In a speech to the AIPAC lobbying group, last heard trying to stop the nuclear treaty with Iran, HRC came out in direct opposition to the BDS movement (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions). This is shameless pandering to the right-wing Jewish vote and puts Hillary to the right of Donald Trump’s proclaimed “neutral” position on the Israel-Palestinian dispute. With complete military dominance of the occupied territories, and no significant foreign threat, the only force that can compel Israel to halt its encroachment on the West Bank territory of the Palestinians is economic pressure, the pressure that the BDS movement is trying to generate.
By publicly opposing BDS, she is siding with those who equate punishing the oppresive actions of the Netanyahu regime with anti-Semitism. She is siding with those who want to shut down BDS protests and de-legitimize economic opposition to Israel’s apartheid-like policies. This development is, of course, meaningless to the HRC supporters. When it comes to her foreign policy positions, They. Just. Don’t. Care.