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sure Israel to give into P.A. demands
and to make territorial concessions
without any decent reciprocity. He
will very likely pressure Israel to not
pre-emptively defend herself against
the existential threat posed by the
imminent acquisition of nuclear
weapons by the Iranian regime. I can
hear his words, "Don't worry, Bibi,
we've got your back."
Obama will smilingly pose for pic-
tures with Netanyahu, but what you
won't see is the knife he's sticking in
Bibi's back.

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6 February 21 • 2013

JN

Sen. Rand Paul Unfairly
Criticized In Editorial
I was appalled that the Jewish News
wrote such a negative editorial con-
cerning Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on
Jan. 24 ("Senate's Rand Paul: A Poor
Committee Pick," page 26).
The editorial depicted him as an
enemy of Israel. How dare he even
think of reducing the amount of for-
eign aid to Israel as well as reducing
aid to other countries of the Middle
East?
This country is quickly becoming
broke, like Western Europe. Half its
citizens pay no income tax. Forty-
eight million are on food stamps.
Unless we focus on prosperity, not
equality, Social Security, Medicare
and Medicaid will bankrupt this
once-great nation. Even worse, we
have asked our "efficient" govern-
ment to take over health care.
How have Fannie Mae and Freddie
Mac worked out? Nobody talks
about better health care, just about
equality of health care. Guess what?
Everyone's taxes are going up.
Yet, your editorial staff berates
Rand Paul as a horrible enemy of
Israel. You call his appointment
to the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee "shameless:' He should
like to see gradual cuts to Israel mili-
tary aid, which he pegged at $3 bil-
lion a year, 74 percent of which must
be spent in the U.S., meaning primar-
ily on weapons. At least he called for
cutting foreign assistance to potential
enemies of Israel and America, such
as Pakistan and Libya and Egypt,
more swiftly.
Perhaps your staff thinks that Rand
Paul will run for the presidency in
2016. Remember how the Democratic
Party depicted Mitt Romney as a
felon, a murderer, a rich old white
man and a dishonest capitalist?
Actually, Bain Capital was one of the
most successful examples of capital-
ism, with an 80 percent success rate.

How about more regarding the
nomination of Chuck Hagel for sec-
retary of defense? Through the years,
he has made many negative criti-
cisms of Israel.
Or write about why our adminis-
tration is giving Egypt $1.5 billion in
aid along with 20 latest-version F-I6
fighter jets and 200 Abrams tanks?
Who do you think they will be used
against? President Morsi has depicted
the Jews and Israelis as descendants
of pigs and apes. Would it not be pru-
dent to hold off until they get their
house in order?
Rand Paul is a supporter of Israel.
There are certainly more urgent
problems to editorialize about.

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In Praise Of Jewish
Student Connection
I was delighted to see the com-
mentary by Brad Sugar about the
great work done by Jewish Student
Connection (JSC) in the Feb. 14 JN
("Jewish High School Students Need
Jewish Heroes," page 41).
For the last year, BBYO has part-
nered with JSC to form and sup-
port JSC clubs at 11 schools across
Metropolitan Detroit and Ann Arbor
so far, thanks to significant sup-
port from the Jewish Federation of
Metropolitan Detroit's Stephen H.
Schulman Millennium Fund.
This year's programming is devel-
oped by JSC student leadership with
the advice of a teacher from their
school and BBYO's professional
staff and has ranged from visits to
the Holocaust Memorial Center to
Chanukah parties.
BBYO's partnership with JSC
has not only helped fulfill BBYO's
Mission (More Jewish Teens, More
Meaningful Jewish Experiences) but
has — more importantly — allowed
teens who are otherwise unaffili-
ated to form a connection with their
Jewish peers and our Jewish com-
munity.
On behalf of the hundreds of
teens that will be impacted by JSCs
in southeastern Michigan this year,
I thank the BBYO/JSC partnership.
And thank you for highlighting this
important, innovative and meaning-
ful initiative. If anyone is interested
in creating a JSC at their high school,
public or private, contact me at (248)
432-5689 or eadelman@bbyo.org and
we'll make it happen!

Eric Adelman
director, BBYO-Michigan Region

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