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WHY YOU SHOULD VOTE FOR
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PETE HOEKSTRA
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FOR GOVERNOR OF MICHIGAN
Anti-Israel
President?
ZOA leader questions
Obama's approach
to U.S. support of
Jewish state.
Art Aisner
Special to the Jewish News
ort Klein issues a warn-
ing before publicly ana-
lyzing the American-
Israeli relationship under the
Obama administration: those in
attendance will not hear what he
is about to say from leaders of any
other major Jewish organization in
the country.
From his landmark speech in
Cairo last summer to the recent
violence on the Gaza-bound flo-
tilla, Obama and administration
officials have shown a pattern of
behavior that should raise con-
cerns among Israel's supporters,
said Klein, the national president
of the New York-based Zionist
Organization of America.
"We knew after Cairo that it
was clear Obama would be the
most hostile president to Israel
ever:' Klein told more than 200
ZOA supporters at Akiva Hebrew
Day School in Southfield on July
21. "Things are really quite diffi-
cult with this administration."
Klein said that even though the
president started the speech by
invoking an "unbreakable bond"
between the United States and
Israel, Obama blamed Israel for
the displacement of Palestinians
during the war for Israel's inde-
pendence. Obama also said it was
illegal to build in the West Bank
and that Israel's formation was
rooted in the tragic history of the
Holocaust — virtually discredit-
ing the decades of work to create a
Jewish national home in Palestine
prior to 1939, Klein said.
"This state is something Jews
had before and resurrected over
many, many years:' Klein refuted.
"It's not enough to say the words
`unbreakable bond' when your
policies and actions belie that
statement!'
Anti-Israel President? on
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As Michigan residents concerned about our struggling economy, loss of jobs, and exodus of our talented
youth from our state; as Jews concerned about the rise of anti-Semitism on our college campuses, the
virulent campaign to delegitimize Israel, and the alarming spread of radical Islam and domestic
terrorism (all reported in the Jewish News), we are privileged to have a committed friend and stellar
gubernatorial candidate in Pete Hoekstra.
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Pete is the only candidate with the requisite leadership, business, and political acumen to
formulate and implement the long-overdue reforms our state needs. Uniquely qualified to get our state
back on track, Pete is a:
* University of Michigan MBA graduate
* Former corporate executive at a Michigan-based Fortune 500 firm for 15 years
* US congressman for 18 years; former chair and ranking member on the House Intelligence Committee
* Visionary and pragmatist endorsed by the Detroit Free Press who invites bipartisanship to get the job
done
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No other candidate has Pete's breadth and depth of experience to create a pro-growth
climate and overcome the impasse in Lansing. Pete's plans for Michigan include:
* Getting bureaucracy out of the way
* Cutting government costs and bloat
* Overhauling the tax code so that Michigan attracts new investment and job growth
* Fixing our state's faltering educational system
* Addressing such key issues as crime, entitlement programs, and immigration
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Pete has a sterling record of Congressional support as a stalwart champion of a strong and secure Israel. That
understanding is critical for a governor presiding over state institutions, public universities and K-12 curriculum as the
vicious assault to boycott, divest from and delegitimize Israel intensifies. A truly pro-development governor appreciates
the value of leveraging our state's assets in partnerships with Israel's cutting-edge medical researchers, high-tech
incubators, and alternative energy pioneers.
In his position on the Intelligence Committee, he is an outspoken critic of political correctness, insisting that to effectively
combat radical Islam, we must accurately identify the threat. Renowned counter-terror authority Steven Emerson has
publicly praised Pete among a small cadre of "brave" colleagues with a "backbone that is unparalleled in Congress...".
As we are aware from the failed underwear bomber plot over the skies of Detroit, the FBI shootout with a Detroit imam,
surge in prison radicalization, and acceleration of domestic terrorism, the next governor of Michigan will have to confront
these vital issues of state and national security as well.
This past year, Pete jumped in to lead the successful opposition to the Administration's plans to transfer Gitmo
terror detainees to Michigan, which would have posed unacceptable security and economic risks to our state.
Working closely with Pete, we learned he is a man of honor and integrity upon whom you can depend. He is deeply
principled and driven to act by the courage of his convictions. He was among the most vocal critics of Obama's health
care and stimulus plans and bucked the Bush Administration on No Child Left Behind.
It will take a leader of Pete Hoekstra's strength and experience to stand up to the entrenched forces that
undermine Michigan's vitality. It will take a leader of Pete Hoekstra's business and political savvy to stand up
for us to restore Michigan's prosperity and national respect. We're proud to declare Pete Hoekstra is that
Stand-Up guy and we encourage you to vote for him in Michigan's primary election on Tuesday.
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