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Inside the DNC working group at the center of Democrats’ Israel fight

JL;DR SUMMARY Amid growing divisions within the Democratic Party on U.S.-Israel relations and Middle East policy, a Democratic National Committee (DNC) working group has been established to forge consensus on these contentious issues. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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U.S. Israel RelationsJewish VotersPro Palestinian ActivistsAipacMiddle East PolicyDemocratsParty PlatformDncConsensus BuildingWorking Group

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New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
"At last weeks Democratic National Committee meeting in New Orleans, two resolutions concerning Israel  including one that referred to Israels actions as a genocide were tabled, and punted to a working group tasked with building consensus among Democrats on Middle East-related issues."
North Dakota, United States
"Adam Goldwyn, a working group member who serves as chair of the North Dakota Democratic Party, told Jewish Insider."
Florida, United States
"Allison Minnerly, a DNC member from Florida who authored both of those resolutions, sits on the working group."
California, United States
"said Andrew Lachman, a member of the working group who was previously the president of California Jewish Democrats."
Oregon, United States
"Steph Newton, an Oregon Democrat who was appointed co-chair of the group, told JI on Friday after the group met in New Orleans."
Colorado, United States
"Her co-chair on the working group is Shad Murib, the chair of the Colorado Democratic Party."

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