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| Constituents show opposition to U.S. support for Israel at a town hall in San Lorenzo Thursday held by Rep. Eric Swalwell. PHOTO/Steven Tavares |
CONGRESS | 15th DISTRICT | On July 11, Rep. Eric Swalwell riled Palestinian groups and constituents in the 15th Congressional District with a Facebook posting that expressed sympathy for Israel in its ongoing conflict with Palestinians in Gaza. “Innocent civilians in Israel have been under constant attack from rocket attacks from Hamas-controlled Gaza,” Swalwell wrote. “These attacks have recently escalated, with over 500 rockets fired at Israel in just the past month. I stand with Israel as it seeks peace and security in the region.”
It didn’t help the a photo of the Israeli flag accompanied the post. Hundreds made forceful comments in opposition and the item was shared over 1,300 times. Later that day, Swalwell posted another, but more even-handed response. “As the situation in Middle East escalates I am praying for a shared peace between Israel and Palestinians.”
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A vast majority of the 90-minute town hall featured over a
dozen comments on Swalwell’s support for Israel.
PHOTO/Steven Tavares
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Swalwell used the latter opinion often at a town hall Thursday night in San Lorenzo while over a dozen pro-Palestinian speakers dominated the proceedings and criticized him for his support of Israel. Swalwell repeatedly called for peace in the region, but also labeled Hamas a terrorist organization. “I don’t have a dog in this fight,” he said. “I just want peace in this area.”
When some speakers called him out for receiving campaign contributions from pro-Israeli organizations, Swalwell said, “You’re right. I have vote for and supported aid to Israel. I have supported aid for the Palestinian people,” and he added recently voting to send $47 million in aid to Palestinians. “We must give Palestinians economic opportunity and access to the rest of the world,” he said.
But, similar to the controversial online posting, Swalwell maintained Israel has a right to defend itself. “I firmly believe it has a right and that it does so in a targeted way, only going after Hamas. It’s unacceptable for any innocent people to die in this conflict. It is also unacceptable to use innocent people in this conflict as shields.” Later, he said, separating Hamas from the Palestinian people is essential to solving the conflict. ”It’s not going to be easy,” said Swalwell. A number of speakers expressed skepticism over Swalwell’s neutral stance. Whenever someone raised the subject of Palestine, dozens flashed sheets printed with the words, “Congressman Swalwell. End the occupation now.”
Saba Maher, a law student from Emeryville, and others, said the $47 million in humanitarian aid was a meager amount in contrast to $3 billion in support the U.S. gives Israel. “I know that may seem like a lot to you, but that translates to band-aids and cupcakes and maybe bricks to rebuild the infrastructure,” said Maher. “You continue to say Hamas is a terrorist organization, but congressman, I‘m here to tell you, it’s Israel’s policies and it’s the U.S. blanket support for Israel that is creating Hamas aggression against Israel.”
While the number of deaths on the Palestinian side greatly outnumbers those in Israel, Swalwell said, “Every rocket that is fired by Hamas is intended to kill innocent Israelis.” To date, just three Israelis have perished, while nearly 2,000 Palestinians have died from rockets fired on Gaza. In addition, an estimated 9,000 more Palestinians have been injured. “In the face of these numbers, and in the face of this injustice, how can you continue to send support to Israel?” Maher asked. “How can you sit there and say it’s not just body count? They have faces, they have names. They are people.”
Another speaker named Layma Ahmadzai began her remarks with “I’m an American. I was born in Fremont,” and also criticized Swalwell’s Facebook posting for being one-sided and not taking into account the loss of life on the Palestinian side of the border. Swalwell responded, “Body counts is not a measurement for the harm.”
Since his election nearly two years ago, Swalwell’s public support for Israel has been consistent. Just weeks after winning the election in November 2012, the then-congressman-elect Swalwell made comments regarding Israel similar to rhetoric heard Thursday night. “No nation should face constant attacks on its civilians. I stand with hundreds in Congress who support Israel’s security and right to defend itself. I hope we can see long-term peace in the region and immediate calm for those who are living in fear,” he said, Nov. 16, 2012.
Swalwell’s political campaigns have also benefited from pro-Israeli groups. Since arriving on the political scene in 2012, Swalwell has received over $50,000 in contributions from such lobbying groups. The amount ranks as his fourth largest group of contributors. After one constituent Thursday charged Swalwell with accepting donations from the most powerful Israeli organization in the U.S., the American Israeli Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), he denied ever receiving money from the group. But, the comment is not entirely true. While fundraising records show AIPAC has never directly contributed to Swalwell’s campaign, his congressional trip last year to Israel, which he referenced Thursday, was paid for by a group called the American Israeli Education Foundation. This group is an offshoot of AIPAC.
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Swalwell should be trying to bring peace to this area. Both Israel and Hamas doesn't want peace. Israel steals from us,spies on us, and in a manner of speaking spits in our face by refusing to agree to peace negotiations. In return we give them almost four billion a year. With allies like this we don't need enemies.
Each country needs to go back to the United Nation borders that were set up years ago. That means Israel needs to stop building more settlements on Palestinian land and remove the ones that are on Palestinian land. These settlements are what enabled Hamas to come to power. Neither Hamas or Netanyahu want peace. The conservatives in Israel just want to take more land for settlements that they aren't entitled to and Hamas just wants to destroy Israel. Stop the settlements or peace will be impossible.
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Remember, I've said that you BORE us all to no end!
We must say that we are mighty impressed with bitch's 6:17 entry, which represent the vacuous entity between her ears. She really knows how not to waste our time and bore us to yawns.
Well done, bitch!
The Final word:
We have utterly NO interest in anything that you have to say.
As this article is about the great representative our district NOW has, we return you to regular programming–anti-Semite free!
Thanks for being a great friend to Israel and representing our district well, Congressman Swalwell!
Keep up the good work and forget the anti-Semites in the district, who were permanently marginalized with your election two years ago. They can go cry their terrorist tears for Barbie Lee.
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Swalwell should be trying to bring peace to this area. Both Israel and Hamas doesn't want peace. Israel steals from us,spies on us, and in a manner of speaking spits in our face by refusing to agree to peace negotiations. In return we give them almost four billion a year. With allies like this we don't need enemies.
Each country needs to go back to the United Nation borders that were set up years ago. That means Israel needs to stop building more settlements on Palestinian land and remove the ones that are on Palestinian land. These settlements are what enabled Hamas to come to power. Neither Hamas or Netanyahu want peace. The conservatives in Israel just want to take more land for settlements that they aren't entitled to and Hamas just wants to destroy Israel. Stop the settlements or peace will be impossible.
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Remember, I've said that you BORE us all to no end!
We must say that we are mighty impressed with bitch's 6:17 entry, which represent the vacuous entity between her ears. She really knows how not to waste our time and bore us to yawns.
Well done, bitch!
The Final word:
We have utterly NO interest in anything that you have to say.
As this article is about the great representative our district NOW has, we return you to regular programming–anti-Semite free!
Thanks for being a great friend to Israel and representing our district well, Congressman Swalwell!
Keep up the good work and forget the anti-Semites in the district, who were permanently marginalized with your election two years ago. They can go cry their terrorist tears for Barbie Lee.
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The final last word to the troll who bores us all:
Swalwell should be trying to bring peace to this area. Both Israel and Hamas doesn't want peace. Israel steals from us,spies on us, and in a manner of speaking spits in our face by refusing to agree to peace negotiations. In return we give them almost four billion a year. With allies like this we don't need enemies.
Each country needs to go back to the United Nation borders that were set up years ago. That means Israel needs to stop building more settlements on Palestinian land and remove the ones that are on Palestinian land. These settlements are what enabled Hamas to come to power. Neither Hamas or Netanyahu want peace. The conservatives in Israel just want to take more land for settlements that they aren't entitled to and Hamas just wants to destroy Israel. Stop the settlements or peace will be impossible.
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Remember, I've said that you BORE us all to no end!
We must say that we are mighty impressed with bitch's 6:17 entry, which represent the vacuous entity between her ears. She really knows how not to waste our time and bore us to yawns.
Well done, bitch!
The Final word:
We have utterly NO interest in anything that you have to say.
As this article is about the great representative our district NOW has, we return you to regular programming–anti-Semite free!
Thanks for being a great friend to Israel and representing our district well, Congressman Swalwell!
Keep up the good work and forget the anti-Semites in the district, who were permanently marginalized with your election two years ago. They can go cry their terrorist tears for Barbie Lee.
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It's the American taxpayer that's paying for this war through our over generous 3.5 billion gift to the war Machine of Israel. Not only that we are paying for that Iron Dome that Israel hides behind so that it can steal land from the Palestinians and build new settlements. They need to go back to the 1967 borders and sit down and negotiate with Abbas not Hamas for a Palestinian state. I'm tired of our taxpayer money being wasted on Israel who has NO desire to sit down with us and Abbas ( not Hamas) to negotiate a peace settlement.
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Remember, I've said that you BORE us all to no end!
We must say that we are mighty impressed with bitch's 6:17 entry, which represent the vacuous entity between her ears. She really knows how not to waste our time and bore us to yawns.
Well done, bitch!
The Final word:
We have utterly NO interest in anything that you have to say.
As this article is about the great representative our district NOW has, we return you to regular programming–anti-Semite free!
Thanks for being a great friend to Israel and representing our district well, Congressman Swalwell!
Keep up the good work and forget the anti-Semites in the district, who were permanently marginalized with your election two years ago. They can go cry their terrorist tears for Barbie Lee.
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Swalwell should be trying to bring peace to this area. Both Israel and Hamas doesn't want peace. Israel steals from us,spies on us, and in a manner of speaking spits in our face by refusing to agree to peace negotiations. In return we give them almost four billion a year. With allies like this we don't need enemies.
Each country needs to go back to the United Nation borders that were set up years ago. That means Israel needs to stop building more settlements on Palestinian land and remove the ones that are on Palestinian land. These settlements are what enabled Hamas to come to power. Neither Hamas or Netanyahu want peace. The conservatives in Israel just want to take more land for settlements that they aren't entitled to and Hamas just wants to destroy Israel. Stop the settlements or peace will be impossible.
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Remember I've said BOTH Israel and Hamas are wrong. They need to go back to the boundaries the United Nations set up. Instead Israel keeps taken more Palestinian land and building settlements that prevent peace from happening. I guess when you are losing an argument you resort to name calling. Our Congressman should work for peace.
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We must say that we are mighty impressed with bitch's 6:17 entry, which represent the vacuous entity between her ears. She really knows how not to waste our time and bore us to yawns.
Well done, bitch!
The Final word:
We have utterly NO interest in anything that you have to say.
As this article is about the great representative our district NOW has, we return you to regular programming–anti-Semite free!
Thanks for being a great friend to Israel and representing our district well, Congressman Swalwell!
Keep up the good work and forget the anti-Semites in the district, who were permanently marginalized with your election two years ago. They can go cry their terrorist tears for Barbie Lee.
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The final, final, final word:
Anonymous above you posted the same post multiple times now. We definitely have NO interest in what YOU have to say!
The United Nations needs to set a deadline for Israel to end it's occupation of lands captured in the 1967 war and make way for an independent Palestinian state. Israel also needs to stop taking land from the Palestinians through settlements.
Swalwell needs stop listening to one of the most powerful lobby in Washington D.C. and work for peace. He's supposed to represent ALL the people, not just the ones who give him money.
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The final, final word:
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The Final word:
We have utterly NO interest in anything that you have to say.
As this article is about the great representative our district NOW has, we return you to regular programming–anti-Semite free!
Thanks for being a great friend to Israel and representing our district well, Congressman Swalwell!
Keep up the good work and forget the anti-Semites in the district, who were permanently marginalized with your election two years ago. They can go cry their terrorist tears for Barbie Lee.
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Swalwell should be trying to bring peace to this area. Both Israel and Hamas doesn't want peace. Israel steals from us,spies on us, and in a manner of speaking spits in our face by refusing to agree to peace negotiations. In return we give them almost four billion a year. With allies like this we don't need enemies.
Each country needs to go back to the United Nation borders that were set up years ago. That means Israel needs to stop building more settlements on Palestinian land and remove the ones that are on Palestinian land. These settlements are what enabled Hamas to come to power. Neither Hamas or Netanyahu want peace. The conservatives in Israel just want to take more land for settlements that they aren't entitled to and Hamas just wants to destroy Israel. Stop the settlements or peace will be impossible.
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We have utterly NO interest in anything that you have to say.
As this article is about the great representative our district NOW has, we return you to regular programming–anti-Semite free!
Thanks for being a great friend to Israel and representing our district well, Congressman Swalwell!
Keep up the good work and forget the anti-Semites in the district, who were permanently marginalized with your election two years ago. They can go cry their terrorist tears for Barbie Lee.
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Swalwell should be trying to bring peace to this area. Both Israel and Hamas doesn't want peace. Israel steals from us,spies on us, and in a manner of speaking spits in our face by refusing to agree to peace negotiations. In return we give them almost four billion a year. With allies like this we don't need enemies.
Each country needs to go back to the United Nation borders that were set up years ago. That means Israel needs to stop building more settlements on Palestinian land and remove the ones that are on Palestinian land. These settlements are what enabled Hamas to come to power. Neither Hamas or Netanyahu want peace. The conservatives in Israel just want to take more land for settlements that they aren't entitled to and Hamas just wants to destroy Israel. Stop the settlements or peace will be impossible.
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We have utterly NO interest in anything that you have to say.
As this article is about the great representative our district NOW has, we return you to regular programming–anti-Semite free!
Thanks for being a great friend to Israel and representing our district well, Congressman Swalwell!
Keep up the good work and forget the anti-Semites in the district, who were permanently marginalized with your election two years ago. They can go cry their terrorist tears for Barbie Lee.
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It's the American taxpayer that's paying for this war through our over generous 3.5 billion gift to the war Machine of Israel. Not only that we are paying for that Iron Dome that Israel hides behind so that it can steal land from the Palestinians and build new settlements. They need to go back to the 1967 borders and sit down and negotiate with Abbas not Hamas for a Palestinian state. I'm tired of our taxpayer money being wasted on Israel who has NO desire to sit down with us and Abbas ( not Hamas) to negotiate a peace settlement.
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We have utterly NO interest in anything that you have to say.
As this article is about the great representative our district NOW has, we return you to regular programming–anti-Semite free!
Thanks for being a great friend to Israel and representing our district well, Congressman Swalwell!
Keep up the good work and forget the anti-Semites in the district, who were permanently marginalized with your election two years ago. They can go cry their terrorist tears for Barbie Lee.
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Back to the topic at hand——–worth repeating:
Swalwell should be trying to bring peace to this area. Both Israel and Hamas doesn't want peace. Israel steals from us,spies on us, and in a manner of speaking spits in our face by refusing to agree to peace negotiations. In return we give them almost four billion a year. With allies like this we don't need enemies.
Each country needs to go back to the United Nation borders that were set up years ago. That means Israel needs to stop building more settlements on Palestinian land and remove the ones that are on Palestinian land. These settlements are what enabled Hamas to come to power. Neither Hamas or Netanyahu want peace. The conservatives in Israel just want to take more land for settlements that they aren't entitled to and Hamas just wants to destroy Israel. Stop the settlements or peace will be impossible.
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We have utterly NO interest in anything that you have to say.
As this article is about the great representative our district NOW has, we return you to regular programming–anti-Semite free!
Thanks for being a great friend to Israel and representing our district well, Congressman Swalwell!
Keep up the good work and forget the anti-Semites in the district, who were permanently marginalized with your election two years ago. They can go cry their terrorist tears for Barbie Lee.
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(Pleasanton, CA) – Recently released polling shows a major development in the race for the 16th Assembly District. Democratic pollsters Penn Schoen and Berland surveyed 500 likely voters, on behalf of JobsPAC, showing Republican Catharine Baker starting the race in a dead heat with 42 percent of the vote to union backed Tim Sbranti’s 43 percent. But after testing the strengths and weaknesses of each candidate, she jumps to a commanding lead 53-32% on the informed ballot.
In recent weeks there has been a flurry of Democrat establishment activity and special interest donations to Sbranti from outside of AD-16, including donations from Southern California Democratic legislators and a $100,000 transfer from the Democratic Party. This recent activity demonstrates a concern among party bosses in Sacramento over Sbranti’s chances to win the centrist East Bay Assembly District.
“Baker’s move among Independents was significant and resulted a net shift of 13% toward Baker,” said political analyst Joe Justin.
Justin Matheson, an advisor to Baker’s campaign, said, “Baker’s bipartisan supporters are extremely motivated, as demonstrated by over 120 plus volunteers showing up to canvass this past weekend. She is also receiving key endorsements from local leaders from both parties. We are talking directly to voters, and one thing is clear: voters are not happy about Sbranti’s support for the BART strike, nor his being beholden to Labor Unions on every other issue. They want independent leadership and they are responding to Catharine’s message of common sense and independence.”
To see the complete analysis of the survey, please [Click Here].
Catharine is a mother of school-age twins and an active parent leader in local schools, having served as Vice President of the Dougherty Elementary School Site Council and on several school improvement committees.
Catharine is also a volunteer leader in her community, previously serving on a local preschool board and volunteering with Girl Scouts and Cub Scouts in the region as an archery instructor. She also volunteers on the board of the Diablo Regional Arts Association in Walnut Creek, supporting arts and educational programs for families and schoolchildren throughout her community.
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Swalwell should be trying to bring peace to this area. Both Israel and Hamas doesn't want peace. Israel steals from us,spies on us, and in a manner of speaking spits in our face by refusing to agree to peace negotiations. In return we give them almost four billion a year. With allies like this we don't need enemies.
Each country needs to go back to the United Nation borders that were set up years ago. That means Israel needs to stop building more settlements on Palestinian land and remove the ones that are on Palestinian land. These settlements are what enabled Hamas to come to power. Neither Hamas or Netanyahu want peace. The conservatives in Israel just want to take more land for settlements that they aren't entitled to and Hamas just wants to destroy Israel. Stop the settlements or peace will be impossible.
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We have utterly NO interest in anything that you have to say.
As this article is about the great representative our district NOW has, we return you to regular programming–anti-Semite free!
Thanks for being a great friend to Israel and representing our district well, Congressman Swalwell!
Keep up the good work and forget the anti-Semites in the district, who were permanently marginalized with your election two years ago. They can go cry their terrorist tears for Barbie Lee.
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Remember many have said BOTH Israel and Hamas are wrong. They need to go back to the boundaries the United Nations set up. Instead Israel keeps taken more Palestinian land and building settlements that prevent peace from happening.
It's the American taxpayer that's paying for this war through our over generous 3.5 billion gift to the war Machine of Israel. Not only that we are paying for that Iron Dome that Israel hides behind so that it can steal land from the Palestinians and build new settlements. They need to go back to the 1967 borders and sit down and negotiate with Abbas not Hamas for a Palestinian state. I'm tired of our taxpayer money being wasted on Israel who has NO desire to sit down with us and Abbas ( not Hamas) to negotiate a peace settlement.
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Thanks for being a great friend to Israel and representing our district well, Congressman Swalwell!
Keep up the good work and forget the anti-Semites in the district, who were permanently marginalized with your election two years ago. They can go cry their terrorist tears for Barbie Lee.
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Swalwell should be trying to bring peace to this area. Both Israel and Hamas doesn't want peace. Israel steals from us,spies on us, and in a manner of speaking spits in our face by refusing to agree to peace negotiations. In return we give them almost four billion a year. With allies like this we don't need enemies.
Each country needs to go back to the United Nation borders that were set up years ago. That means Israel needs to stop building more settlements on Palestinian land and remove the ones that are on Palestinian land. These settlements are what enabled Hamas to come to power. Neither Hamas or Netanyahu want peace. The conservatives in Israel just want to take more land for settlements that they aren't entitled to and Hamas just wants to destroy Israel. Stop the settlements or peace will be impossible.
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We have utterly NO interest in anything that you have to say. Your FICTION is of no interest to anyone. Go play ball on 880.
As this article is about the great representative our district NOW has, we return you to regular programming–anti-Semite free!
Thanks for being a great friend to Israel and representing our district well, Congressman Swalwell!
Keep up the good work and forget the anti-Semites in the district, who were permanently marginalized with your election two years ago. They can go cry their terrorist tears for Barbie Lee.
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nonymous above you posted the same post multiple times now. We definitely have NO interest in what YOU have to say!
The United Nations needs to set a deadline for Israel to end it's occupation of lands captured in the 1967 war and make way for an independent Palestinian state. Israel also needs to stop taking land from the Palestinians through settlements.
Swalwell needs stop listening to one of the most powerful lobby in Washington D.C. and work for peace. He's supposed to represent ALL the people, not just the ones who give him money.
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Thanks for being a great friend to Israel and representing our district well, Congressman Swalwell!
Keep up the good work and forget the anti-Semites in the district, who were permanently marginalized with your election two years ago. They can go cry their terrorist tears for Barbie Lee.
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Swalwell should be trying to bring peace to this area. Both Israel and Hamas doesn't want peace. Israel steals from us,spies on us, and in a manner of speaking spits in our face by refusing to agree to peace negotiations. In return we give them almost four billion a year. With allies like this we don't need enemies.
Each country needs to go back to the United Nation borders that were set up years ago. That means Israel needs to stop building more settlements on Palestinian land and remove the ones that are on Palestinian land. These settlements are what enabled Hamas to come to power. Neither Hamas or Netanyahu want peace. The conservatives in Israel just want to take more land for settlements that they aren't entitled to and Hamas just wants to destroy Israel. Stop the settlements or peace will be impossible.
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We have utterly NO interest in anything that you have to say. Your FICTION is of no interest to anyone. Go play ball on 880.
As this article is about the great representative our district NOW has, we return you to regular programming–anti-Semite free!
Thanks for being a great friend to Israel and representing our district well, Congressman Swalwell!
Keep up the good work and forget the anti-Semites in the district, who were permanently marginalized with your election two years ago. They can go cry their terrorist tears for Barbie Lee.
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Swalwell should be trying to bring peace to this area. Both Israel and Hamas doesn't want peace. Israel steals from us,spies on us, and in a manner of speaking spits in our face by refusing to agree to peace negotiations. In return we give them almost four billion a year. With allies like this we don't need enemies.
Each country needs to go back to the United Nation borders that were set up years ago. That means Israel needs to stop building more settlements on Palestinian land and remove the ones that are on Palestinian land. These settlements are what enabled Hamas to come to power. Neither Hamas or Netanyahu want peace. The conservatives in Israel just want to take more land for settlements that they aren't entitled to and Hamas just wants to destroy Israel. Stop the settlements or peace will be impossible.
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Anonymous above you posted the same post multiple times now. We definitely have NO interest in what YOU have to say!
The United Nations needs to set a deadline for Israel to end it's occupation of lands captured in the 1967 war and make way for an independent Palestinian state. Israel also needs to stop taking land from the Palestinians through settlements.
Swalwell needs stop listening to one of the most powerful lobby in Washington D.C. and work for peace. He's supposed to represent ALL the people, not just the ones who give him money.
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We have utterly NO interest in anything that you have to say. Your FICTION is of no interest to anyone. Go play ball on 880.
As this article is about the great representative our district NOW has, we return you to regular programming–anti-Semite free!
Thanks for being a great friend to Israel and representing our district well, Congressman Swalwell!
Keep up the good work and forget the anti-Semites in the district, who were permanently marginalized with your election two years ago. They can go cry their terrorist tears for Barbie Lee.
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Anonymous above you posted the same post multiple times now. We definitely have NO interest in what YOU have to say!
The United Nations needs to set a deadline for Israel to end it's occupation of lands captured in the 1967 war and make way for an independent Palestinian state. Israel also needs to stop taking land from the Palestinians through settlements.
Swalwell needs stop listening to one of the most powerful lobby in Washington D.C. and work for peace. He's supposed to represent ALL the people, not just the ones who give him money.
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Thanks for being a great friend to Israel and representing our district well, Congressman Swalwell!
Keep up the good work and forget the anti-Semites in the district, who were permanently marginalized with your election two years ago. They can go cry their terrorist tears for Barbie Lee.
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Anonymous above you posted the same post multiple times now. We definitely have NO interest in what YOU have to say!
The United Nations needs to set a deadline for Israel to end it's occupation of lands captured in the 1967 war and make way for an independent Palestinian state. Israel also needs to stop taking land from the Palestinians through settlements.
Swalwell needs stop listening to one of the most powerful lobby in Washington D.C. and work for peace. He's supposed to represent ALL the people, not just the ones who give him money.
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Thanks for being a great friend to Israel and representing our district well, Congressman Swalwell!
Keep up the good work and forget the anti-Semites in the district, who were permanently marginalized with your election two years ago. They can go cry their terrorist tears for Barbie Lee.
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Swalwell should be trying to bring peace to this area. Both Israel and Hamas doesn't want peace. Israel steals from us,spies on us, and in a manner of speaking spits in our face by refusing to agree to peace negotiations. In return we give them almost four billion a year. With allies like this we don't need enemies.
Each country needs to go back to the United Nation borders that were set up years ago. That means Israel needs to stop building more settlements on Palestinian land and remove the ones that are on Palestinian land. These settlements are what enabled Hamas to come to power. Neither Hamas or Netanyahu want peace. The conservatives in Israel just want to take more land for settlements that they aren't entitled to and Hamas just wants to destroy Israel. Stop the settlements or peace will be impossible.
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We have utterly NO interest in anything that you have to say.
As this article is about the great representative our district NOW has, we return you to regular programming–anti-Semite free!
Thanks for being a great friend to Israel and representing our district well, Congressman Swalwell!
Keep up the good work and forget the anti-Semites in the district, who were permanently marginalized with your election two years ago. They can go cry their terrorist tears for Barbie Lee.
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Remember many have said BOTH Israel and Hamas are wrong. They need to go back to the boundaries the United Nations set up. Instead Israel keeps taken more Palestinian land and building settlements that prevent peace from happening.
It's the American taxpayer that's paying for this war through our over generous 3.5 billion gift to the war Machine of Israel. Not only that we are paying for that Iron Dome that Israel hides behind so that it can steal land from the Palestinians and build new settlements. They need to go back to the 1967 borders and sit down and negotiate with Abbas not Hamas for a Palestinian state. I'm tired of our taxpayer money being wasted on Israel who has NO desire to sit down with us and Abbas ( not Hamas) to negotiate a peace settlement.
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Too bad Hamas Palestinians believe that murdering Israeli teens, starting another intifada, using their own as human shields, and firing rockets non-stop and indiscriminately into Israel is A.O.K.
Yes, we will make our voices heard at the polls when we overwhelmingly re-elect our great congressman who actually gives a damn about the only democracy in that part of the world and doesn't condone murdering terrorists.
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So odd that the Israeli killers of women and children take no responsibility for world outrage at their occupation, murders and senseless blockade. Unfortunately Swallwell takes money from these people. He will not get my vote or that of many other lifelong Democrats who live in his district because he supports these killers.
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Too bad Hamas Palestinians believe that murdering Israeli teens, starting another intifada, using their own as human shields, and firing rockets non-stop and indiscriminately into Israel is A.O.K.
Yes, we will make our voices heard at the polls when we overwhelmingly re-elect our great congressman who actually gives a damn about the only democracy in that part of the world and doesn't condone murdering terrorists.
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Remember I've said BOTH Israel and Hamas is wrong. They need to go back to the boundaries the United Nations set up. Instead Israel keeps taken more Palestinian land and building settlements that prevent peace from happening. I guess when you are losing an argument you resort to name calling.
It's the American taxpayer that's paying for this war through our over generous 3.5 billion gift to the war Machine of Israel. Not only that we are paying for that Iron Dome that Israel hides behind so that it can steal land from the Palestinians and build new settlements. They need to go back to the 1967 borders and sit down and negotiate with Abbas not Hamas for a Palestinian state. I'm tired of our taxpayer money being wasted on Israel who has NO desire to sit down with us and Abbas to negotiate a peace settlement.
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Too bad Hamas Palestinians believe that murdering Israeli teens, starting another intifada, using their own as human shields, and firing rockets non-stop and indiscriminately into Israel is A.O.K.
Yes, we will make our voices heard at the polls when we overwhelmingly re-elect our great congressman who actually gives a damn about the only democracy in that part of the world and doesn't condone murdering terrorists.
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Yes, we will make our voices heard at the polls. Looking forward not just to November but to future elections with Swallwell as the poster child for the murder of innocents. To bad Swallwell and his supporters equates these atrocities to being an anti Semite.
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Thanks for being a great friend to Israel and representing our district well, Congressman Swalwell!
Keep up the good work and forget the anti-Semites in the district, who were permanently marginalized with your election two years ago. They can go cry their terrorist tears for Barbie Lee.
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So odd that the Israeli killers of women and children take no responsibility for world outrage at their occupation, murders and senseless blockade. Unfortunately Swallwell takes money from these people. He will not get my vote or that of many other lifelong Democrats who live in his district because he supports these killers.
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We have utterly NO interest in anything that you have to say. Your FICTION is of no interest to anyone. Go play ball on 880.
As this article is about the great representative our district NOW has, we return you to regular programming–anti-Semite free!
Thanks for being a great friend to Israel and representing our district well, Congressman Swalwell!
Keep up the good work and forget the anti-Semites in the district, who were permanently marginalized with your election two years ago. They can go cry their terrorist tears for Barbie Lee.
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Remember I've said BOTH Israel and Hamas is wrong. They need to go back to the boundaries the United Nations set up. Instead Israel keeps taken more Palestinian land and building settlements that prevent peace from happening. I guess when you are losing an argument you resort to name calling.
It's the American taxpayer that's paying for this war through our over generous 3.5 billion gift to the war Machine of Israel. Not only that we are paying for that Iron Dome that Israel hides behind so that it can steal land from the Palestinians and build new settlements. They need to go back to the 1967 borders and sit down and negotiate with Abbas not Hamas for a Palestinian state. I'm tired of our taxpayer money being wasted on Israel who has NO desire to sit down with us and Abbas to negotiate a peace settlement.
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Thanks for being a great friend to Israel and representing our district well, Congressman Swalwell!
Keep up the good work and forget the anti-Semites in the district, who were permanently marginalized with your election two years ago. They can go cry their terrorist tears for Barbie Lee.
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Swalwell should be trying to bring peace to this area. Both Israel and Hamas doesn't want peace. Israel steals from us,spies on us, and in a manner of speaking spits in our face by refusing to agree to peace negotiations. In return we give them almost four billion a year. With allies like this we don't need enemies.
Each country needs to go back to the United Nation borders that were set up years ago. That means Israel needs to stop building more settlements on Palestinian land and remove the ones that are on Palestinian land. These settlements are what enabled Hamas to come to power. Neither Hamas or Netanyahu want peace. The conservatives in Israel just want to take more land for settlements that they aren't entitled to and Hamas just wants to destroy Israel. Stop the settlements or peace will be impossible.
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Thanks for being a great friend to Israel and representing our district well, Congressman Swalwell!
Keep up the good work and forget the anti-Semites in the district, who were permanently marginalized with your election two years ago. They can go cry their terrorist tears for Barbie Lee.
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Israel has one of the biggest groups of lobbyists in Washington D.C. Swalwell is just one of the politicians they have bought.
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Remember I've said BOTH Israel and Hamas is wrong. They need to go back to the boundaries the United Nations set up. Instead Israel keeps taken more Palestinian land and building settlements that prevent peace from happening. I guess when you are losing an argument you resort to name calling.
It's the American taxpayer that's paying for this war through our over generous 3.5 billion gift to the war Machine of Israel. Not only that we are paying for that Iron Dome that Israel hides behind so that it can steal land from the Palestinians and build new settlements. They need to go back to the 1967 borders and sit down and negotiate with Abbas not Hamas for a Palestinian state. I'm tired of our taxpayer money being wasted on Israel who has NO desire to sit down with us and Abbas to negotiate a peace settlement.
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Thanks for being a great friend to Israel and representing our district well, Congressman Swalwell!
Keep up the good work and forget the anti-Semites in the district, who were permanently marginalized with your election two years ago. They can go cry their terrorist tears for Barbie Lee.
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Swalwell should be trying to bring peace to this area. Both Israel and Hamas doesn't want peace. Israel steals from us,spies on us, and in a manner of speaking spits in our face by refusing to agree to peace negotiations. In return we give them almost four billion a year. With allies like this we don't need enemies.
Each country needs to go back to the United Nation borders that were set up years ago. That means Israel needs to stop building more settlements on Palestinian land and remove the ones that are on Palestinian land. These settlements are what enabled Hamas to come to power. Neither Hamas or Netanyahu want peace. The conservatives in Israel just want to take more land for settlements that they aren't entitled to and Hamas just wants to destroy Israel. Stop the settlements or peace will be impossible.
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Yeah, ask that question of every other country that is our ally, you blatant anti-Semite. Too bad you don't have such a problem with other countries in Europe, Asia, South America, etc.
Take your vitriol some place else. We don't tolerate that shit in the district or America.
Congressman Swalwell has Eretz Y'srael's back, and we have his–for many, many more years to come.
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Remember I've said BOTH Israel and Hamas is wrong. They need to go back to the boundaries the United Nations set up. Instead Israel keeps taken more Palestinian land and building settlements that prevent peace from happening. I guess when you are losing an argument you resort to name calling.
It's the American taxpayer that's paying for this war through our over generous 3.5 billion gift to the war Machine of Israel. Not only that we are paying for that Iron Dome that Israel hides behind so that it can steal land from the Palestinians and build new settlements. They need to go back to the 1967 borders and sit down and negotiate with Abbas not Hamas for a Palestinian state. I'm tired of our taxpayer money being wasted on Israel who has NO desire to sit down with us and Abbas to negotiate a peace settlement.
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We have utterly NO interest in anything that you have to say.
As this article is about the great representative our district NOW has, we return you to regular programming–anti-Semite free!
Thanks for being a great friend to Israel and representing our district well, Congressman Swalwell!
Keep up the good work and forget the anti-Semites in the district, who were permanently marginalized with your election two years ago. They can go cry their terrorist tears for Barbie Lee.
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We can care less what you have to say because you have presented NO facts and are on the wrong side of world opinion. FACTS:
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's policy of settlement expansion on land the Palestinians claim for a future state is deemed illegal by the European Union and an “obstacle to peace” by the United States.
The United States urges Israel to reverse its latest plan to seize Palestinian land in the Bethlehem …
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon was “alarmed” by Israel's plans, his spokesman said.
“The seizure of such a large swathe of land risks paving the way for further settlement activity, which -– as the United Nations has reiterated on many occasions -– is illegal under international law and runs totally counter to the pursuit of a two-state solution,” the spokesman said.
“The secretary-general calls on Israel to heed the calls of the international community to refrain from settlement activity and abide by its commitments under international law…”
Egypt — which last week mediated a permanent truce between Israel and the Hamas rulers of the Gaza Strip to end a 50-day war — denounced Israel's move.
“This is not a positive step — it contradicts international law and will have negative consequences on the peace process,” a foreign ministry statement in Cairo said.
The foreign ministry did not mention the Gaza truce talks, but insisted that Israel's planned West Bank land grab would be “an obstacle” to a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians.
Rights watchdog Amnesty International similarly denounced the Israeli plans, saying that it “appears to be the largest land grab in the occupied Palestinian territories since 1980.”
“Israel’s strategy of illegally confiscating land for settlements in the West Bank must stop once and for all,” said Amnesty's Philip Luther.
The Palestinians have called for diplomatic action against Israel, while Israeli peace campaigners said the land expropriation is the biggest of its kind in three decades.
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Thanks for being a great friend to Israel and representing our district well, Congressman Swalwell!
Keep up the good work and forget the anti-Semites in the district, who were permanently marginalized with your election two years ago. They can go cry their terrorist tears for Barbie Lee.
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It's the American taxpayer that's paying for this war through our over generous 3.5 billion gift to the war Machine of Israel. Not only that we are paying for that Iron Dome that Israel hides behind so that it can steal land from the Palestinians and build new settlements. They need to go back to the 1967 borders and sit down and negotiate with Abbas not Hamas for a Palestinian state. I'm tired of our taxpayer money being wasted on Israel who has NO desire to sit down with us and Abbas to negotiate a peace settlement.
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I've got Congressman Swalwell. What have you got?
Lots of hate, and anti-Semitic losers!
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We have utterly NO interest in anything that you have to say. Your FICTION is of no interest to anyone. Go play ball on 880.
As this article is about the great representative our district NOW has, we return you to regular programming–anti-Semite free!
Thanks for being a great friend to Israel and representing our district well, Congressman Swalwell!
Keep up the good work and forget the anti-Semites in the district, who were permanently marginalized with your election two years ago. They can go cry their terrorist tears for Barbie Lee.
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We can care less what you have to say 8:54 because you have presented NO facts and are on the wrong side of world opinion. FACTS:
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's policy of settlement expansion on land the Palestinians claim for a future state is deemed illegal by the European Union and an “obstacle to peace” by the United States.
The United States urges Israel to reverse its latest plan to seize Palestinian land in the Bethlehem …
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon was “alarmed” by Israel's plans, his spokesman said.
“The seizure of such a large swathe of land risks paving the way for further settlement activity, which -– as the United Nations has reiterated on many occasions -– is illegal under international law and runs totally counter to the pursuit of a two-state solution,” the spokesman said.
“The secretary-general calls on Israel to heed the calls of the international community to refrain from settlement activity and abide by its commitments under international law…”
Egypt — which last week mediated a permanent truce between Israel and the Hamas rulers of the Gaza Strip to end a 50-day war — denounced Israel's move.
“This is not a positive step — it contradicts international law and will have negative consequences on the peace process,” a foreign ministry statement in Cairo said.
The foreign ministry did not mention the Gaza truce talks, but insisted that Israel's planned West Bank land grab would be “an obstacle” to a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians.
Rights watchdog Amnesty International similarly denounced the Israeli plans, saying that it “appears to be the largest land grab in the occupied Palestinian territories since 1980.”
“Israel’s strategy of illegally confiscating land for settlements in the West Bank must stop once and for all,” said Amnesty's Philip Luther.
The Palestinians have called for diplomatic action against Israel, while Israeli peace campaigners said the land expropriation is the biggest of its kind in three decades.
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We have utterly NO interest in anything that you have to say.
As this article is about the great representative our district NOW has, we return you to regular programming–anti-Semite free!
Thanks for being a great friend to Israel and representing our district well, Congressman Swalwell!
Keep up the good work and forget the anti-Semites in the district, who were permanently marginalized with your election two years ago. They can go cry their terrorist tears for Barbie Lee.
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It's the American taxpayer that's paying for this war through our over generous 3.5 billion gift to the war Machine of Israel. Not only that we are paying for that Iron Dome that Israel hides behind so that it can steal land from the Palestinians and build new settlements. They need to go back to the 1967 borders and sit down and negotiate with Abbas not Hamas for a Palestinian state. I'm tired of our taxpayer money being wasted on Israel who has NO desire to sit down with us and Abbas to negotiate a peace settlement.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's policy of settlement expansion on land the Palestinians claim for a future state is deemed illegal by the European Union and an “obstacle to peace” by the United States.
The United States urges Israel to reverse its latest plan to seize Palestinian land in the Bethlehem …
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon was “alarmed” by Israel's plans, his spokesman said.
“The seizure of such a large swathe of land risks paving the way for further settlement activity, which -– as the United Nations has reiterated on many occasions -– is illegal under international law and runs totally counter to the pursuit of a two-state solution,” the spokesman said.
“The secretary-general calls on Israel to heed the calls of the international community to refrain from settlement activity and abide by its commitments under international law…”
Egypt — which last week mediated a permanent truce between Israel and the Hamas rulers of the Gaza Strip to end a 50-day war — denounced Israel's move.
“This is not a positive step — it contradicts international law and will have negative consequences on the peace process,” a foreign ministry statement in Cairo said.
The foreign ministry did not mention the Gaza truce talks, but insisted that Israel's planned West Bank land grab would be “an obstacle” to a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians.
Rights watchdog Amnesty International similarly denounced the Israeli plans, saying that it “appears to be the largest land grab in the occupied Palestinian territories since 1980.”
“Israel’s strategy of illegally confiscating land for settlements in the West Bank must stop once and for all,” said Amnesty's Philip Luther.
The Palestinians have called for diplomatic action against Israel, while Israeli peace campaigners said the land expropriation is the biggest of its kind in three decades.
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We have utterly NO interest in anything that you have to say.
As this article is about the great representative our district NOW has, we return you to regular programming–anti-Semite free!
Thanks for being a great friend to Israel and representing our district well, Congressman Swalwell!
Keep up the good work and forget the anti-Semites in the district, who were permanently marginalized with your election two years ago. They can go cry their terrorist tears for Barbie Lee.
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Remember I've said BOTH Israel and Hamas is wrong. They need to go back to the boundaries the United Nations set up. Instead Israel keeps taken more Palestinian land and building settlements that prevent peace from happening. I guess when you are losing an argument you resort to name calling.
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As this article is about the great representative our district NOW has, we return you to regular programming–anti-Semite free!
Thanks for being a great friend to Israel and representing our district well, Congressman Swalwell!
Keep up the good work and forget the anti-Semites in the district, who were permanently marginalized with your election two years ago. They can go cry their terrorist tears for Barbie Lee.
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Swalwell should be trying to bring peace to this area. Both Israel and Hamas doesn't want peace. Israel steals from us,spies on us, and in a manner of speaking spits in our face by refusing to agree to peace negotiations. In return we give them almost four billion a year. With allies like this we don't need enemies.
Each country needs to go back to the United Nation borders that were set up years ago. That means Israel needs to stop building more settlements on Palestinian land and remove the ones that are on Palestinian land. These settlements are what enabled Hamas to come to power. Neither Hamas or Netanyahu want peace. The conservatives in Israel just want to take more land for settlements that they aren't entitled to and Hamas just wants to destroy Israel. Stop the settlements or peace will be impossible.
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Thanks for being a great friend to Israel and representing our district well, Congressman Swalwell!
Keep up the good work and forget the anti-Semites in the district, who were permanently marginalized with your election two years ago. They can go cry their terrorist tears for Barbie Lee.
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Swalwell should be trying to bring peace to this area. Both Israel and Hamas doesn't want peace. Israel steals from us,spies on us, and in a manner of speaking spits in our face by refusing to agree to peace negotiations. In return we give them almost four billion a year. With allies like this we don't need enemies.
Each country needs to go back to the United Nation borders that were set up years ago. That means Israel needs to stop building more settlements on Palestinian land and remove the ones that are on Palestinian land. These settlements are what enabled Hamas to come to power. Neither Hamas or Netanyahu want peace. The conservatives in Israel just want to take more land for settlements that they aren't entitled to and Hamas just wants to destroy Israel. Stop the settlements or peace will be impossible.
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Thanks for being a great friend to Israel and representing our district well, Congressman Swalwell!
Keep up the good work and forget the anti-Semites in the district, who were permanently marginalized with your election two years ago. They can go cry their terrorist tears for Barbie Lee.
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We just need to ask one question, who does our congressman represent our district or Israel. Just look at the support for Iron dome. It's an Israeli company selling to Isreali government, but the U.S is paying for it. At the same time Isreal is looking at making a profit by selling it to others.
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Thanks for being a great friend to Israel, Congressman Swalwell!
Keep up the good work and forget the anti-Semites in the district, who were permanently marginalized with your election two years ago.
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Back to the topic at hand——–worth repeating:
Swalwell should be trying to bring peace to this area. Both Israel and Hamas doesn't want peace. Israel steals from us,spies on us, and in a manner of speaking spits in our face by refusing to agree to peace negotiations. In return we give them almost four billion a year. With allies like this we don't need enemies.
Each country needs to go back to the United Nation borders that were set up years ago. That means Israel needs to stop building more settlements on Palestinian land and remove the ones that are on Palestinian land. These settlements are what enabled Hamas to come to power. Neither Hamas or Netanyahu want peace. The conservatives in Israel just want to take more land for settlements that they aren't entitled to and Hamas just wants to destroy Israel. Stop the settlements or peace will be impossible.
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You are mixed up. Israel is not taking 'Palestinian' land. That's your first fallacy. Secondly, the 'boundaries' you refer to were an idea proposed by the United Nations, which does not have the force of law. It was merely a RECOMMENDATION. You might remember that the 'Palestinians' were offered a country of their own in 1948. They decided to pass and wage war for the past 65+ years. The offer was not for posterity. In other words, they passed, and life went on for the rest of the world. Thirdly, Israel builds in ITS land. This is theirs legally, ethically, morally, and historically. Notice I didn't even mention divinely. As to 'settlements,' Israel has won all its wars and is developing its land as it sees fit. No different than the U.S. doing the same in America.
Please, kid, don't insult me or the few readers who might take notice of your scribblings regarding 'name calling.' Child, get yourself an education, lose the hostility to the best ally the U.S. has ever had, and try to grow up in the process.
This will end my attempt at giving you an education, which I'm sure will be lost given your vast ignorance and prejudice.
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Remember I've said BOTH Israel and Hamas is wrong. They need to go back to the boundaries the United Nations set up. Instead Israel keeps taken more Palestinian land and building settlements that prevent peace from happening. I guess when you are losing an argument you resort to name calling.
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Yeah, ask that question of every other country that is our ally, you blatant anti-Semite. Too bad you don't have such a problem with other countries in Europe, Asia, South America, etc.
Take your vitriol some place else. We don't tolerate that shit in the district or America.
Congressman Swalwell has Eretz Y'srael's back, and we have his–for many, many more years to come.
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We just need to ask one question, who does our congressman represent our district or Israel. Just look at the support for Iron dome. It's an Israeli company selling to Isreali government, but the U.S is paying for it. At the same time Isreal is looking at making a profit by selling it to others.
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Wonderful to finally have a friend in congress, representing this district, and MY views–finally!
Old Stark was such an ass-licker for the anti-Israel zealots.
Try not to fall off your rocker too often in retirement, Fortney!
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We love you and support you, Eric!
Thanks for being a great friend to Eretz Y'srael!
Signed,
Lifelong Democrats
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So odd that the Israeli killers of women and children take no responsibility for world outrage at their occupation, murders and senseless blockade. Unfortunately Swallwell takes money from these people. He will not get my vote or that of other lifelong Democrats.
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Back to the topic at hand——–worth repeating:
Swalwell should be trying to bring peace to this area. Both Israel and Hamas doesn't want peace. Israel steals from us,spies on us, and in a manner of speaking spits in our face by refusing to agree to peace negotiations. In return we give them almost four billion a year. With allies like this we don't need enemies.
Each country needs to go back to the United Nation borders that were set up years ago. That means Israel needs to stop building more settlements on Palestinian land and remove the ones that are on Palestinian land. These settlements are what enabled Hamas to come to power. Neither Hamas or Netanyahu want peace. The conservatives in Israel just want to take more land for settlements that they aren't entitled to and Hamas just wants to destroy Israel. Stop the settlements or peace will be impossible.
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We really don't care about your upset. WE are just fine with our tax dollars being spent as they are. This is a representative democracy; not a direct democracy. Perhaps you should move to Europe, where your kind of thinking is more prominent.
In America we support our allies, and don't take shit from thug terrorists, aka Hamas and the 'Palestinians.'
Back to the topic at hand:
No cigar. The land that you make reference to has always been Israeli. Life didn't begin in either 1948 or 1967. There is a whole history there. Today's Jews are the descendants of the ancient Israelites or Hebrews, who predated the 'Palestinians' by centuries. A few folks called Philistines, Babylonians, Assyrians [Palestinians], Macedonians, Turks, Romans and more, displaced the Isrealites over the millenia. Your 'Palestinians' are at best squatters. They need to go to Jordan if they want a country of their own. Period.
Now that we've dispensed with the compact history lesson for the ages, we return to the point of THIS article.
Congressman Eric Swalwell is a great friend to the the only democracy 'over there.'
'Thanks, Eric!'
As for North, Central, and South America originally belonging to the indigenous peoples of those lands, yes, it does!
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It's the American taxpayer that's paying for this war through our over generous 3.5 billion gift to the war Machine of Israel. Not only that we are paying for that Iron Dome that Israel hides behind so that it can steal land from the Palestinians and build new settlements. They need to go back to the 1967 borders and sit down and negotiate with Abbas not Hamas for a Palestinian state. I'm tired of our taxpayer money being wasted on Israel who has NO desire to sit down with us and Abbas to negotiate a peace settlement.
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Perhaps the same for you and the Palestinians would be suitable for your kind. Anyplace out of the Middle East.
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Perhaps a settlement in Western Australia would be suitable for all Israelis. Anyplace out of the Middle East.
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Back to the topic at hand:
No cigar. The land that you make reference to has always been Israeli. Life didn't begin in either 1948 or 1967. There is a whole history there. Today's Jews are the descendants of the ancient Israelites or Hebrews, who predated the 'Palestinians' by centuries. A few folks called Philistines, Babylonians, Assyrians [Palestinians], Macedonians, Turks, Romans and more, displaced the Isrealites over the millenia. Your 'Palestinians' are at best squatters. They need to go to Jordan if they want a country of their own. Period.
Now that we've dispensed with the compact history lesson for the ages, we return to the point of THIS article.
Congressman Eric Swalwell is a great friend to the the only democracy 'over there.'
'Thanks, Eric!'
As for North, Central, and South America originally belonging to the indigenous peoples of those lands, yes, it does!
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Swalwell should be trying to bring peace to this area. Both Israel and Hamas doesn't want peace. Israel steals from us,spies on us, and in a manner of speaking spits in our face by refusing to agree to peace negotiations. In return we give them almost four billion a year. With allies like this we don't need enemies.
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Compared to Stark, Swalwell is the difference between night and day regarding Israel.
A true friend indeed!
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Since we're playing the politics of pick and choose, I am more than o.k. with America funding Israel. I've just canceled out your anti-Israel 'vote.' Big deal.
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Back to the topic at hand:
No cigar. The land that you make reference to has always been Israeli. Life didn't begin in either 1948 or 1967. There is a whole history there. Today's Jews are the descendants of the ancient Israelites or Hebrews, who predated the 'Palestinians' by centuries. A few folks called Philistines, Babylonians, Assyrians [Palestinians], Macedonians, Turks, Romans and more, displaced the Isrealites over the millenia. Your 'Palestinians' are at best squatters. They need to go to Jordan if they want a country of their own. Period.
Now that we've dispensed with the compact history lesson for the ages, we return to the point of THIS article.
Congressman Eric Swalwell is a great friend to the the only democracy 'over there.'
'Thanks, Eric!'
As for North, Central, and South America originally belonging to the indigenous peoples of those lands, yes, it does!
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It's the American taxpayer that's paying for this war through our over generous 3.5 billion gift to the war Machine of Israel. Not only that we are paying for that Iron Dome that Israel hides behind so that it can steal land from the Palestinians and build new settlements. They need to go back to the 1967 borders and sit down and negotiate with Abbas not Hamas for a Palestinian state. I'm tired of our taxpayer money being wasted on Israel who has NO desire to sit down with us and Abbas to negotiate a peace settlement.
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Based in that logic, all of the US belongs to Native Americans.
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No cigar. The land that you make reference to has always been Israeli. Life didn't begin in either 1948 or 1967. There is a whole history there. Today's Jews are the descendants of the ancient Israelites or Hebrews, who predated the 'Palestinians' by centuries. A few folks called Philistines, Babylonians, Assyrians [Palestinians], Macedonians, Turks, Romans and more, displaced the Isrealites over the millenia. Your 'Palestinians' are at best squatters. They need to go to Jordan if they want a country of their own. Period.
Now that we've dispensed with the compact history lesson for the ages, we return to the point of THIS article.
Congressman Eric Swalwell is a great friend to the the only democracy 'over there.'
'Thanks, Eric!'
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Each country needs to go back to the United Nation borders that were set up years ago. That means Israel needs to stop building more settlements on Palestinian land and remove the ones that are on Palestinian land. These settlements are what enabled Hamas to come to power. Neither Hamas or Netanyahu want peace. The conservatives in Israel just want to take more land for settlements that they aren't entitled to and Hamas just wants to destroy Israel. Stop the settlements or peace will be impossible.
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The only murderers are the Palestinian-Hamas terrorists.
Don't try to confuse logic with your pseudo-revisionist 'facts.'
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Amazing that this persons refers to humans living in Gaza as cockroaches. No wonder there is some much hate directed toward Israeli murders.
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Oh yeah these stupid ass Camel Jockey's need to STFU and get the Hell out of my country. These backwards savages want to subjugate everyone to their sickening worldview. And quit putting your missiles in schools and residential areas and bitch and moan when Israel cleans you cockroaches out.
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Some twisted, lying hyperbole on your part, 7:37.
Israel is the only TRUE ally in that part of the world. You bet!
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Israel spies on our government and bribes our Congress into giving them 3 billion a year for their war machines. Some ally?
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Israel has ALWAYS been there for the U.S. It allows its bases to be used; it has supplied intelligence to the U.S. It is a true ally.
If you want to defund Israel, then the same applies to the Arab world–all of it. However, I have no problem at all with Israel and the terrorists fighting it out once and for all. No problem at all.
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The last two commenters are making my point, 8/22 @12:39am. The U.S. needs to stop funding their “war” and let the two hash it out. All this bullshit about allies is just that…..bullshit. When. Was the last time Israel came to the aid of the U.S.??? I say let them hash it out on their own without our funding.
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The continuation of the Palestinian squatters on Eretz Y'sraeli land is the problem. Until they move to Jordan, where they belong, and stop lying about land that was never theirs form day one, the war against them will continue–and they will lose.
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The continuation of the Israelis building settlements on Palestinian land is the problem. Until the confiscated land is given back and the settlements stop, the war will continue.
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Works for me.
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These two take shots at each other claiming the “victim” position. The reality is that everyone concerned is a “victim” except the politicians and religions. The poor people living in the path of destruction on both sides, the people of the U.S. for paying the bill and the U.S. citizens getting killed savagely for their citizenship. So the cycle will continue along this morbid path until either there is no one left in that part of the world or the U.S. stops paying and they hash it out on their own.
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Good. That includes Israelis, too.
Let's stop the rockets.
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Unfortunately many attribute opposition to killing in Gaza as anti-Jewish. It is not, it is merely a concern for human life and dignity for all people including those in Gaza.
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The U.S. always supports its allies. Always has and always will. That's the way it's supposed to be.
Why single out Israel? We support all different countries who are our friends. That's what friends do!
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We just need to ask one question, who does our congressman represent our district or Israel. Just look at the support for Iron dome. It's an Israeli company selling to Isreali government, but the U.S is paying for it. At the same time Isreal is looking at making a profit by selling it to others.
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AIPAC is a wonderful voice for the only democracy in that part of the world. We in the Jewish community appreciate having a wonderful congressman to represent a true American ally.
What a breath of fresh air it is to finally have someone other than that old, useless fossil Stark, who never missed an opportunity to miss an opportunity to screw Israel.
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His blind support for Israel, and accepting money from one of the most powerful, dangerous lobby groups in the United States is good information to have. I'll be sure to vote for anyone opposing Swalwell when he's up for reelection.
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Thanks Eric for your response. There are lots and lots of us, not just in the US but throughout the world. Stop the killing and genocide of innocent women and children.
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Expressed like a true terrorist sympathizer. We have no use for your kind.
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Good information to have before November that Swalwell supports the indiscriminate killing of thousands of women and children in their homes and at UN Shelters to get blood money from local supporters. Who are the terrorist? Kudos to those who attended the meeting to express their outrage.
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Good deal, Eric. We worked like crazy to get that terrorist apologist Stark out of office, and made sure that there was no way you could lose this time around. Your support with the Israeli-American community is cemented, and we're very proud to have supported you.
The Hamas, thug terrorists will be destroyed, and glad to know you're with us.
Shabbat Shalom!
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Would be great if the US provided an iron done to prevent Israel jets from killing Palestinians. The one sided US approach supports genocide.
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