Democratic Party platform fight on Israel and Palestine

During her opening comments, DNC Chairwoman [Debbie] Wasserman Schultz spoke about "putting themselves in others' shoes." That's what they've tried to do with their amendment. They do not often see the Arab-Israeli conflict through Palestinian eyes. As Senator Sanders has made clear, there are two peoples in this conflict -- who need to be understood and whose pain needs to be recognized. While the platform calls for a "two-state solution," just using language about two states doesn't acknowledge the reality that the Palestinians are living under occupation. Palestinian land is being taken by settlements. Palestinians are enduring checkpoints that daily brings horrific humiliation --denying them freedom of movement, employment, and the opportunity to give their children free space in which to live. That's the situation in the West Bank and Jerusalem