Obama Friend Begs For Partisan Truce on Israel

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www.politico.com/blogs/joshgerstein/0511/Obama_friend_Israel_shouldnt_be_political_football.html

A close friend and political supporter of President Barack Obama, Alan Solow, is urging American politicians to avoid partisan mudslinging over the issue of Israel.

"We cannot allow Israel to become a wedge issue that divides our community and dilutes its strength," said Solow, a Chicago attorney who serves as the president of the Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations. "Of course, we as individuals can prefer some candidates over others, but we must not allow the U.S.-Israel relationship to become the distinguishing factor between the major parties. Our goal should be exactly the opposite: to promote all political actors to adopt strong pro-Israel positions across the board."

I don't know how to break it to Obama's little buddy here- but this isn't a 'partisan' issue. Obama is all by his lonesome on this one-- it's just Obama and the kook, fringe William Ayers / Jeremiah Wright far left.

Republicans are pro-Israel, and the Democrat's own Senate majority leader is distancing himself.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid did that last night in his speech rejecting any effort by the U.S. to lead peace talks or set "premature parameters" for them.

We're in no danger of this becoming the defining issue between the parties-- Obama is in danger of this becoming the defining issue between him and the rest of America.

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Looked like Netanyahu was getting standing O's on both sides of the aisle this morning.