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11/06/2008: "Son of IRGUN terrorist is Obama's appointed Chief of Staff"
Illinois Congressman Rahm Emanuel, a key member of the Democratic leadership in the House of Representatives, has accepted President-elect Barack Obama's call to serve him as chief of staff, party officials said on Thursday.
In an interview with Ma'ariv, Emanuel's father, Dr. Benjamin Emanuel, said he was convinced that his son's appointment would be good for Israel. "Obviously he will influence the president to be pro-Israel," he was quoted as saying. "Why wouldn't he be? What is he, an Arab? He's not going to clean the floors of the White House."
The Ma'ariv article also quoted Dr. Emanuel as saying that his son spends most summers visiting in Tel Aviv, and that he speaks Hebrew, but not fluently.
[ That is absolutely disgusting, and it is likely the majority of those who voted Obama in would agree although the chances are they manage to avoid finding out such facts. Ahmadinejad should publicly retract his congratulations to Obama and instead draw attention to IRGUN massacres of innocent Arab men women and children such as Deir Yassin. ]
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