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ish Jewish critics: He insisted that
Jerusalem must remain Israel's undi-
vided capital and stressed his will-
ingness to resort to military force if
stepped-up diplomatic efforts failed to
thwart Iran's nuclear ambition.
"I will do everything in my power
to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear
weapon," he said. "Everything."
Obama appeared to move toward
Clinton on the issue of how to deal
with Iran, as he argued for boycotting
"firms associated with the Iranian
Revolutionary Guard" and stating that
the Guard has rightly been labeled
a "terrorist organization?' He also
appeared to hedge on what many
observers understood as an open-
ness to Iranian President Mahmoud
Ahmadinejad.
As for Clinton, while at an earlier
stage in the campaign she would have
belittled Obama's willingness to meet
with top Iranian leaders, at AIPAC she
stressed her criticisms of the Bush
administration for its failure to adopt a
more effective diplomatic approach.

In another sign of the two sides coming
together to advance a united front on Israel,
U.S. Rep. Rahm Emanuel, D-Ill. — a former
Bill Clinton administration official who just
endorsed Obama — said Hillary Clinton
supported his decision to accompany
Obama to a closed meeting with top AIPAC
leaders.

Though Clinton appeared to draw
a warmer reaction, Obama received
several standing ovations, including an
impassioned one when he spoke of the
Jewish religion's commitment to social
justice and the importance of forging
strong ties between the Jewish and
African-American communities.
U.S. Rep. Eliot Engel, D-N.Y., a
Clinton supporter who has said that
Obama needs to do "repair" work in

the Jewish community, praised the
speech, saying it hit all the "right notes?'
Obama, he added, needs to make more
speeches like that.
Norman Katz of Bloomfield, Mich.,
described Obama's speech as "very
inspiring;' saying the Democratic can-
didate had the audience "in the palm
of his hand?' Katz said that although
he had been a supporter of Clinton, he
would vote for Obama in November.
Lisbeth Fried of Ann Arbor, Mich., a
Clinton supporter who is "very disap-
pointed" that the former first lady won't
be the Democratic nominee, called
Obama "outstanding?' Fried said it was
the first time she had heard Obama
speak, adding that before the speech
she had been skeptical about some of
his positions.
"I believed a lot of the rumors that
were flying': she said. "My mind was
put to rest today'
Bonnie Gober of San Bernadino,
Calif., was less enthusiastic. Gober was
"glad to hear" Obama take a stance
on issues of importance to Israel, but
when asked if she would support him
in November, she would say only,"I'll
vote Democratic
Others were impressed but not
swayed. Another Ann Arbor resident,
Marvin Gerber, who identified himself
as a Republican, said Obama's speech
was "electrifying" and proved he
would be a "credible opponent" against
McCain.
"It was a terrific speech, so polished':
Gerber said. "He overpowers both
McCain and Hillary. However, his poli-
cies will not make us strong and will
not help Israel?'
Gerber said he would not support
Obama at the polls."I just don't trust
him," he said.

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Gaza is controlled by llamas, a terrorist organization that refuses to stop
firing deadly rockets into Israel and allows snipers to kill Israelis across the
border. Should its leadership roam freely while the residents of Israeli Sderot
are forced to hunker down in bomb shelters? Israel's blockade is a reaction to
the terrorism.

- Allan Gale, Jewish Community Relations Council of Metropolitan Detroit

(c) Jewish Renaissance Media, June 12, 2008

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Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter recently called Israel's blockade of Gaza
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