Green Party Candidate Denounces Feinstein over Israel

[oberliner]

Green Party Press Conference to Denounce Sen. Feinstein’s Support for Israeli War

On Sunday, July 23, Sen. Dianne Feinstein will lead a noon rally in San Francisco supporting the Israeli invasion of Gaza and Lebanon. Green Party candidate Todd Chretien will be there, joined by members of the Palestinian and Arab community and Bay Area anti-war activists, to offer an alternative to Sen. Feinstein’s cheering of the Israeli military.

“Sen. Feinstein’s decision to lead the pro-Israel rally called by Jewish Community Relations Council is despicable. At least she is consistent. She has voted to send tens of billions of dollars in military equipment to Israel and now she supports the use of those F-16’s to murder children in Gaza and Lebanon,” said Chretien.

Chretien derided Sen. Feinstein’s claims that Israel is acting in “self-defense.”

“Over the last 18 months, Hamas has maintained a ceasefire with Israel. Just since January, Israel has assassinated more than 50 Hamas leaders and killed over 100 civilians. Hamas then captured one Israeli soldier, hoping to exchange him for some of the 9,000 Palestinians Israel has kidnapped,” explained Chretien. “On the other hand, Hezbollah captured two Israeli soldiers and offered to exchange them for illegally held Lebanese prisoners. Israeli used this as an excuse to launch a pre-existing plan to destroy Lebanon and massacre civilians.”

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[ladjf]

1. I've never heard of Chretien. But, I like his position on the current

I/P/L crises. We need Dems with the same position. Are there any?

[longship]

2. DLC are just like the Repugs

They support all Israeli/Palestinian wars.

The US should be pro-peace, not just pro-Israel. The issues here are too multi-faceted to take one side to the exclusion of all other factions in the ME region. The only responsible position left is one of peace.