Mass Backs Israel
by Aaron Margolis, July 20th, 2006 at 10:38am
The Boston Herald is reporting that over 130 state politicians and businessmen have place an advertisement in the Boston Herald and Boston Globe today that supports Israel’s right to defend itself.
The ads, which were endorsed by more than 130 state politicians and business people, were taken out by Combined Jewish Philanthropies and Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Boston.
Under the headline “We Stand With Israel,” the ad expresses support for Israel’s actions in Lebanon.
“We firmly support Israel’s right to defend her population against unprovoked acts of terror, including the missile attacks launched against Boston’s sister city, Haifa,” the ad states. “We express our heartfelt concern for the safety of innocent people, Israeli, Palestinian, and Lebanese.”
The ad is signed by numerous political leaders, including Gov. Mitt Romney, Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino and the state’s congressional delegation, except for U.S. Reps. Michael Capuano and William Delahunt. It’s also signed by gubernatorial candidates Lt. Gov. Kerry Healey, Attorney General Tom Reilly, Chris Gabrieli, Deval Patrick and Christy Mihos.
Nancy Kaufman, executive director of JCRC of Greater Boston, said the ad was created after numerous members of the Boston community asked how they could show support for Israel.
But the ad offended some members of the local Lebanese community, who rallied yesterday at Copley Square, and called Israel’s military actions “disproportionate” and “unjustifiable.”
Were Senators Kerry and Kennedy asked to sign the ad? Why didn’t Reps. Capuano and Delahunt sign the ad?
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2 Comments
1. Peter | July 20th, 2006 at 12:56 pm
Caps and Bill are under orders from Chavez to support Iran-Hezbollah, thats all.
2. Matt | July 20th, 2006 at 6:25 pm
Kerry and Kennedy did sign. The Senate is a branch of Congress, and so when the Herald refers to the state Congressional delegation, that includes the Senators.