in parliament like they never have for decades? I wonder why they are "Anti Israel" considering they live in a "separate but equal system" that expects them to be all complacent while most Palestinians are kept under a brutal dictatorship.
Does it work though? They exist for over a decade, what results did they bring? Forcing Sodastream to move their factory from the west benk into Israel resulting in over 600 Palestinians losing their very lucrative jobs? Making Lorde cancel her show? Did any of this help the Palestinians? I can see Palestinians losing their jobs because of the BDS, I can see Israelies rounding up around right-wing politicians because of the BDS, but how did it help the Palestinians in the past one and a half decades?BDS work. It is why Israel is doing everything in their power to stop them. They are hitting them where it hurts, especially the ilegal settlements products.
So why keep saying Genocide if there isn't one? Why keep saying Apartheid there isn't one? Israel is occupying the Palestinians, so using words like "stop the occupation" makes a lot of sense. But because it's really easy to demonize a country by using random words like "genocide" and "apartheid", it's great PR so people use it.Also fuck right off with that rapid growth comment. Israel is stealing land each day to build their settlements on. What do you think will happen once there is nothing left? It doesn't take a genius to understand what would happen afterwards.
What does Israel benefit from this conflict? Overspending on the army? Overspending on infrastructures in the west bank? Citizens under rocket fire? Burning fields? The BDS? What's their gain?If Israel wanted peace it would happen but the fact is they are the ones with the power in this situation and they are benifiting a lot from this conflict.
It helps palestinians. It helps spread awarenes about the injustices Israel does. It helps make those settlements go under because they can't sell their products.Does it work though? They exist for over a decade, what results did they bring? Forcing Sodastream to move their factory from the west benk into Israel resulting in over 600 Palestinians losing their very lucrative jobs? Making Lorde cancel her show? Did any of this help the Palestinians? I can see Palestinians losing their jobs because of the BDS, I can see Israelies rounding up around right-wing politicians because of the BDS, but how did it help the Palestinians in the past one and a half decades?
I will use whatever words I see fit. You don't get to decide for me what genocide is or what it isn't. What Israel is doing is genocide and ethnic cleansing. They are stealing the land to make no room for Palestinians in the country. That is their goal and if you are this naive to think having more children means there is no genocide then there is no hope for you.So why keep saying Genocide if there isn't one? Why keep saying Apartheid it there isn't one? Israel is occupying the Palestinians, so using words like "stop the occupation" makes a lot of sense. But because it's really easy to demonize a country by using random words like "genocide" and "apartheid", it's great PR so people use it.
Yes right when this happened:What does Israel benefit from this conflict? Overspending on the army? Overspending on infrastructures in the west bank? Citizens under rocket fire? Burning fields? The BDS? What's their gain?
If the Palestinians wanted peace, they wouldn't have started blowing up buses as a reaction to the Oslo accords, said no twice, in 2000 and 2007, and wouldn't have made Gaza a terror state after Israel left in 2005. The last one, the whole Gaza thing, is actually one of the main reasons Israel is so right-wing right now. After that, the idea of peace started fading away.