In the wake of the President’s nomination of Chuck Hagel as defense secretary, numerous Jewish orginizations released comments to the press stating their opinion on the matter.
As a reminder, Hagel, among other quotes, has called for an end of the Israeli lobby in Washington, stated that Israel keeps the Palestinians locked up “like animals”, and as senator from Nebraska, has refused to meet Jewish constituents.
Herein is a synopsis of responses of various american Jewish organizations to this nomination:
AIPAC: ” .”
ADL: ” .”
Conferance Of Presidents: ” .”
OU : ” .”
Young Israel: ” .”
Agudath Israel : ” .”
Stay tuned for further strong responses from more orginzations.