Both houses of the California state legislature passed resolutions applauding Israeli democracy on its 70th anniversary and overlooking the carnage in Gaza. Despite these victories, pro-Israel forces are facing greater and greater resistance from progressive voices in California politics.
At the California Democratic Party convention in Sacramento over the weekend Palestinian rights supporters steered to passage a groundbreaking resolution that puts California Democrats far ahead of the national and other state parties. Time will tell whether the new resolution can become a model for other Democratic Party institutions, and more importantly, whether it will help accelerate a shift in the party’s stance on Israel/Palestine.