A Jewish congressman wrote Jewish leaders to tell them that U.S. Sen. Barack Obama has a sincere love for Israel. “What has always struck me about Senator Obama and this is one of the reasons that I have endorsed his candidacy for president is that a love for Israel and a desire to keep the Jewish people secure is evident not just in his work, but also in his heart,” Rep. Robert Wexler (D-Fla.) said in the letter sent last week.
Wexler is heading Obama’s presidential campaign in Florida. Obama, an Illinois Democrat, came under fire from some pro-Israel activists recently for telling a group in Iowa that “nobody is suffering more than the Palestinian people.” In context, Obama suggested that the Palestinian leadership is responsible for the suffering.
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