DNC opposes divestment

Jewish Telegraph Agency ^ | Dec 5, 2005 | JTA

[Presbyterian Reporter]

The Democratic National Committee came out against efforts to divest from Israel or the Palestinian areas. The DNC executive, meeting Monday in Phoenix, passed a resolution declaring “its opposition to efforts to boycott, divest from, or otherwise single out companies for their work in Israel or the Palestinian Authority, and commends members of the Muslim, Christian, Jewish and other faiths who courageously continue to work together to attain a peaceful negotiated settlement to any conflict in the Middle East.” The resolution called efforts to divest from Israel “counterproductive.”

Susan Turnbull, a DNC vice-chairwoman, told JTA that the initiative arose out of a meeting she and DNC Chairman Howard Dean had in October with the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations. Conference leaders told them that efforts by some churches to divest from Israel were a prime concern for the community. Dean “said of course we would do anything to encourage people not to divest,” Turnbull said. “This was universally seen as a measure we need to take as Democrats and Americans.”

[Presbyterian Reporter]

Presbyterians----Listen up---even your liberal friends in the Democrat Party are against you!!!!!

[zarf]

This will not make the moonbat crowd happy. Palestine is the latest vogue amoungst the "granola left" these days.

[EagleUSA]

These companies must be contributors to the DNC. Otherwise our communist friends would not give a damn about these companies, Israel, or Palestine.

[Doogle]

Susan Turnbull, a DNC vice-chairwoman,...whenever this woman speaks,she says nothing..she often refers to what others have supposedly said..paraphrasing..she often answers questions with a question, often changing the subject matter, or comes out with.."the real question that should be answered is"...blah blah blah...typical liberal air head!!

Doogle

[SJackson]

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