U.S. Democrats and pro-Israel lobbies slam Republican Senator's call to halt Israel aid

[oberliner]

Excerpt:

Pro-Israel Jewish lobby J Street issued a statement in response to Paul's comments saying it was “alarmed” by his suggestion.

“Senator Paul’s proposal would undermine the decades-long bipartisan consensus on U.S. support for Israel. Any erosion of support should concern Israel’s friends on both sides of the political aisle, and we call in particular on leaders and donors in Senator Paul’s party to repudiate his comments and ensure that American leadership around the world is not threatened by this irresponsible proposal," the statement issued by J Street read.

National Jewish Democratic Council (NJDC) President and CEO David Harris also condemned his statement saying that “Paul's suggestion is negligent, shortsighted, and just plain wrong,” adding that “foreign aid in general, and aid to Israel in particular, is crucial to Israel's security and its pursuit of peace. Senator Paul's statement is yet another illustration of how the Republican Party continues to grow increasingly out of touch with the values of the vast majority of the American Jewish community."

Congresswoman Nita Lowey, Ranking member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations, called the initiative “shocking”.

http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/u-s-democrats-and-pro-israel-lobbies-slam-republican-senator-s-call-to-halt-israel-aid-1.339662

[The_Casual_Observer]

1. Prediction: Goofball hair makes one big ass apology/denial real soon.

[azurnoir]

2. Isn't Ron Paul an isolationist in general?

he wants to end all foreign aid not just aid to Israel.
What sets him apart from the rest of his party is that the House Majority Leader Eric Cantor is supposed to propose putting Israel into the US domestic budget to protect it while ending all other foreign aid.

[oberliner]

3. Maybe read the article before commenting?

The article is not about Ron Paul.

[LeftishBrit]

4. Correct. It's about a nut that fell very close to the old nut tree!

[azurnoir]

5. lol I did read it the article is about the whining going on by

the ProIsrael Lobby and ProIsrael Democrats are doing about Rand Pauls suggestion

what I did was put that into perspective and shed light on it .I am sorry if that upsets you, but you do want people fully informed right?

[LeftishBrit]

7. No, I think the point is that this is not about Ron Paul but about his even nuttier son Rand

Though it's easy to confuse father and son in this case. Both lunatics, and not of a nice variety.

[azurnoir]

8. ah that was that the point n/t

[azurnoir]

6. and it is Rand not Ron but the facts surronding what I said are true

it is indeed odd you did not notice my mistake earlier as you obviously have been here as time stamps on other posts would indicate you do not pay attention to your own threads is that it?

[oberliner]

9. They are two different people

Thus, the facts cannot be true since you were talking about someone else.