WHAT IS RAHM EMANUEL? (Rahm Israël Emanuel - ndlr)

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Emanuel’s made it a point to cozy up to big business, making him one of the most effective corporate fundraisers in the Democratic Party. He’s also a staunch advocate of Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories. . . . Emanuel’s shinning moment came in 2006 as he helped funnel money and poured ground support into the offices of dozens of conservative Democrats, expanding his party’s control of the House of Representatives. Emanuel, who supports the War on Terror, and expanding our presence in Afghanistan, worked hard to ensure that a Democratic House majority would not alter the course of US military objectives in the Middle East.
http://www.zmag.org/znet/viewArticle/19380

Son of Irgun Terrorist, a Hardline Zionist
Rahm Emanuel was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1959, the son of Benjamin Emanuel, a pediatrician who helped smuggle weapons to the Irgun, the Zionist militia of former Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin, in the 1940s. The Irgun carried out numerous terrorist attacks on Palestinian civilians including the bombing of Jerusalem’s King David Hotel in 1946. . . . One of the most influential politicians and fundraisers in his party, Emanuel accompanied Obama to a meeting of AIPAC’s executive board just after the Illinois senator had addressed the pro-Israel lobby’s conference last June. . . . In Congress, Emanuel has been a consistent and vocal pro-Israel hardliner, sometimes more so than President Bush.
http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article9939.shtml

Top Recipient of Wall Street Money
Rep. Rahm Emanuel, the Illinois congressman who was an aide in the Clinton White House, was the top House recipient in the 2008 election cycle of contributions from hedge funds, private equity firms and the larger securities/investment industry
http://www.hawaiireporter.com/story.aspx?92ff77a3-e51f-4b6a-8f98-fc2b420a7f87