Menendez, Kyrillos Pledge Support For Israel
The two candidates for New Jersey's Senate seat discussed multiple topics at a forum sponsored by Greater MetroWest New Jersey, held in Livingston Monday night.
Tackling issues from Obamacare to gun control – U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez (D-New Jersey) and his challenger, State Sen. Joe Kyrillos (R-Dist. 13) squared off in a forum Monday night at Temple Beth Shalom in Livingston. The competitors took part in an hourlong question-and-answer session sponsored by the Community Relations Committee of Greater MetroWest New Jersey. Both candidates pledged support for Israel and the relationship between the country and the United States. "Since I was elected to the Senate, I believe Israel has had no greater friend in the United States Senate than I have been, no greater ally, no greater defender of the people of Israel against all threats and against anti-Semitism,” said Menendez. Kyrillos reflected upon …
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Stefan
11:41 am on Sunday, October 28, 2012
Thank you Smokestack, I've had conversations in which I only said that the Israelian government shoudl treat all peace loving inhabitants as equal so also the Palestinians and that their internal policy has clear signs of oppression, ethnic cleansing and war crimes... after that I was called anti-Semitic...Since I'm not Jewesh (even though I many good Jewish friends who think alike) there wasno … more ›