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Georgia's vociferously anti-Israel congresswoman
gets bounced in the primary.

Sherry Frank, regional director of
the American Jewish Committee.
"The biggest issues here were
women's
issues, economic issues and
or the second time this
education,"
she said. "People weren't
year, pro-Israel politics has
debating the Middle East."
played a role in the defeat
But McKinney's comments about
of a veteran member of
the September terror bombing and
the U.S. House and Congressional
her letter to a Saudi prince objecting
Black Caucus.
to New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani's
Rep. Cynthia McKinney, D-Ga.,
spurning
of his $10 million check
known for her harsh criticisms of
for
the
city's
terror victims were sig-
Israel and her controversial charge
nificant factors in the election, said
that President George W. Bush knew
Deborah Lauter, Southeast regional
in advance about the Sept. 11 terror
director for the Anti-Defamation
attacks, was soundly defeated by
League.
Denise Majette, a former Georgia
"In the broader community, I
state judge.
think people viewed her as anti-
The race attracted national atten-
American in the post 9-11 environ-
tion because of Majette's strong sup-
ment," she said. "Her outrageous
port from out-of-state pro-Israel.
statements alienated even
campaign contributors
those who tried to give
and heavy backing for
her the benefit of the
McKinney by Arab and
doubt over the years.
Muslim groups and
,People just had enough of
individuals, some of
her fringe positions."
whom, according to an
The district is about
expose by an Atlanta
half
African American.
newspaper, are under
McKinney's defeat came
investigation for possi-
only two months after
ble terror ties.
Rep. Earl Hilliard, D-Ala.,
McKinney also had
another black incumbent
help from Nation of
who had been critical of
Islam leader Louis Farra- Rep. McKinnney
Israel,
was defeated in a
khan and Rev. Jesse
primary
runoff.
Jackson.
Hilliard's defeat at the
But when the votes
hands of an African
were counted, Majette
American challenger fueled black-
had defeated the five-term incum-
Jewish strains on Capitol Hill as
bent by a 58-42 percent margin.
Black Caucus leaders questioned the
Financial support from pro-Israel
role of pro-Israel money in the
campaign contributors "gave Majette
the nest egg she needed to put herself incumbent's defeat, and wondered
aloud why Jewish givers targeted
before voters," said Kean University
Hilliard, while ignoring several white
political scientist Gilbert Kahn. "It
incumbents who had been just as
helped her get her message out."
critical of Israel.
But on election day, it was heavy
As voting day neared, U.S. Muslim
crossover voting by Republicans
groups portrayed McKinney's re-
eager to oust the incumbent in the
election battle as a political emer-
overwhelmingly Democratic district
gency for their community. Political
that propelled Majette to a strong
scientist Gilbert Kahn said, "The
victory. Recently, Georgia GOP
Arab community has always had this
leaders circulated a letter urging
myth that the Jews control Congress.
Republicans to "vote in the
They will look at this race, and
Democratic primary — at least this
Hilliard's, and say, 'I told you so.'"
one time."
The McKinney and Hilliard
Stories in the national press
defeats,
he said, may energize Arab-
focused on the surrogate Mideast
American
and Muslim voters and
battle; in DeKalb County, Ga., the
funders.
conflict was only a sidebar, said

JAMES D. BESSER
Wdshington Correspondent

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