Democratic Party draft platform tries to placate Ilhan Omar on Israel

Published July 23, 2020 5:58pm ET



If you needed any affirmation that the Democratic Party establishment is terrified by the impending showdown with the ascendant anti-Israel faction of the party wokes, you just have to turn to the final page of the new party platform draft. There, you will find the intentionally placed and carefully worded party take on Israel, which has become a lightning rod for the Left.

In the platform’s Israel blurb, a delicate balancing act is on full display. The party makes the shocking allowance that it will respect the Trump administration’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel without delving into the question of whether they would move the U.S. Embassy back to Tel Aviv.

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