Throwing official support behind Israel was the order of the day in Charlotte, as the Democrats quickly revised their official platform to re-include an endorsement of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel after taking a public lashing by Republicans for not having it in.
The move was not only hastily done, but downright ugly, as convention chair Antonio Villaraigosa called three identical voice votes on the issue, and when each audibly failed announced that “the motion is adopted.” It was met with the chorus of boos as the change clearly did not reflect the wishes of convention-goers.
And while the Republicans were chastising Democrats for not having that language in their platform in the first place, it was eventually discovered, because apparently they didn’t check first, that the Republican platform did the same thing, removing a 2008 promise to endorse Jerusalem as the “undivided capital” as well as removing a promise to move the embassy.
The incredible lengths to which party officials on both sides are going to try to make their platforms even more pro-Israel seem primarily motivated by fear of being criticized by the other party. Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren insisted he was satisfied with the loyalty of both US parties, and denied claims he had termed the Republicans “dangerous for Israel.” The leadership seems determined to make wholesale changes to avoid criticism, however, even if convention attendees don’t want to.
The Democratic leadership brow beating delegates and their supporters into accepting a right wing position that is so important to the Palestinian cause. The rank and file didn't bow to the nonsense.
Maybe some day Israel will get the message the American people are fed up with their intransigence and accept a Palestinian State.
Undemocratic Democrats. I saw the vote, not even half voted in favor and they call it 2/3rd.
So, Oren is satisfied with the loyalty to Israel of both parties? These morons should drop Israel like a hot potato. The alliance with Israel is both sickening and diabolical.
That the U.S. is dancing to the tune played by the shitty, nasty little country called Israel is deplorable!
America is supposed to be a Christian country, isn't it, you know, turn the other cheek and love your neighbor as yourself and all that?
Judaism and Christianity are two entirely separate religions although the huge differences are swept under the carpet by politicians.
If the U.S. allows Israel to nuke Iran, the shit is going to hit the fan bigtime and soon!
The USA as a country is supposed to be agnostic allowing the individual the right to choose any religion he or she wants or no religion if they so choose.
Vote had nothing to do with God. No one could care less if God was in or out. Its the stupidity of Obama and his Zionist advisors that rankled the delegates.
But I'll give Obama one more chance. Maybe with the second term he'll tell the lobby to jump where they deserve. Faint possibility but still possible.
In the final vote the "no's" were defintely louder. Like to have a scientific measure done. LOL at the way the chairman did everything to raise the yes vote and noticebly lowered his tone for the no vote and was shocked by the response.
To be fair though the boos could have been louder. Then again there would be few issues at any convention even getting an audible boo.
The Israelis say "jump" and the Democrat/Republican one war party dutifully obey. Sickening and disgraceful.
American weakness: Israeli strength. We are not in charge of our policies.
"Leadership" pshaw, what utter nonsense!
Ron Paul supports moving the embassy to Jerusalem.
Presidential candidates have been promising to move the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem
since at least the 1980's. After the election, the promise is forgotten about.
Until the next election, when the whole sorry charade is repeated.
They never actually move the US embassy. It wouldn't make much difference if they did,
except as a symbolic US spit in the eye of the Palestinians.
One more reason to hate the f*ckers! Proving every step of the way that they are exactly the same as the Republicans but without the balls.