Samantha Power the Right Choice for the Jewish Community

Sara Fried — June 6, 2013 – 12:35 pm | Comments (0) Add a comment

Yesterday, President Obama nominated Samantha Power to fill Susan Rice’s place as U.N. Ambassador. Power, the country’s foremost scholar on genocide and an outspoken advocate for human rights, represents some of the Jewish community’s most important values.

Senator John McCain has endorsed President Obama’s choice to serve as U.N. Ambassador:

“I support President Obama’s nomination of Samantha Power to become the next U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. I believe she is well-qualified for this important position and hope the Senate will move forward on her nomination as soon as possible.”

Republican and former congressional candidate Rabbi Shmuley Boteach wrote about his support of Power, calling her nomination “one of the most impressive actions of [Obama’s] presidency.” Boteach writes that

“as a Jew, I am in awe of Samantha’s achievement in emerging as one of the foremost voices against genocide in our time and I absolutely believe in her strong commitment to Israel’s long-term security.”

The ADL has also come to her defense, calling her “a true champion of human rights.” They also praised her work on Israel:

“Samantha engaged in an all-hands-on-deck U.S. campaign against Palestinian unilateral efforts in the U.N. to circumvent peace negotiations.  She experienced first-hand the hostility faced by Israel and the abuse of the U.N. bodies to promote anti-Israel bias.  As someone who appreciates, to the core of her being, the meaning of international human rights mechanisms, Samantha is clear eyed and understands the injustice of their abuse to target Israel’s legitimacy.”

Power’s work as an advocate for preventing genocide and her work on Israel speaks for itself.     

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