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Thread #67315 Message #1126981
Posted By: GUEST,Larry K
01-Mar-04 - 10:35 AM
Thread Name: BS: Anti-Semitism & The Left
Subject: RE: BS: Anti-Semitism & The Left
Conservatives have been far more pro Jewish and pro Isreal in the USA than the left in the last few years. If you don't believe George Will- how about Ed Koch. In the current issue of Hadassah magazine Ed Koch (former mayor of New York and strong democratic liberal) has an article on why he is supporting George Bush for president. He has also appeared on numerouse shows (Imus, Oreilly) to state the same thing.
Koch is a life long democrat. He says that he disagrees with Bush on just about everything except Israel. He things George Bush has done more to support Jews than any other president, and far more than any other democratic candidate still in the race. Therefore, he is overlooking all the other issues and supporting Bush.
Koch is a very respected political figure and being Jewish- very aware of the issues. I think his endorsment is a very strong statement on how conservatives are more supportive of Israel.