Shoshana Bryen in Canada’s Jewish Tribune on Obama Administration’s Attempts to Spin Israel Relations
Shoring up the (Jewish?) base
Written by Shoshana Bryen
Tuesday, 01 June 2010
Shoring up the (Jewish?) base
Written by Shoshana Bryen
Tuesday, 01 June 2010
Laura Rozen of Politico named names: “Rahm Emanuel has met twice with a group of rabbis, the NSC’s Dennis Ross has gone up to the Hill to talk to House Democrats and Senate Dems in recent weeks, the NSC’s Dan Shapiro and Ross both spoke at the ADL conference, Hillary Clinton keynoted the AJC conference, National Security Advisor Jim Jones addressed the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, Defence Secretary Robert Gates held an honour guard for visiting Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak, and Obama hosted Elie Wiesel… Obama and the First Lady hosted a Jewish Heritage event for the first time at the White House… (and) Obama met with some 37 House and Senate Jewish Democrats at the Old Executive Office Building.”
Why?