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I posted a good summary of

artappraiser — Wed, 17 Apr 2019 02:50:30 +0000

I posted a good summary of Mayor Pete's views here on the thread on him.

For Booker, I see in this Dec. 2018 NJ.com. article that while he supported Obama's Iran bill he also was one of the rare Dem anti-BDS voters and even put his name on the anti-BDS bill as a supporter:

he added his name to legislation to ban U.S. companies from joining an international boycott of Israel.

In fact, Booker, D-N.J., is the only U.S. senator mentioned as a prospective 2020 Democratic presidential candidate to co-sponsor the bill. In all, just 14 of 49 Democrats (including U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., who broke with his party and opposed the Iran deal) joined 42 of 51 Republicans in supporting the measure. A similar House bill is backed by 293 of 435 representatives, though not Rep. Beto O’Rourke, D-Texas, who also is mentioned in conversations about 2020.

The legislation is designed to oppose the Palestinian-led boycott, divestiture and sanctions movement, better known as BDS. While saying its actions are designed to “pressure Israel to comply with international law,” the group does not specifically support Israel’s right to exist and backs policies that would end its unique status as a country with a Jewish majority.

“We’ve seen the alarming rise in anti-Semitism in the United States and across the world in recent years manifest itself in many deeply concerning ways, including in the actions of foreign governments targeting Israel and the Israeli people,” Booker, D-N.J., said in announcing his support for the anti-BDS measure.

The pro-Palestinian site

artappraiser — Wed, 17 Apr 2019 02:34:18 +0000

In reply to On Israel, Kamala Harris breaks with liberal 2020 pack

The pro-Palestinian site Mondoweiss illus. this post today with a cartoon of Harris wrapping herself around Netanyahu:

Booker and Buttigieg launches are disrupted by Palestinian protest, while Harris spox says ‘supporting Israel is central to who she is’

By Philip Weiss on April 16, 2019

Here we go! It’s happening! Dem Presidentials are coming up against the Palestine question. Both Cory Booker and Pete Buttigieg’s campaign kick-off rallies were marked by Palestinian solidarity protest. Beto O’Rourke blows Netanyahu a kiss and calls for a two-state solution. Kamala Harris’s spox says supporting Israel is central to who she is.

So the issue is inescapable, the base is demanding the discussion [....]

And I noticed this the other

artappraiser — Wed, 17 Apr 2019 02:18:22 +0000

In reply to On Israel, Kamala Harris breaks with liberal 2020 pack

And I noticed this the other day:

Kamala Harris: 'I am a gun owner' for personal protection

By Rachel Frazin @ TheHill.com, 04/11/19 04:03 PM EDT

Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), a 2020 Democratic presidential contender, said Thursday that she owns a gun for personal safety reasons, adding that she believes in some changes to gun laws.

“I am a gun owner and I own a gun for probably the reason that a lot of people do, for personal safety,” she told reporters in Iowa.

The presidential candidate blasted what she believes is a "false choice" between supporting the Second Amendment and taking away guns, which she said is "born out of a lack of courage from leaders."

“For too long and still today we are being offered a false choice which suggests you’re either in favor of the Second Amendment or you want to take everyone’s guns away,” she said.

She added that she supports "smart gun safety laws" such as universal background checks and renewing the assault weapons ban [....]