Former New York City Mayor Ed Koch said over the weekend that he and many other prominent American Jews were reconsidering their support for President Barack H. Obama. Koch told Reuters in an interview that Obama has “in effect sought to reduce Israel's negotiation power and I condemn him for that. I believed that then-Senator Obama would be as good as John McCain based on his statements at the time and based on his support of Israel. It turns out I was wrong.
Quoted in the Reuters article was also developer and publisher Mortimer Zuckerman. “I have spoken to a lot of people in the last couple of days -- former supporters -- who are very upset and feel alienated," Zuckerman said. "He'll get less political support, fewer activists for his campaign, and I am sure that will extend to financial support as well."
Quoted in the Reuters article was also developer and publisher Mortimer Zuckerman. “I have spoken to a lot of people in the last couple of days -- former supporters -- who are very upset and feel alienated," Zuckerman said. "He'll get less political support, fewer activists for his campaign, and I am sure that will extend to financial support as well."