A Question on Jill's Position on Israel-Palestine

Great question. I'll take a crack at it.

By the way Jill Stein is also Jewish.

Jill's foreign policy would emphasize human rights and international law. So that means whatever the way forward it should be through the international institutions like the UN and the international courts.

Right now the the international consensus and the official position of the UN is for two states roughly on the 1967 borders. And like Bernie Sanders has said, there is no magic automatic solution. But that gives us a basic idea of what we're looking for, meaning an end to the occupation. If some other negotiated settlement is reached through recognized international institutions that could presumably also work.

With her strong commitment to peace and human rights it's clear that Jill also wants for Israelis to have the right to exist in peace and security. So overall it's a commitment to peace, security, human rights, and a nonviolent solution.

A major difference with the Democrats and Republicans would be that Jill would stop aid to governments that are human rights abusers, which includes Israel. So we think this is the major change that is needed to force the Israeli government to move toward a settlement. Much like it took disinvestment by western nations to end Apartheid in South Africa. So for this reason she also supports the BDS movement.

And here are some clips:

Stop U.S. financial and military support to human rights abusers. Barring substantial changes in their policies, this would include Saudi Arabia, Israel and Egypt.

US policy regarding Israel and Palestine must be revised to prioritize international law, peace and human rights for all people, no matter their religion or nationality. End US policies that have supported the worst tendencies of the Israeli government in its treatment of the people of Palestine.

http://www.jill2016.com/platform

The Jill Stein campaign calls for ending support for governments committing war crimes and massive human rights violations, including Israel and Saudi Arabia.

It supports the BDS movement as a peaceful, nonviolent set of actions organized by civil society across the world aimed to end Israeli apartheid, occupation, war crimes, and systematic human rights abuses.

With regard to Israel, the United States has encouraged the worst tendencies of the Israeli government as it pursues policies of occupation, apartheid, assassination, illegal settlements, demolitions, blockades, building of nuclear bombs, indefinite detention, collective punishment, and defiance of international law. Instead of allying with the courageous proponents of peace and human rights within Palestine and Israel, our government has rewarded consistent abusers of human rights.

Therefore, the Stein campaign calls for ending military and economic support for the Israeli government while it is committing war crimes and defying international law.

In addition, the Stein campaign supports actions of nonviolent resistance to the policies of the occupation and of the Israeli apartheid regime, including those of the global boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) campaign, which was endorsed by the Green Party of the United States in 2005 and is supported by thousands of civil society peace activists and organizations.

Consistency in U.S. policy regarding human rights and international law will begin, but not end, with Palestine and Israel. I will apply this same approach to other nations, such as Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Egypt, among others.

Finally, we call for establishment of a Palestine and Israel Truth and Reconciliation Commission as the vehicle for shifting from an era of US support of human rights and international law violations to one based on justice and truth bringing all parties together as equals to seek workable solutions. A dedicated commitment to justice will further the security of all parties, Palestinians, Israelis, and all people in the region, much better than the current policies of politically, economically and militarily supporting the systemic and institutionalized abuse of one side against the other.

http://www.jill2016.com/statement_on_us_foreign_policy_palestine_israel_and_bds

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