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Hillary Clinton likens Donald Trump to Hitler at Jewish lobby group

Hillary Clinton warned the audience at a powerful Jewish lobby group that Americans “must stand up to the bully” when it comes to improving relations with the Middle East, referring to her rival Donald Trump.

Ms Clinton, who was speaking at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), the same day as her Republican counterparts, continued her hopeful narrative of a two-state solution for peace and said Israel’s security is “non-negotiable”.

“Candidates for President who think the United States can outsource Middle East security to dictators or that America no longer has vital national interests at stake in the region are dangerously wrong,” she said.

Read entire article at Independent