Mitchell Bard said this:
“For many Jews, the platform [of the Democratic Party] represents
a continuation of a disastrous policy towards Iran. It incredulously
calls for a return to diplomacy and a renewal of the nuclear agreement,
and falsely says the agreement stopped Iran’s pursuit of nuclear capability.
The Democrats pledge to work with “the Lebanese people to
promote political and economic reform, financial stability and security.”
No mention is made of how that could be done without
eliminating the influence of Iran and the presence of Hezbollah.
Democrats say Jerusalem “should remain the capital of Israel,
an undivided city accessible to people of all faiths,”
but is still “a matter for final status negotiations.”
What is there to negotiate if they recognize the reality on the ground?
“The platform reflects the Democrats’ inability to unequivocally
fight antisemitism, declaring opposition delegitimizing Israel and,
specifically, the BDS movement, but insisting it must be done
while protecting free speech. This non-existent dilemma has enabled
antisemites and many Democrats to sabotage anti-boycott legislation.”
They [the Democratic Party] also can’t bring themselves to unequivocally
condemn antisemitism, falling back on the now all-too-common
conflation of the persecution of Jews with racism, misogyny,
anti-Muslim bigotry, white supremacy, sexism, homophobia
and discrimination towards religious minorities, people with
disabilities, Native Americans, “and all who have been discriminated
against in too many ways and for too many generations.”
SOURCE: article titled: “The Democrats’ Problematic Platform”
by Mitchell Bard, 2024 July 24, www (dot) JNS (dot) org
Mitchell Bard is a foreign-policy analyst and an authority on U.S.-Israel
relations who has written and edited 22 books, including:
The Arab Lobby, Death to the Infidels: Radical Islam’s War Against
the Jews and After Anatevka: Tevye in Palestine.