Obama’s Likely Pick for Secretary of Defense is another Israel-hater
IF CAIR LIKES HIM, THERE IS NO DOUBT HE’S BAD NEWS!
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“There is only a handful of senators that have been openly hostile to Israel and Chuck Hagel is one of them,” Klein added.
Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) Executive Director Matt Brooks told the Algemeiner that appointing Hagel would be “a slap in the face for every American who is concerned about the safety of Israel.” Earlier this month, the RJC provided a list of Hagel’s actions as senator it views as evidence of his hostility toward Israel:
• In August 2006, Hagel was one of only 12 Senators who refused to write the EU asking them to declare Hezbollah a terrorist organization.
• In October 2000, Hagel was one of only 4 Senators who refused to sign a Senate letter in support of Israel.
• In November 2001, Hagel was one of only 11 Senators who refused to sign a letter urging President Bush not to meet with the late Yasir Arafat until his forces ended the violence against Israel.
• In December 2005, Hagel was one of only 27 who refused to sign a letter to President Bush to pressure the Palestinian Authority to ban terrorist groups from participating in Palestinian legislative elections.
• In June 2004, Hagel refused to sign a letter urging President Bush to highlight Iran’s nuclear program at the G-8 summit.
• And here’s what the anti-Israel group, CAIR wrote in praise of Hagel: “Potential presidential candidates for 2008, like Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Joe Biden and Newt Gingrich, were falling all over themselves to express their support for Israel. The only exception to that rule was Senator Chuck Hagel…” [Council on American-Islamic Relations, 8/28/06]
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