Lieberman pulls "Israel" card on Dean......

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It Grows !!! Now there is criticism from the House Dems over the fact that Dean says that the Isaraeli-Palestinian issue must be handled in an "even handed" manner.....

These idiots.... He is exactly right... If you want honest, open negotiations to occur, you can not be displaying a bias towards one side or another....

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http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/.../091008957.html

House Dems Criticize Dean's Israel Remarks
By NEDRA PICKLER
ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON (AP) -

Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean drew fire from House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and several Jewish lawmakers on Wednesday over his remarks concerning Israel.

"This is not a time to be sending mixed messages," Dean's critics said in a letter circulated by Rep. Howard Berman, D-Calif., and signed by Pelosi and more than two dozen other Democratic House members who are supporting other candidates. "On the contrary, in these difficult times we must reaffirm our unyielding commitment to Israel's survival and raise our voices against all forms of terrorism and incitement."

Last week at a rally in Santa Fe, N.M., Dean said an "enormous number" of Israeli settlements must go to make progress in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. "It's not our place to take sides," he said.

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During the debate Tuesday night, Dean defended himself by saying he and former President Bill Clinton held the same view on the issue - that the United States must have the trust of both sides to negotiate between the two countries. He repeated that argument during an appearance Wednesday on CNN's "Wolf Blitzer Reports."

"I believe the position that I take on Israel is exactly the position the United States has taken for 54 years," he said on the show. But he acknowledged that saying there should be an "evenhanded policy" toward the Israelis and the Palestinians may have been a poor choice of words.