Why is christie in israel

The Kean family name is indeed hallowed in Israel, and it deserves to be. I know of no other non-Jewish family who has been more supportive of World Jewry in our struggles for human rights and survival than the Kean family. Thus, I treasure my friendship with Tom Kean. It began with her trip to Israel in , prior to her becoming governor in During her initial visit to Israel, Israeli leaders such as the late Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin actually sought her friendship.

Once elected as governor, Whitman became the national leader among American governors on economic development issues. This was a key factor in the increasing trade and mutual investment between New Jersey and Israeli businesses during the s.

Thus, it should not have surprised me how Governor Whitman was received by Israelis on that trip as a beloved American leader. The Jerusalem Post ran a story about her as a future American President. But as the journalism we do is costly, we invite readers for whom The Times of Israel has become important to help support our work by joining The Times of Israel Community.

Newsletter email address Get it By signing up, you agree to the terms. View comments Hide comments. Klein, said he tried to correct Mr. Klein, national president of the Zionist Organization of America. The New York Times , Politico and the Jewish Telegraph Agency reported that Christie later apologized for his choice of words to Sheldon Adelson, the owner of the Venetian hotel, a pillar of the Republican Jewish Coalition and, not so coincidentally, a big spender on political causes.

That the West Bank is occupied by Israel is common parlance in diplomacy. No less a friend of Israel than President George W. They must show the world that they are ready to Israeli annexation of the West Bank, while it may have some support in Israel and among some Americans, is a position no president of the United States — even a President Christie — will ever embrace.

So why encourage false hopes by apologizing for a perfectly unobjectionable reference? Jacob Kornbluh is a political correspondent for www. Jacob Kornbluh May. Updated: Apr.