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Purveyor

(29,876 posts)
Fri Dec 14, 2012, 01:30 PM Dec 2012

Some Jews, Israel-Backers Fear Chuck Hagel

By KATIE GLUECK | 12/14/12 9:44 AM EST Updated: 12/14/12 11:59 AM EST
Some Jews and supporters of Israel voiced major concerns about the possible nomination of former Sen. Chuck Hagel to lead the Defense Department, taking to Twitter and the blogosphere this week to slam the Nebraska Republican.

“Send us Hagel and we will make sure every American knows he is an anti-Semite,” a senior Republican Senate aide told the Weekly Standard. The aide continued, “Hagel has made clear he believes in the existence of a nefarious Jewish lobby that secretly controls U.S. foreign policy. This is the worst kind of anti-Semitism there is.”

The Times of Israel reported that “The nomination of Hagel would likely worry Israel supporters, who have criticized the former Republican senator for what they see as a chilly stance toward the Jewish state.”

The English-language Israeli publication cited Hagel’s past positions on issues including the second Lebanon War in 2006 and Israel’s dealings with former Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2012/12/jews-israel-backers-fear-hagel-85088.html#ixzz2F31Vsx2P

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Some Jews, Israel-Backers Fear Chuck Hagel (Original Post) Purveyor Dec 2012 OP
What does AIPAC have to say about Hagel? RomneyLies Dec 2012 #1
Where are the examples of his "anti-semitism"? bunnies Dec 2012 #2
 

bunnies

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2. Where are the examples of his "anti-semitism"?
Fri Dec 14, 2012, 01:43 PM
Dec 2012

Or is that what criticism of Israel is being called these days...

edit: typo

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