Romney Lies Regarding Obama Israel Record on National Stage
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During tonight’s CNN GOP Debate, Former Mass. Governor Mitt Romney made outright fabrications surrounding the Israel record of President Barack Obama. NJDC President & CEO David A. Harris issued this statement:
“Governor Romney tonight showed again that he will lie if need be to advance his political agenda, and when it comes to the U.S.-Israel relationship, that’s shameful. The stakes are simply too high. We are not talking about subjective opinions, but facts. Governor Romney, for example, said that the President castigated Israel during his speech at the United Nations in September. He did no such thing. Mr. Romney said the President made no reference to the ‘thousands of rockets being rained in on Israel from the Gaza Strip;’ indeed, President Obama specifically cited how ‘Israel’s citizens have been killed by rockets fired at their houses and suicide bombs on their buses’ on the world stage of the United Nations in September.
“Enough is enough. The outright lies, smears and distortions of President Obama’s stellar Israel record must stop.”
Tonight Governor Romney said:
“He [Obama] said nothing about thousands of rockets being rained in on Israel from the Gaza Strip.”
President Obama said at the UN on September 21, 2011:
“Let us be honest with ourselves: Israel is surrounded by neighbors that have waged repeated wars against it. Israel’s citizens have been killed by rockets fired at their houses and suicide bombs on their buses.”
The New York Times fact checked Romney’s claims regarding Hamas’ rockets and pointed out how Romney’s statements contradict the facts. Their analysis is available here.
Tonight Governor Romney said:
“I think he disrespected Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu—Bibi Netanyahu.”
Prime Minister Netanyahu said following the UN speech:
“I think that standing your ground, taking this position of principle… I think this is a badge of honor and I want to thank you for wearing that badge of honor.” [New York Daily News, September 22, 2011]
Governor Romney said tonight:
“I think he has time and time again shown distance from Israel….”
The facts speak for themselves: http://www.njdc.org/media/entry/obama_israel_the_facts
