A SAD PATTERN HAS EMERGED Blamin • Jews for the War Senator Fritz Hollings With American forces in Iraq battling terrorists, United States Senator Fritz Hollings wrote that the war in Iraq was motivated by President Bush's desire to secure the votes of American Jews and advanced by Jewish officials and leaders (Charleston Post and Courier, 5/06/04). Sadly, Hollings also compared Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to Iraqi dictator Sadaam Hussein (Senate Floor, 5/02/02). Congressman Jim Moran said, "If it were not for the strong support of the Jewish community for this war with Iraq, we would not be doing this." (3/03/2003, Reston, VA) Congressman Jim Moran These comments are more than wrong, they're outrageous. They're despicable. Pandering to Anti-Israel Audiences Appearing before an anti-Israel Arab organization, Senator John Kerry incredibly questioned Israel's right to defend itself from terror- ists by condemning Israel's construction of a security fence and calling it "a barrier to peace." No wonder the President of the Arab organization called Kerry "the star of their conference." (Arab American Institute National Leadership Conference, 10/17/03) Senator John Kerry Kerry has even called Yasser Arafat a "statesman." Kerry called Arafat a statesman despite Arafat's past and continued support for terrorists who have killed both Americans and Israelis (The New War by John Kerry, 1997). Moral Equivalency Between Israel and Terrorists Howard Dean Howard Dean called for changing Americis pro-Israel policy to a more balanced approach to Palestinian terrorists and Israel and said, "There is a war going on in the Middle East and members of HAIvIAS are soldiers in that war." (CNN, 9/09/03) ON SENATOR HOLLINGS: "This is reminiscent of age-old, anti- Semitic canards about a Jewish con- spiracy to control and manipulate government." Foxman further stated, "To hear such crudeness, such ugliness, such classical anti- Semitism. It's sad." — ABRAHAM FOXMAN Director of the Anti-Defamation League 5/14/04 No Gov. Dean, they aren't soldiers; they are terrorists. Former President Carter criticized President Bush for making no effort to try to have a balanced negotiating position between Israel and Palestinians." (Houston Chronicle, 4/09/04) Carter has been wrong on Israel for so many years, and he is wrong now President Carter, you should know that there is no negotiating with terrorists. " Former President Jimmy Carter tTN 10/15 2004 10 880850