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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (7480)	9/10/2003 12:07:09 PM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793803

Dean is bad news for Israel. In fact, for all facets of our FP. DEAN FLIPS ON ISRAEL By DEBORAH ORIN - [New York Post] September 10, 2003 -- BALTIMORE - Under fire from pro-Israel leaders, Democratic 2004 front-runner Howard Dean last night retreated from his statement that America shouldn't "take sides" in the Mideast, and said he backs a "special relationship" with Israel. "We've had a special relationship with Israel," Dean said at a Democratic debate last night, insisting, "I don't mean any such thing" as changing America's support for Israel or cutting aid. Dean's switch came after his demand that Israel withdraw from an "enormous number" of settlements drew fire from Jewish leaders and praise from an Arab-American leader. Rival Sen. Joe Lieberman (D-Conn.) charged at the debate that Dean is "not standing by our values." He added that Dean actually took sides - but against Israel - by demanding withdrawal from settlements instead of leaving that to negotiation. Dean shot back, "I'm disappointed in Joe - my position on Israel is exactly the same as Bill Clinton's." Lieberman retorted, "Not so," and Dean sounded annoyed as he complained, "I didn't interrupt you" and warned against trying "to demagogue this issue." It's the first debate where Dean got testy. Lieberman was the only rival to take hard shots at Dean for the second debate in a row. Former front-runner Sen. John Kerry (Mass.), whose campaign seems stalled, made no waves. Both the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations and the Anti- Defamation League challenged Dean's earlier Mideast remarks as a break with longtime U.S. policy of backing Israel. But James Zogby, president of the Arab-American Institute, said, "Dean is right" and criticism of his remarks amounts to "pandering." It was the first debate since President Bush's Iraq speech Sunday, and eight of the nine candidates ducked the question of whether they'd vote for the $87 billion that Bush is seeking for Iraq. Only long-shot Rep. Dennis Kucinich (Ohio) said no. The others seemed uncomfortable, stressing that they want to make sure they support troops in harm's way, even as they blasted Bush. Dean at one point contended, "I think this president doesn't understand defense." Nor did any of the top Democratic contenders call for pulling U.S. troops out of Iraq. nypost.com