In case you've been in a cave all weekend, Hillary Clinton has selected Senator Tim Kaine (D-Va) as her Vice Presidential candidate. There are no coincidences. Kaine, while putting on the appearance of being 'pro-Israel' was
one of eight Democratic Senators to boycott Prime Minister Netanyahu's address to a joint session of Congress in March 2015 (it's also significant that Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren - the other two Senators mentioned as possible running mates for Clinton - also skipped the speech). This is
not a coincidence.
Mr. Kaine was absolutely no help on any of the Iran deal, which was
opposed by both Mr. Netanyahu’s Likud and the leader of the left
opposition. He was also one the senators who in 2014 refused to sign a
letter to President Obama warning of legislated legal constraints on
funding the Palestinian Arab authority after it struck its alliance with
Hamas. The letter, led by Senators Susan Collins and Ben Cardin, was
signed by 88 senators from both parties.
Senator Kaine was one of the 12 who refused to sign, a reader
reminded us when the first edition of this editorial was issued. So it
takes some brass for Mrs. Clinton’s new running mate to boast that he is
pro-Israel. As the Clintons might say, it depends on what the meaning
of “is” is. As for the price Mr. Kaine has supposedly paid for his
willingness to boycott Mr. Netanyahu’s speech, he can now count his
selection as his party’s vice presidential nominee. What a cost.
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