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Obama and Israel

Senator Obama's commitment to Israel, as he has articulated it so far in his campaign, is quite moving and a tribute to the broad, bipartisan support that the Jewish state has in America.

— New York Sun Editorial, January 9, 2008

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Senator Obama addresses the American Israel Public Affairs Committee forum on Foreign Policy in Chicago in March 2007.

Editorials

Obama's Interest
New York Sun Editorial | February 26, 2008
Senator Obama, in his remarks in Ohio this week to a gathering of Jewish leaders, went a long way toward allaying any doubts that may have lingered in the community about his Israel policy and, more broadly, the spirit of goodwill and friendship that...

Hagar on the Loose
New York Sun Editorial | February 1, 2008
These columns have given Senator Obama the benefit of the doubt on concerns that he's anti-Israel or worse, but the candidate himself is starting to make it difficult. Feature Mr. Obama's little-noticed interview with Jonathan Alter...

Primary Colors
New York Sun Editorial | January 18, 2008
A Clinton is running for president, it's weeks before the primaries in New York, Florida, and California, where the Democratic electorate is heavily Jewish, and all of a sudden there is a subtle but discernible campaign accusing the Clinton rival of...

Obama and Israel
New York Sun Editorial | January 9, 2008
New York Republicans, according to an article in the New York Post yesterday, are preparing to attack Senator Obama for his supposed lack of support for Israel. "Obama's commitment to Israel is open to question, and that would help us with Jews," the...

National

Indyk Rushes to Ohio for Clinton
By JOSH GERSTEIN | February 26, 2008
Jewish and Israel-related issues are bubbling to the surface of the presidential contest as senators Clinton and Obama tussle over the Jewish vote in Ohio and Republicans seize on Ralph Nader's new claims that Mr. Obama until recently harbored...

In Cleveland, Obama Speaks on Jewish Issues
By Staff Reporter of the Sun | February 25, 2008
Yesterday morning, Senator Obama of Illinois met with about 100 members of Cleveland's Jewish Community at the Landerhaven function hall in Cleveland. The following is a partial transcript of the session, as provided by Mr. Obama's presidential...

Obama's Brain Trust Taking Shape
By ELI LAKE | February 21, 2008
WASHINGTON — When it comes to foreign affairs, Senator Obama's inner circle of advisers includes a Swahili-speaking Air Force general he met on a trip to Africa; a 30-year-old speechwriter who helped draft the final report from the bipartisan Iraq...

Obama's Inner Circle
By Staff Reporter of the Sun | February 21, 2008
Gregory Craig: The lawyer who played a leading role in the defense team for President Clinton's impeachment is a newcomer to foreign policy. At the end of the Clinton administration, he served as the director of policy planning at the State Department...


Online Extras

Out & About

SOCIETY | Dispatches from the New York party circuit.

Obama and Israel

SUN SPECIAL | The New York Sun examines Senator Obama's policy stance toward Israel.

Stimulus Impact May Be Short-Lived

BUSINESS | Liz Peek warns that until consumers perk up, the spending of their tax rebate checks may not carry the economy too far.




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