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Israel/Palestine

R. Daneel Olivaw

(12,606 posts) Wed Jul 8, 2015, 07:49 PM Jul 2015

Saban’s PR firm promotes Israel’s illegal settlements– so when will Hillary Clinton condemn it?

http://mondoweiss.net/2015/07/promotes-settlements-condemn

Last week Hillary Clinton wrote a long letter against BDS (boycott, divestment and sanctions aimed at Israel) addressed, “Dear Haim,” which was then publicized by her dear friend Haim Saban, one of the biggest donors on the Democratic side.

Saban released Clinton’s letter to the press through the PR firm Puder.

Well, Puder serves a number of businesses that work in the illegal settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem:

–This wine company sells wines from occupied Palestinian territories, which it describes as part of Israel.

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