US Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton has reaffirmed her commitment to combat the international movement of Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions against Israel, known as BDS.
“I believe that BDS seeks to punish Israel and dictate how the Israelis and Palestinians should resolve the core issues of their conflict,” Clinton said Sunday in response to an appeal from the Israel Action Network, an affiliate of the Jewish Federations of North America.
The BDS campaign against Israel over its apartheid policies toward the Palestinians has gained momentum globally in recent years in its quest to end the Israeli occupation and colonization of Palestine.
Clinton wrote her comments in a two-page reply ahead of the quadrennial United Methodist Church General Conference starting Tuesday in Portland, Oregon.
“I know you agree that we need to make countering BDS a priority, and that we need to work together — across party lines and with a…