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Democrats' Platform Draft Recognizes Palestinian Aspirations, Rejects Call for "End to Occupation"
(JTA) Ron Kampeas - The platform drafting committee of the Democratic National Committee on Friday altered their platform to declare that achieving Palestinian statehood would provide "the Palestinians with independence, sovereignty, and dignity," but rejected language proposed by James Zogby, president of the Arab American Institute, that called for "an end to occupation and illegal settlements" in an 8-5 vote. Speaking against Zogby's language were Wendy Sherman, a former deputy secretary of state, and Howard Berman, a former California congressman.