Elizabeth Warren on Israel

[oberliner]

From her old senate campaign website:

As a United States Senator, I will work to ensure Israel’s security and success. I believe Israel must maintain a qualitative military edge and defensible borders. The United States must continue to ensure that Israel can defend itself from terrorist organizations and hostile states, including Iran, Hamas, Hezbollah, and others. I also believe firmly that a two-state solution is in the interest of Israel and the United States. Lasting peace, however, requires negotiations between the parties themselves, and although the United States can and should aid in this process, we cannot dictate the terms. Unilateral actions, such as the Palestinians’ membership efforts before the United Nations, are unhelpful, and I would support vetoing a membership application.

Anyone know if she has made a statement on the current situation?

[Scuba]

1. Link?

[maddezmom]

3. Here

http://elizabethwarren.com/issues/foreign-policy

[brooklynite]

4. This is what's currently posted:

http://elizabethwarren.com/issues/foreign-policy#israel

The U.S.-Israel Relationship and Middle East Peace

Since its founding more than 60 years ago, Israel and the United States have been steadfast, trusted, and reliable allies. I unequivocally support the right of a Jewish, democratic state of Israel to exist, and to be safe and secure. The U.S.-Israel relationship is rooted in shared values and common interests, based on a commitment to liberty, pluralism, and the rule of law. These values transcend time, and they are the basis of our unbreakable bond.

To me, it is a moral imperative to support and defend Israel, and I am committed to ensuring its long-term security by maintaining its qualitative military edge. Israel must be able to defend itself from the serious threats it faces from terrorist organizations to hostile states, including Iran, Hamas, Hezbollah, and others.

I am also a strong proponent of a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which I believe to be in the interest of Israel and the United States, with a Jewish, democratic state of Israel and a state for the Palestinian people. The U.S. can and should play an active role in promoting a diplomatic resolution to the conflict that is agreed to by the parties, but I do not believe that a lasting peace can be imposed from the outside or that either party should take unilateral steps - such as the Palestinians' application for UN membership - that move the parties further away from negotiations.

I am also deeply proud that Israel and Massachusetts are natural economic allies. Like Massachusetts, Israel has a real commitment and advantage in high-tech and innovative industries. There are approximately 100 companies in Massachusetts with Israeli founders or based on Israeli technologies - creating $2.4 billion in value and thousands of jobs for our economy.

As a United States Senator, I will work to ensure Israel's security and success, and I will support active American leadership to help bring peace and security to Israel and the region.

[Enrique]

2. I'm not aware of any member of Congress criticizing Israel in this conflict

the strongest criticism I've heard, outside of not-in-Congress progressives, has come from the Administration and from Joe Scarborough.

[malaise]

5. One n/t

[Scuba]

6. Keith Ellison?

[Scootaloo]

7. Interesting that "unilateral actions" only seem to count from Palestinians

Palestinians pursuing their legal rights under international law = "unhelpful"
Israel's unilateral annexations and bombardments of occupied peoples = *Crickets*

But, par for the course. Whenever Arabs are involved, the Democrats and Republicans speak with one voice.

[oberliner]

8. "Whenever Arabs are involved, the Democrats and Republicans speak with one voice."

That's definitively and demonstrably not true.