New York – “The Pentagon should prepare a war plan, as a last resort, should all else fail in preventing Iran from getting nuclear weapons,” stated U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) to a packed audience at the Zionist Organization of America’s Louis Brandeis Dinner held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City Sunday night.
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Media superstar and best-selling author Glenn Beck was the keynote speaker and received the Dr. Miriam and Sheldon Adelson Defender of Israel Award. Beck warned of the serious dangers facing Israel and the West telling the crowd of almost 800 attendees, “Things could get worse.” Dr. Miriam and Sheldon Adelson, who are among America’s most generous Jewish philanthropists, presented the award.
Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, of Florida (R-FL), Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, received the Dr. Irving and Cherna Moskowitz Award. She gave a rousing speech strongly criticizing the Palestinian Authority for promoting hatred and violence against Israel in their media, schools, and speeches and stated “they should not be receiving any U.S. funds until they change.”
Prime Minister Netanyahu addressed the crowd by video, praising the ZOA as a remarkable and important pro-Israel organization that never stops telling the truth. He also strongly praised Glenn Beck and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen as long-time and strong friends of Israel. He had special kind words for the Adelsons, saying that naming an award after them signals the importance of that award.
Father and son real estate entrepreneurs William and Mark Langfan received the Louis D. Brandeis Award.
Morton Klein, president of the Zionist Organization of America, rallied the crowd with a speech demanding, “the U.S. government, the Israeli government and Europe must begin to express their outrage at the PA forming an alliance with Hamas; never showing Israel on their maps; naming schools, streets, and sports teams after Jew-killing terrorists and openly stating that no Jew will be allowed in a future Palestinian state.”
U.S. Representatives Robert Turner (R-NY); Joe Walsh (R-IL); Dan Burton (RR-IN); and Ann Marie Buerkle (R-NY) also were in attendance, as well as terrorism expert Steve Emerson and Richard Stone, Chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations.
What we need in our country raboysay is politicians whose first loyalty is to the United States of America and NOT to ANY foreign state (hint, hint……). Baruch Hashem, Ron Paul is loyal first, second and third to the Constitution of the United States and not to the Knesset or any other foreign parliament.
ZOA has officially become a joke. Glen beck? seriously!?
Glen Beck is looking where his bread is buttered in the media empires of the Conservative Right.
I see Glenn Beck has become the new face of the ZOA. Personally, I couldn’t care less, but if they want to be taken seriously by the american people they better change that fast!
I am a registered republican. having said that, you would think a group like Zionist Organization of America would have at least one democrat in the room.
it is very dangerous for us jews to only give recognition to one political party. wheater I like it or not, there are two major parties that set policy in this country
Oh my goodness… Glenn Beck?! Michelle Bachmann?!?!
To take a line from the Jewish Community…
OY VEY! (lol)
I mean, give me a break! They want to give an award to Glenn Beck, for what?!?!
For sitting on his behind all day long, spewing Apocalyptic nonsense on the radio?!
Crazy!