Florida voters want more focus on Israel
January 23, 2012 7 Comments
"Fight Terrorism, Support Israel" Sign
By Lauren Appelbaum, Political Director
Tampa, Fla., Jan. 23 – It is not unusual to see people holding signs for their preferred candidate standing outside the location of a presidential debate. The crowd gathered at the University of South Florida, site of Monday night’s NBC News/National Journal/Tampa Bay Times Debate, was no exception.
Dozens of supporters gathered outside an entrance to the university to support the remaining candidates. Among the crowd was a small group of people holding U.S.-Israel signs that featured a variety of pro-Israel slogans: “Protect and Defend Israel and America,” “Support Israel to Destroy Hamas,” “Fight Terrorism, Support Israel,” and “Democrats for Newt / Jews for Newt.”
Rally Organizer Robert Kunst Holding “Democrats for Newt / Jews for Newt” Sign
“I want to put Israel on the front-burner,” said Robert Kunst, the president of Shalom International, who organized the “Rally for America, Israel and No Nukes for Iran.”
Kunst is a self-described Democrat who has decided to support Speaker Newt Gingrich. While Israel is not usually cited as the first issue a voter uses to determine which candidate to back, Kunst says it’s the opposite for him. “Israel is my first issue. If we don’t have Israel, we have nothing. Because then America is next.”
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Fascinating that you’re construing “Democrats for Newt / Jews for Newt.” as an inherently pro-Israel statement. Begging the question, no?
Democrats for Newt? No, lemmings (of both parties) for Newt. I wasn’t trying to construe as you say but with so few word put in these comments, it’s frequently hard to understand exactly what somebody is construing.
I wish these folks would educate themselves about the USS Liberty and how the Israeli Mossad has worked with our CIA to create TERRORISTS around the world so we keep accepting the loss of our rights through things such as Homeland Security.
Is the Nigerian Jiahd down to Jews and USA? or Thai jihad? or Kenya? or Russia? Maybe you should educate yourself on Koran 9:111 yeah just like 9 11 2001. look into Islamic imperialism. Maybe you listen to Jihadist when they say Islam will dominate the world. Grow up! You will believe any anti American crap. You are leaving in a nation were you can speep freely unlike here in Europe
Islam is a CULT, plain and simple. Still, the CIA and Mossad use their barbaric rules to keep us scared more by they TRAINING “terrorists” to cause trouble around the world.
Sure, many Muslims are totally nuts, but, too, they are over THERE and if the CIA didn’t provide them with a way to go around the world and blow things up, they’d have to stay home.
YOU grow up and educate yourself.
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