Trenton, NJ – Democrats Dump Arab-American Candidate

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    Trenton, NJ – Democrats pulled an Arab-American candidate from their election ticket amid a furor over comments he made four years ago that some interpreted as sympathetic to Palestinian suicide bombers.

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    At the urging of state party leaders, including Gov. Jon S. Corzine and U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, Passaic County Democrats withdrew its endorsement of Sami Merhi for freeholder, a member of the county’s legislative body. They chose a school board member to run in his place.
    “I’m in shock, feeling betrayed,” Merhi said. “They should be ashamed of themselves.”

    The Lebanese-born Merhi made the comments at a September 2002 Democratic fundraiser U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, where he condemned the Sept. 11 terrorists “as cold-blooded murders” and “crazy fanatics.”. When asked whether he would apply the same label to Palestinian suicide bombers who target Israelis, Merhi said, “I can’t see the comparison.”


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