“We may not have always agreed on every detail, but we’ve always shared an unwavering, unshakable commitment to our alliance and to Israel’s future as a secure and democratic homeland for the Jewish people,” Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton told the vast audience at the AIPAC policy conference in a wide-ranging speech Monday, “If we face the future side by side, I know for both Israel and America, our best days are still ahead.”
The Republican Jewish Coalition is not buying it.
“Hillary Clinton’s rhetoric rings hollow. Actions speak louder than words, and Hillary’s words can do little to paper over her disastrous tenure as secretary of state,” says Matt Brooks, executive director of the national grass-roots group, which holds its spring leadership meeting next month in Las Vegas.
“Under Secretary Clinton, the U.S.-Israel relationship reached its lowest point, and she supported the United States-brokered, ill-conceived and disastrous nuclear deal with Iran,” noted Mr. Brooks.
“At every turn when her actions could achieve real results and speak louder than words, Secretary Clinton chose instead to do nothing. Pro-Israel voters have learned from painful experience that there is a difference between political speeches and governing priorities. Hillary Clinton has proven time and again that talk is cheap.”
• Jennifer Harper can be reached at jharper@washingtontimes.com.
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