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Jews to wear yellow insignia An Oct. 14 report in the New York after the claim was proved unfounded. Post by Amir Taheri, a writer who has Obama, the Democratic candidate in the past been charged with making for president, has had acrid clashes exaggerated claims, said Jackson told with Jackson over policy. Both Jackson's the first World Policy Forum the week office and the Obama camp stressed before in Evian, France, that "Zionists Jackson is not associated with the cam- who have controlled American policy paign and does not advise him on any for decades" would lose influence issues, including Israel. under Obama. "Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. is not an According to Taheri, Jackson told adviser to the Obama campaign and is the forum that Obama promised "fun- therefore in no position to interpret or damental changes" in United States share Barack Obama's views on Israel foreign policy and said that the most and foreign policy," Obama national important changes would take place security spokeswoman Wendy Morigi in the Middle East where a President said in a statement. Obama would end "decades of putting The American Jewish Committee Israel's interests first." condemned Jackson's statement "The recent column in the New about "Zionists who have controlled York Post by Amir Taheri in no way American policy for decades." represents my views on Middle East "Rev. Jackson's remarks, which peace and security:' Jackson said in appeared in an interview with the a statement released by his Rainbow journalist Amir Taheri in the New York Push coalition. "The writer is selec- Post, echo classic anti-Semitic con- tively imposing his own point of view spiracy theories about Jewish power:' and distorting mine. I have a long said AJC Executive Director David A. held position of a two-state solution Harris. "This statement, regrettably, to achieve peace in the Middle East. I is not the first troubling comment by stand forthrightly for the security and Rev. Jackson regarding Israel, Zionism stability of Israel, its protection from and the Jewish people' any form of hostility and a peaceful, "As poll after poll has revealed, over non-violent resolution to co-existing a span of decades, the United States is with its Palestinian neighbors:' deeply committed to Israel because the Sources close to Jackson said some vast majority of Americans, Jewish and quotes in Taheri's article were fabri- non-Jewish alike, identify with Israel as cated — Jackson never used the term a proven friend and ally;' said Harris. "Zionists:' for instance, they said. 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