In an interview with ABC News last week, the former Alaska governor and vice presidential candidate told Barbara Walters that Jewish settlements “should be allowed to be expanded upon” because “more and more Jewish people will be flocking to Israel in the days and weeks and months ahead.”
At least two other likely candidates for the GOP nomination in 2012 have made similar comments in recent months.
...former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee ....former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney ....
...Tevi Troy, a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute and a former Bush administration liaison to the Jewish community...
“If you want to be a conservative candidate, you have to check that pro-Israel box,” he said.
Some GOP insiders also said that Jewish Republicans make up a significant portion of the party's financial base, and one way for candidates to become more attractive to such donors is to shore up their pro-Israel bona fides...
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