McCain Supporters Acknowledge Obama’s Support for Israel
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Yet Scare Tactics Continue Trying to Distort Obama on Iran and Hamas
Forman: Even Senator Lieberman and the head of the national Jewish Republicans have recognized that Senator Obama is a supporter of Israel.
Washington, D.C. – Despite months of relentless attacks on Democratic candidate, Barack Obama’s commitment to Israel, two key Jewish John McCain supporters have acknowledged Obama’s strong record on Israel.
In an interview with CNN’s Late Edition on Sunday, Senator Joseph Lieberman, a McCain supporter, said, “John McCain obviously knows and has said that Senator Obama clearly doesn’t support any of the values and goals of Hamas.” He went on to state, “I don’t question Senator Obama’s commitment to the security of the state of Israel.”
Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) Executive Director, Matt Brooks, admitted last month that, “Obama’s voting record on issues related to Israel has been ‘fine’ during his three years in the Senate.”
“Even Senator Lieberman and the head of the national Jewish Republicans have recognized that Senator Obama is a supporter of Israel,” said Ira N. Forman, National Jewish Democratic Council (NJDC) Executive Director. “Yet through statements, fundraiser appeals, and conservative allies, the McCain campaign continues to propagate false assumptions that have become a smear campaign against Obama, who has a strong commitment to Israel, fighting terrorism, and ensuring Middle East peace and has vigorously criticized the activities of Iran and Hamas.
In a press conference on Friday in New Jersey, McCain erroneously again portrayed Obama as being the favorite of Hamas and willing to negotiate with Iran stating, “it’s also fact that a spokesperson from Hamas said that he approves of Senator Obama’s candidacy.”
“There continues to be a stream of outrageous falsehood from the McCain campaign to scare voters about the Middle East,” said Forman. “McCain says he’s the ‘Straight Talk Express’ yet he and his messengers continually seem to have conflicting views about Obama on Israel and Middle East policy.”
