Obama appoints anti-Israel lobbyist to anti-Semitism post
J Street pick hints Jewish state to blame for hatred against its people
President Obama's new anti-Semitism czar serves on the board of a controversial Israel lobby group accused of working against the Jewish state, while her writings suggest Israel's policies are to blame for anti-Semitism.
Hannah Rosenthal, a former Health Department regional director under the Clinton administration, started her position earlier this week as the State Department's new special envoy to monitor and combat anti-Semitism. She previously headed the Jewish Council for Public Affairs, an umbrella U.S. Jewish organization.
Rosenthal, however, serves on the board of J Street, a lobby group that is mostly led by left-leaning Israelis and that receives funds from Arab and Muslim Americans.
Getting appointed to such position can be easy:-
Rosenthal, a longtime Madison resident, is the former head of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs in New York City. In 2005, Rosenthal became director of the Chicago Foundation for Women. She returned to Madison in 2008 to take the position at WPS [Health Insurance]. Rosenthal has long ties to Bill and Hillary Clinton. She chaired Bill Clinton's Wisconsin campaign in 1992, and three years later was named regional director for the U.S. Health and Human Services department. Rosenthal also was an active supporter of the presidential campaign of Hillary Clinton. As Secretary of State, Clinton will be Rosenthal's boss.
And it further notes that the Weekly Standard published that Rosenthal had attacked the speakers an Israel Solidarity Rally for their "narrow, ultra-conservative views of what it means to be pro-Israel..." and been upbraided by the ADL.
So, what we have is "an anti-Semitism czar who has been criticized by the ADL, who has been a vocal critic of even left-wing Israeli governments, who sits on the advisory council of a group that is pro-Goldstone and anti-sanctions".
That's just great. Not really.
She simplistically shoves the dispute over J Street to the most essential element possible: age -
She believes that some of the controversy over J Street can be attributed to generational issues. “If the older generation doesn’t look to the younger generation for ideas and support,” she said, “we’re going to be isolated and so will Israel.”
By the way, she's 58 so what's her problem?
And another by the way, I found this about her former husband:
...former Dane County Exec Rick Phelps and his wife Hannah Rosenthal. In 1998, Rick Phelps was running in the primary against Tammy Baldwin, for the Second District congressional seat vacated by Republican Scott Klug.
and this:
Richard J. Phelps...has been elected three times as County Executive of Dane County, home to Wisconsin's capital city, Madison, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He also is president of the National Council of County Executives (NCECE) and is that organization's liaison to the White House and congressional leaders.
Phelps grew up in rural Wisconsin, living in Rio, Blue River, and Sextonville before moving to Milwaukee, where he graduated from high school in 1964. He has over 25 years of public service experience and has hold numerous state posts. He currently lives in Madison with his wife and their two teenage daughters.
Phelps earned a bacholor of arts degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1968 and his law degree from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1971. In 1987, Phelps was awarded a fellowship to study public management at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government.
and he claims that
Our Seders are chaotic and noisy and, oh yeah, the messages are shamelessly progressive and liberal.
Can I presume he is Jewish?
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UPDATE
From a reporter in Wisconsin:
Yes he is. Best, JN
-----Original Message-----
From: Yisrael Medad
Sent: Fri 11/27/2009 3:39 AM
To: John Nichols
Subject: Fact Check re: Rick Phelps
Is the former husband of Hannah Rosenthal Jewish?
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