Posted on 09/16/2014 10:57:51 AM PDT by Rusty0604
Former US president recorded going off-message in criticising the Israeli government’s unwillingness to seek peace
Bill Clinton has been recorded going off-message and criticising the Israeli government’s unwillingness to seek peace with Palestinians in unguarded comments that contrast with other leading Democrats, including his wife, potential presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.
Though brief and apparently unscripted, the exchange, which was recorded by C-Span and picked up by Israeli newspaper Haaretz, is in stark contrast to recent comments by Hillary Clinton, who has been more supportive of Netanyahu’s handling of the recent conflict in Gaza.
The Obama administration has also been less critical of Israeli policy of late, despite White House anger after the collapse of the 2013/14 peace process led by Secretary of State John Kerry – though it could possibly be dialling back any criticism out of fear of being accused of being soft on Islamist terrorism while it confronts militants in Syria and Iraq.
Even Massachusetts senator Elizabeth Warren, among the most liberal of the Democrats discussed as possible 2016 presidential candidates, has been become more hawkish following a visit to Israel and has publicly backed its behaviour in Gaza.
Whether Bill Clinton’s comments reflect the private thinking of these other leading Democrats is impossible to tell, but they also serve as a reminder that should Hillary Clinton run for president, the presence of a vocal and very opinionated spouse on the campaign trail creates added opportunity for embarrassment and even inadvertent policy shifts.
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Bill who?
You mean Hillary’s husband?
Coming from a guy who should have been held personally responsible for 9/11.
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