JINSA says it wasn’t consulted on conference’s rally decision
Calling the decision "inappropriate and foolhardy," a member of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations is condemning the decision to disinvite Sarah Palin from Monday's an anti-Iran rally sponsored by the conference and other Jewish groups.
The Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs says it was not consulted before the decision was made and wants to know who is "responsible" for the withdrawal of the speaking invitation to the Republican vice presidential nominee.
In a strongly worded letter to Conference of Presidents executive vice chairman Malcolm Hoenlein, JINSA executive director Tom Neumann said those who pushed to have Palin disinvited were imposing "their narrow partisan agenda on a very important undertaking."
"I call for those who are responsible for this decision to step forward and speak in their own name and not hide behind the skirts of the Conference of Presidents. In disgracing themselves, they disgrace us all," wrote Neumann.
The invitations to Palin and other elected officials to speak at the rally were withdrawn on Thursday afternoon, two days after Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) pulled out of the event claiming the Palin invitation made the rally partisan. Here's the full letter:
Dear Malcolm:When I heard the disturbing news that the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations had allegedly chosen to disinvite vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, I was in a state of disbelief. I cannot and do not believe that you, the consummate professional, could have made such an inappropriate and foolhardy decision.
My first instinct was that, as a member of the Conference of Presidents, JINSA would disassociate itself from the rally to be held on Monday. Nothing, however, could be more important on the American agenda than preventing Ahmadinejad's Iran from becoming a nuclear power. Therefore, we must remain united in opposition.
So while we cannot withdraw from the rally, we want to be very clear that we not only dissent from the decision to disinvite Governor Palin, but we condemn in no uncertain terms those within the Conference of Presidents who chose to impose their narrow partisan agenda on a very important undertaking.
The Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs, as a member organization, was not consulted on the decision, as I'm sure was the case with many other members. I call for those who are responsible for this decision to step forward and speak in their own name and not hide behind the skirts of the Conference of Presidents. In disgracing themselves they disgrace us all.
Tom Neumann Executive Director Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs
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WHICH CANDIDATE CAN ISRAEL COUNT ON ...
OBAMA = BETRAYAL
Obama supporters are foolish to think that he will never betray them.
Obama was a close friend of Pastor Wright for TWENTY YEARS.
Obama threw Wright under the bus for personal ambition.
McCain would not betray his country even after 5 years of torture.
You can put lipstick on a traitor, but he’s still a traitor.
I told the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations that the National “Jewish” Democratic Council did not care about their reputation, success, or good name when it urged them to disinvite Palin.
It is past time that NJDC is exposed widely for what it is--a left-wing Democratic shill group that uses its nominally Jewish identity to whitewash anti-Semitic hate speech from other left-wing Democrats (MoveOn.org) while publishing anti-Christian hate material (Bubbie vs. the GOP, except it’s really Bubbie versus Christians, Jesus, ministers, and the Cross) in the bargain.
Why mainstream media is not much interested in probing Barack Obama´s record before he arrived in the U.S. Senate in 2004? For example his close relationship to Woods Fund in Chicago or AAAN ( Arab American Action Network) ?
There is no shortage of material or information which might be relevant to voters.
Servicing on the Woods Fund was Palestinian activist Rashid Khalidi, whose wife Mona headed AAAN.
Khalidi , a former spokesman for Yasser Arafat , held a fundraiser for Obama in 2000 during his unsuccessful bid for Congress.
In 2203, during a dinner honoring Khalidi for becoming the Edward Said Professor of Arab Studies at Colombia, Obama warmly praised his friend, reminiscing about the many meals cooked for him by Khalidi´s wife Mona and of the discussions he and Khalid held that were “consistent reminders to me of my own blind spots and my own biases..... It´s for that reason that I´m hoping that, for many years to come , we continue that conversation - a conversation that is necessary not just around Mona and Rashid´s dinner table, “ but around “this entire world”
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(http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/obama-and-the-woods-fund)
This whole episode is disgraceful. I mentioned in another post that while not Jewish, I make a point every year to make a four figure donation to American Jewish causes. Certainly whether I give or not is not important to their success. But I am going to re-evaluate that gift. I will research organizations IN ISRAEL and send my gift there. Whatever happened to manners??? We have a common foe in Iran, but apparently that enemy is a lamb compared to the dreaded Republicans. Those monstrous Republicans could very well be in the Whitehouse soon. I’m guessing Sarah Pallin is trying to figure out how to dispose of the ISRAELI flag she currently has in her office.
Shame. Shame.
Gina Gina...yeah...I get it McCain was a POW, my god the RNC would let you forget it to the point of being trivial. That being said....John McCain’s military service is not qualification enough to be awarded the presidency as if it were an Oscar or gold watch. It’s also his agenda. And from what I see his is a blundering alta kocker with a Jews for Jesus hugging far right wing evangelical. The difference between Palin and Jeremiah Wright, ...no not lipstick...but lip service. At least with Wright he has the chuptzpah to tell you he hates you to your face, while the evangelicals will “love” the Jews and Israel enough to want to convert use...that’s stabbing you in the back!
Note to Bill Levinson be careful of the mud you sling....your coloring the NJDC as far left blah blah blah....makes the RJC the bootlickers of the goyim. It takes two to tango.
I am getting so sick of this garbage being spewed...I really hope that come this yom tov all the sermons at shule really focus on klal yisrael and steer away from the divisive politics.
If there is one thing I deplore with almost every fiber of soul is the mixing of politics and religion. And we can thank the GOP/evangelicals for that. It used to be that Jews would come to together in a common cause, when we are threatened. It has taken the far right and there Jewish followers that have led the Jewish community into this rift and politicizing Judaism, playing right into our opponents hands. If Jews are going to become more visible in the Republican party I would hope that also bring the moderation it needs to stave off and effectively silence the religious right that have hijacked it.
“ At least with Wright he has the chuzpah to tell you he hates you to your face “ -
fantastic.
Never heard such well founded argument to support an enemy to Jewish people like Pastor Wright and his buddy Obama.
And McCains military service may be not qualification enough to be awarded the presidency ( as Commander in Chief )- what´s about service as a “ community organizer “?
Much higher qualification indeed.
Obama’s worst poll numbers were in March/April after ABC and others uncovered the videos of his 20-year spiritual mentor, Reverend Jeremiah Wright shouting “G-d damn America” and blaming Israel for 9-11.
Since then, Obama supporters like Gladys, have been desperate to find a moral equivalent to Obama’s embrace of the Israel-hating/Farrakhan-loving Wright.
The best they have come up with are:
1. When Buchanan visited Wasilla, Mayor Palin stuck his campaign button on her lapel to be hospitable (she was not his supporter, she was actually campaigning for Steve Forbes).
2. A few weeks ago, a Jew for Jesus gave a speech at her church (after, Palin stated that she disagreed with his views).
What Gladys and Obama supporters have against Palin is a speck of dust in comparison to the mountain of Israel-hatred among Obama’s mentors, friends and Middle East policy advisors.
Finally, for those who admire heroism (unlike Gladys), I urge you to read this story about an Israeli war hero who made a film about Governor Palin: http://www.jewishjournal.com/opinion/article/shooting_sarah_palin_20080917/
To W.Stoll… what so he had his shoulders cracked at the Hanoi Hilton? I am sorry he suffered...again...and again...he was a POW Mazel Tov to John McCain....and you know what...he too does not have executive experience. So I guess your arguement gets cancelled out again. The truth hurts. AMERCICANS and many Jews happen to be them, are tired of the failed domestic and foreign policies of the current administration. McCain proudly declares is 90% support of the Bush. I don’t need to continue giving my tax dollars to corporate gonifs, when it could go to help my country. Let me tell you, I have a disabled family member whom I care for. She needs assistance in some programs to help her live more independantly. Bush budget cuts eliminated funding that would have helped her learn greater life skills. When we spend TRILLIONS of dollars on corporate greed and a screwed up war, when we should have been in Afghanistan...I will not support the McCain ticket. But maybe you enjoy paying taxes to help multi millionaires, high gas prices, and chirstian evangelicals who lie to your face. ANd frankly please name and prove any major party presidential candidate who says they are against Israel. Ron Paul and Pat Buchanan maybe...but they are relics of the past...as is McCain and his agenda.
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Archie
09/19/08 01:33 PM
I feel shamed by the disinvitation of Sarah Pailin by the Council of Jewish Presidents to the protest rally against Achmadinejad and Iran. My Jewish Heritage taught me to be polite and kind and not insult guests whom one has extended an invitation. This act of discourtesy not only shames but also brings dishonor to the American Jewish Community.
Archie Goodman