Reply #89: NJDC Ex. Dir. Ira Forman affirming that Senators Hillary Clinton [View All]

[BenDavid]

and Barack Obama have strong records of support for Israel.As partisan Democrats, we have pointed out that both parties support Israel because for nearly half a century our community has succeeded in making support for Israel a bipartisan issue that transcends and politics. We have rejected efforts of conservatives to turn the U.S.-Israel relationship into a political wedge issue.

We were gratified that in last night's Democratic debate both Senators Clinton and Obama strongly expressed their unwavering support for Israel and the Jewish community. If you missed it, you can view the transcript here.

Sadly, there are some on the right who are attempting to scare our community out of supporting Democrats by using support for Israel as political football. To help combat such efforts - and debunk other circulating smears about the 2008 candidates - we have set up a special website.

We hope you will visit this site frequently and encourage friends and family to do so as well.

Sincerely,

Linda Berg
Political Director
National Jewish Democratic Council