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Delivered-To: john.podesta@gmail.com Received: by 10.25.24.101 with SMTP id o98csp1923206lfi; Sun, 21 Jun 2015 10:55:39 -0700 (PDT) X-Received: by 10.55.48.11 with SMTP id w11mr55121822qkw.61.1434909338783; Sun, 21 Jun 2015 10:55:38 -0700 (PDT) Return-Path: <seizenstat@cov.com> Received: from smtplo.cov.com (smtplo.cov.com. [64.124.182.196]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id k67si16869548qge.19.2015.06.21.10.55.37 (version=TLSv1 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA bits=128/128); Sun, 21 Jun 2015 10:55:38 -0700 (PDT) Received-SPF: pass (google.com: best guess record for domain of seizenstat@cov.com designates 64.124.182.196 as permitted sender) client-ip=64.124.182.196; Authentication-Results: mx.google.com; spf=pass (google.com: best guess record for domain of seizenstat@cov.com designates 64.124.182.196 as permitted sender) smtp.mail=seizenstat@cov.com X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="5.13,655,1427774400"; d="scan'208";a="4874434" Received: from cbivexht01eus.cov.com ([10.1.75.117]) by smtplo.cov.com with ESMTP; 21 Jun 2015 13:55:17 -0400 Received: from CBIvEXMB05DC.cov.com ([fe80::5419:ae1e:a899:3f0f]) by CBIVEXHT01EUS.cov.com ([::1]) with mapi; Sun, 21 Jun 2015 13:55:16 -0400 From: "Eizenstat, Stuart" <seizenstat@cov.com> To: "'Jake.Sullivan@gmail.com'" <Jake.Sullivan@gmail.com> CC: "Adams, Patricia" <padams@cov.com>, "Holte, Laurina" <lholte@cov.com>, "'John.Podesta@gmail.com'" <John.Podesta@gmail.com> Date: Sun, 21 Jun 2015 13:55:11 -0400 Subject: Re: BDS Thread-Topic: BDS Thread-Index: AdCsPaUKPsEJQsHhQO6AOG2WPQb/EQADcZp0 Message-ID: <2024B1FCFD37FC478BCD92EC0508319F06B0F77E89@CBIvEXMB05DC.cov.com> In-Reply-To: <2F2682C4-16D1-4E0B-9667-2BD7CB486400@gmail.com> Accept-Language: en-US Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: acceptlanguage: en-US Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 Good idea and good time. But it is a very tricky issue, if you want to do a= nything more than have Hillary weigh-in against BDS. The real question is w= hether to acknowledge for many of the leaders no change in Israeli policy w= ill satisfy them. But their ability to get supporters on US campuses and in= European public opinion and EU foreign ministers (e.g. labeling West Bank = products) comes not from anti-Israel or anti-Semitic views, but because of = sincere concerns with Israeli settlement policy (this is also why the Pew p= oll shows less than 50 percent of self-identified Democrats support Israeli= policies, compared to 80 percent of Republicans). Although I know Hillary is close to Haim Saban, his partnership with Sheldo= n Adelson, who has a Likud agenda, may not be the best offensive against BD= S. Obviously, she should not in any way criticize this initiative, quite the c= ontrary. But she should stress the critical importance of AVOIDING MAKING I= SRAEL A PARTISAN ISSUE. The JPPI which Dennis Ross and I co-chair has just done a massive study of = BDS for the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, so I am steeped in the iss= ue. I think it is important for Hillary not to alienate or criticize liberal De= mocrats and liberal Jews, but to make the point that joining the BDS campai= gn is NOT the appropriate way to respond to concerns about Israeli settleme= nt policy, and it also creates a DOUBLE-STANDARD, since it fails to recogn= ize Palestinian obduracy to the Kerry initiative and to make the tough comp= romises on their "right of return" necessary for a deal.=20 I will share some talking points I will present Tuesday in Israel to the G= eneral Assembly of UJA. I am in Princeton now for a wedding and leave on a = late flight for Israel. I am copying my assistants and asking them to send = you my Leo Baeck Institute speech (2014) and my May 2015 speech in Vienna = for the late Hans Suchapira, because both contain polling data and personal= anecdotes about the very real increase in anti-Semitism and anti-Israel fe= eling in Europe, quite apart from the Moslem youth dimension. If you want to talk, I am available until 4:30 pm today and you can reach m= e in Israel Monday night. Best wishes, Stu ----- Original Message ----- From: Jake Sullivan [mailto:jake.sullivan@gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, June 21, 2015 12:16 PM=0A= To: Eizenstat, Stuart Subject: BDS Stu - hope you are well. =20 I was talking to HRC today about the idea of having her meet with some Jewi= sh leaders later this week about BDS/delegitimization efforts. She and the= leaders could go out and make a statement following the meeting. =20 Questions for you: 1. Good idea/bad idea? 2. Good timing/bad timing? 3. If good idea and timing, who would you include?