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Centinel [OP]

2004-08-14 18:27 | User Profile

From The Jerusalem Post: [url]http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1092464065672&p=1006688055060[/url]

Aug. 14, 2004 20:40

Nader criticized for anti-Israel comments

By JANINE ZACHARIA

WASHINGTON

Abraham Foxman, the Anti-Defamation League's national director, fired back at Independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader on Friday in what has become an ongoing sparring match over Nader's assertion that Israel and American Jews are "puppeteers" who control Congress and the White House.

Foxman replied to a letter from Nader, in which the candidate stood by his original assertion. Nader's August 5 letter to Foxman said, "The Israelis have a joke for the obvious – that the United States is the second state of Israel."

"How often, if ever, has the United States – either the Congress of the White House – pursued a course of action, since 1956, that contradicted the Israeli government's position?"

Foxman wrote in reply: "I was disappointed to read your letter of August 5 because it merely confirmed my concerns about your original comments Rather than allay our concerns, your letter only furthers conspiracy theories about Jews and borders on bigotry."

Foxman said Nader had ignored the fact that "there are many examples of US disagreement with Israeli policies." And he described Nader's accusation about Jewish power as "false and offensive."

Nader is so far only on fewer than a dozen states' ballots in the November election.


Centinel

2004-08-14 18:40 | User Profile

[url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2004/08/13/MNG7287D9H1.DTL]Nader, Jewish group dispute U.S.-Israel roles[/url]

Washington Post

Friday, August 13, 2004

Washington -- Ralph Nader, that master of controversy, has a new bete noire: the Anti-Defamation League. The independent presidential candidate has become embroiled in an ugly exchange with the Jewish organization since he suggested that President Bush and Congress were "puppets" of the Israeli government.

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Walter Yannis

2004-08-14 18:59 | User Profile

Maybe vote for Ralph?

Ralph's right on Israel and the terrible threat corporations present us.

But he's really confused on sodomite "marriage" (phew!!) and abortion on demand.

Maybe I could justify it as a protest vote.

This is certainly a point in his favour.

Walter


Centinel

2004-08-14 19:02 | User Profile

[QUOTE=Walter Yannis]But he's really confused on sodomite "marriage" (phew!!) and abortion on demand.[/QUOTE] He's also out to lunch on RKBA -- supports the federal assault weapons ban


Ponce

2004-08-14 23:28 | User Profile

Foxman said Nader had ignored the fact that "there are many examples of US disagreement with Israeli policies." And he described Nader's accusation about Jewish power as "false and offensive."

So what,,,,,,,,,,, the Jews don't care what the US think of them as long as we (the government, not me) keep supporting them and give them our tax payers money.

We tell them not to do this and they say "sure, sure" and just keep on doing it anyway...........

Like I keep saying "THOSE PEOPLE CONTROL THE US GOVERNMENT"


Jim Giles

2004-08-15 02:51 | User Profile

Destroy the Republican party. Vote for John Kerry.


Gabrielle

2004-08-23 00:45 | User Profile

Is not Nader a jew himself? You must remember they play all sides!


Jim Giles

2004-08-23 01:21 | User Profile

[QUOTE=Centinel]From The Jerusalem Post: [url="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1092464065672&p=1006688055060"]http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1092464065672&p=1006688055060[/url]

Aug. 14, 2004 20:40

Nader criticized for anti-Israel comments

By JANINE ZACHARIA

WASHINGTON

Abraham Foxman, the Anti-Defamation League's national director, fired back at Independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader on Friday in what has become an ongoing sparring match over Nader's assertion that Israel and American Jews are "puppeteers" who control Congress and the White House.

Foxman replied to a letter from Nader, in which the candidate stood by his original assertion. Nader's August 5 letter to Foxman said, "The Israelis have a joke for the obvious – that the United States is the second state of Israel."

"How often, if ever, has the United States – either the Congress of the White House – pursued a course of action, since 1956, that contradicted the Israeli government's position?"

Foxman wrote in reply: "I was disappointed to read your letter of August 5 because it merely confirmed my concerns about your original comments Rather than allay our concerns, your letter only furthers conspiracy theories about Jews and borders on bigotry."

Foxman said Nader had ignored the fact that "there are many examples of US disagreement with Israeli policies." And he described Nader's accusation about Jewish power as "false and offensive."

Nader is so far only on fewer than a dozen states' ballots in the November election.[/QUOTE]Yours is one of the best avatars that I've ever seen. Got any more where that one came from, e.g., Paul Revere, Patrick Henry, i.e., our founding white fathers. None of them were negroes were they? Sometimes I wonder when I turn the TV on.