OBAMA: WHEN FIGHTING CYNICISM IS NOT ENOUGH: Ben Smith has a great article on The Politico on how Obama's rhetoric has made many in the Jewish community wary. Smith also notes:

Obama is regularly rated the “worst for Israel” of leading American presidential candidates by a panel assembled by the liberal Israeli newspaper Haaretz.

Read the whole thing.
[Hat tip: Powerline]

Update: See also Dr. Sanity: Unity, But Probably Not Peace [Hat tip: Soccer Dad]

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