DNC platform draft snubs Sanders push for Palestinian rights

A draft of the Democratic Party platform released on Friday shies away from Bernie Sanders’ calls to promote support for the Palestinian right to statehood, aligning the party more close with Hillary Clinton’s rhetoric about the state of Israel.

The document condemns the movement to boycott, divest and sanction Israel as well as any foreign nation that attempts to harm the Jewish state, stating that America should “ensure that Israel always has the ability to defend itself.”