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U.S.-Israel strategic partnership and
an early activist in the effort to thwart
Iran’s quest for nuclear weapons, say-
ing that “the United States of America
can never allow a second Holocaust.”
During his unsuccessful 2008
presidential run, he repudiated the
endorsement of the powerful evangeli-
cal leader John Hagee because of com-
ments suggesting that the Holocaust
was part of God’s plan to bring Jews to
Israel.
Until death silenced his voice,
McCain argued forcefully against the
accelerating U.S. retreat from leader-
ship in the international arena.
“A passionate advocate for American
global leadership, Sen. McCain rightly
bemoaned those who favored a U.S.
pullback from world affairs,” said
David Harris, CEO of the American
Jewish Committee, in a statement last
week.
McCain’s ability to work across
party lines — an almost extinct quality
in today’s Washington — was dem-
onstrated when he teamed up with
former Sen. Russ Feingold (D-Wis.)
in winning passage of the Bipartisan

Sunday, September 16, 2018
1:00 PM

at the Davidson/Hermelin Chapel

A special memorial service will be conducted by
the clergy of Congregation Shaarey Zedek.
Following the service each family is invited
to visit the grave sites of their loved ones
to recite a personal prayer.

Beth Olam Cemetery will be open for visitation
September 16th from 10:00am – 1:00 pm

Cemetery Office: 248-723-8884

www.cloverhillpark.org

Campaign Reform Act of 2002, known
thereafter as ‘McCain-Feingold.”
And at a time when the press is
under intensified attack by leaders of
his own party, McCain understood and
defended its critical role in our demo-
cratic system.
“Journalists play a major role in the
promotion and protection of democ-
racy and our unalienable rights, and
they must be able to do their jobs free-
ly,” he wrote in a January Washington
Post op-ed. “Only truth and transpar-
ency can guarantee freedom.”
McCain was far from perfect, but he
was candid and even humorous about
his mistakes — including his choice of
Sarah Palin as his 2008 vice presiden-
tial running mate. He later acknowl-
edged that he should have followed
his instinct and named his close friend
and colleague Sen. Joseph Lieberman
for the second slot on his ticket.
As American politics continues its
descent into rancor, rage and recrimi-
nation, John McCain’s steady and civil
presence on the political scene will be
sorely missed. •

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