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A friend of Israel, but will Jewish
voters support his economic views?
Hilary Leila Krieger
and Gil Hoffman
Jerusalem Post
G
OP presidential candidate Mitt
Romney chose Rep. Paul Ryan,
a Wisconsin Republican who
shot to national prominence with a plan
to sharply reduce government spending,
as his running mate on Saturday.
"With energy and vision, Paul Ryan
has become an intellectual leader of
the Republican Party:' Romney said in
announcing his choice at a Virginian
campaign stop held at the battleship
USS Wisconsin.
In 2005, Ryan came to Israel as part
of a large Republican
Congressional
delegation hosted
by the American
Israel Education
Foundation, a chari-
table organization
affiliated with AIPAC.
Rep. Paul
He met with a wide
Ryan
array of Israeli politi-
cal leaders, including
then-Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, and
visited strategic sites in Jerusalem and
on the borders with Syria and Lebanon.
An official who took part in the visit
said Ryan gave the impression that he is
a good friend of Israel.
Republicans Abroad in Israel co-
chairman Kory Bardash, who had
breakfast with Ryan at a Republican
summit in Park City, Utah, in June,
called him "very enthusiastically pro-
Israel and a political `superstar:"
Bardash added, "He has co-sponsored
pro-Israel legislation, he is very strong
against pressuring Israel to make conces-
sions to the Palestinians and he is very
critical of Hamas, which he called can
Islamic terrorist organization7
On his website, Ryan wrote,
"Reasonable people — including those
who live in the Middle East — differ
about how the conflict between Israel
and Palestine can be resolved. However,
I believe at least one thing is clear: We
cannot advocate for a solution to the
Israeli-Palestinian conflict that jeopar-
dizes Israel's safety or legitimizes ter-
rorism. Hamas, which is one of the two
major Palestinian political factions, is
an Islamist terrorist group whose char-
ter calls for Israel's destruction, refuses
to recognize Israel's existence, and calls
Osama Bin Laden a `martyr.'
"While I do not have a role in the
diplomatic discussions over the resolu-
tion of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,
America should not pressure Israel to
agree to a peace deal that is unlikely to
result in peace and security. Real peace
will require Palestinians to recognize
that Israel has a right to exist, even as
it will require two states for the two
peoples."
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Concerns Over Medicare
Ryan, who chairs the U.S. House Budget
Committee, is seen as potentially vul-
nerable on the issue of entitlement
spending, particularly Medicare. His
plan calls for broad reform on the
popular program that subsidizes the
healthcare of senior citizens — a key
voting bloc. Republicans have sought
to present his plan as an act of political
courage.
But it was an issue that Democrats
immediately jumped on to criticize the
choice.
"His very vocal, very well-defined
record on healthcare and particularly
as relates to seniors and to women is
antithetical to almost what the entire
Jewish community thinks, and this
gets America nowhere with Jews," said
Democratic media strategist Steve
Rabinowitz.
He particularly pointed to the elderly
Jewish population in Florida and parts of
Ohio and Pennsylvania, all crucial swing
states.
"This is not a game-changing choice
he said.
But Jeff Berkowitz, a Republican
strategist and White House Jewish liai-
son under George W. Bush, argued that
Ryan's fiscal policies won't be a handi-
cap. Instead, he said, Jewish voters are
concerned that "you spend within your
means, and Paul Ryan understands how
to balance the budget without impacting
programs that government provides for
those who need a safety nee'
According to Berkowitz, Ryan's inter-
est in reining in spending doesn't mean
he wants to cut aid to Israel.
"He would never let that impact the
support we give our friend and ally
Israel:'
Politico website reports that Dan
Senor, a Romney campaign foreign
policy adviser and co-author of the book
Startup Nation about Israeli techno-
logical innovation, will serve as Ryan's
senior adviser, helping with his conven-
tion speech and debate prep, among
other things. ❑
JTA contributed to this report.
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