Obama goes on live TV to "reject and denounce" Farrakhan

In last night's debate, moderator Tim Russert asked Sen. Obama about Louis Farrakhan's endorsement, the relationship between Sen. Obama's pastor and Farrakhan, and Obama's support for Israel.


You can watch Barack Obama proclaim his support for Israel, reject and denounce Farrakhan, and talk about the strength of his relationship with the Jewish community on this Youtube clip.

(Please note that we did not place video on Youtube, and we should not be associated with any of the comments or responses placed by other users of Youtube.)

"I will also carry with me an unshakable commitment to the security of Israel "

Yesterday, Sen. Obama delivered remarks and answered questions in front of 100 Jewish leaders in Cleveland, Ohio. The New York Sun posted this transcript of the event.

Obama talked about his total commitment to the security of Israel, public support for the Israel's self-defense, and an aggressive strategy to contain Iran. That sounds like a pro-Israel candidate to me.

The remarks and question-and-answer session also discussed the email campaign against him and the false claims that he is a Muslim and supporter of anti-semitism.

You can read a report on the event in The Cleveland Plain Dealer.

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Obama's Israel Platform

The campaign's Israel Platform and Fact Sheet.

Strong statements on Israel's right to defend itself, stopping Iran, foreign assistance, security, Hamas and Hezbollah. This platform is just as strong as the ones offered by all the other campaigns.

Seven Jewish Senators defend Obama, "a decent man, our friend, and colleague", from false attacks

Seven Jewish US Senators who have not endorsed any candidate all came together to defend Barack Obama from attacks being circulated by email. In an open letter to the Jewish Community, the Senators called the attacks on Obama "despicable and fictitious" among other things.

On the letterhead of Sen. Carl Levin, they explained, "Jews, who have historically been the target of such attacks, should be the first to reject such tactics."

Read the whole letter.

Participating Senators:

Sen. Carl Levin (Michigan)
Sen. Barbara Boxer (California)
Sen. Ben Cardin (Maryland)
Sen. Russ Feingold (Wisconsin)
Sen. Frank Lautenberg (New Jersey)
Sen. Bernie Sanders (Vermont)
Sen. Ron Wyden (Orgeon)

Jewish Leaders Denounce False Rumors

The leaders of nine non-partisan Jewish organizations signed this open letter to the Jewish Community denouncing "falsehood and innuendo".

Signers included leaders of United Jewish Communities, ADL, Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, and others.

"The Scourge of Anti-Semitism"

This campaign has seen such untruthful mudslinging that Obama has even falsely been accused of anti-Semitism and standing by while others promote anit-Semitism. In fact, when Obama was invited to give a speech from Dr. Martin Luther King's Ebeneezer Baptist Church on MLK day of this year, he used that occasion to speak out against anti-Semitism in the African-American community.

Read the whole speech, or watch the whole thing, or just highlights.

This speech was the source of the quote that appears in our ad.

"I saw a house that had been hit with one of Hezbollah's Katyusha rockets"

Sen. Obama talked about his personal commitment to Israel in a speech at an AIPAC policy conference in Chicago on March 2, 2007. The campaign website has the full text of the speech, which is also available from the Chicago Sun-Times.

This speech is the source of the quote that will appear in our ad on Thursday.

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