Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) said he supports Israeli retaliation against Palestinian terrorists and would move the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem. The presumptive Democratic candidate for president sent out talking points to Democratic activists in the Jewish community last week, outlining his positions on Israel. The two areas in which he said he differed with the Bush administration were on dealing with Hamas and on moving the embassy.
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