Posted by
J-GOP on Wednesday, September 17, 2008 10:53:13 AM
Today the RJC released the latest in an ongoing series of ads targeting the Jewish community. These ads are running in major Jewish newspapers around the country. They are part of a substantial national campaign to educate the community about issues of particular concern to American Jews.
The new ad highlights an endorsement of Senator Barack Obama's Israel and Middle East views by commentator Pat Buchanan. Buchanan said on MSNBC:
"Let me say about Israel here. My position on Israel is frankly awful. It is like Mika [Brzezinski]'s father's, it's a lot closer to Barack Obama's than it is John McCain. I think Barack is right, we ought to talk to the Iranians, he's right to oppose the war and, frankly, he's right to say the Palestinian people have got a terrible deal over there and their suffering ought to be recognized. That's Obama's position. It's my position. I don't think it is a Nazi position."
"By no means does the RJC infer from this quote that Barack Obama supports the views of Patrick Buchanan. Rather, we are highlighting the fact that Buchanan believes that his views are in line with Obama's on the critical issues of Israel and Iran," said RJC Executive Director Matt Brooks. "Because Pat Buchanan shares Obama's views on Iran and Israel, how comfortable can the Jewish community be with those positions?" Brooks added.
Buchanan has consistently been wrong on issues related to Israel and the Middle East. The ad concludes:
Pat Buchanan says he shares the same views on Israel as Barack Obama. Those views are dangerous, reckless and wrong.
Click here to see the ad.