RON PAUL AND ANTI-SEMITISM

RON PAUL IS NOT JUST THE NUTTY GOP PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE WHOM RUDY GIULIANI RIPPED A NEW ONE FOR INDULGING IN 9/11 CONSPIRACY THEORIES. HE MAY ALSO BE AN ANTI-SEMITE. YOU BE THE JUDGE:

Ron Paul and Anti-Semitism (NYSun)
Over at Reason's Hit & Run blog, David Weigel got Ron Paul to comment on the quote I took note of a little while ago that "By far the most powerful lobby in Washington of the bad sort is the Israeli government." I said that I considered this statement anti-Semitic on its face; I still do. You can read Mr. Paul's full and rather lengthy response at Hit & Run. But let's hit a couple of other related issues....

Then, there are the legislative stands Mr. Paul has taken, particularly as regards resolutions relating to violence in Israel, the Palestinian territories, and the broader Middle East. Most troubling is this statement on the Israel-Lebanon war last summer, when he rose as the only Republican in opposition to a resolution condemning Hezbollah for the violence and supporting Israel's right to defend itself.... READ ON