| Republican |
| Rudy Giuliani |
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| The
former New York mayor returned a $10 million donation from a Saudi
prince after 9/11 following his comments on Israel. LAST MONTH'S SCORE:
8.75 |
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| Democrat |
| Hillary Clinton |
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| The
Senator for New York and former First Lady supports moving the American
embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. LAST MONTH'S SCORE: 7.375 |
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| Independent |
| Michael Bloomberg |
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| Backed
Israel in the war; said it 'continues to defend itself from unprovoked
attacks on innocent civilians.' LAST MONTH' S SCORE: 7.75 |
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| Republican |
| John McCain |
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| The
Arizona Senator believes America must give Israel whatever equipment
and technology it needs for defense. LAST MONTH'S SCORE: 7.5 |
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| Democrat |
| Bill Richardson |
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| The
Governor of New Mexico maintains that U.S. commitment to the security
of Israel is not a negotiable issue. LAST MONTH'S SCORE: 6.875 |
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| Republican |
| Fred Thompson |
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| Condemned
Hamas for children's website of 'hateful fanaticism', favors aiding
Iranians overthrow their government. LAST MONTH'S SCORE: 7.25 |
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| Republican |
| Mike Huckabee |
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|
| The
Governor of Arkansas has made nine visits to Israel, including a trip
to the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum. LAST MONTH'S SCORE: 6.125 |
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| Republican |
| Mitt Romney |
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| Opposed
Khatami's recent U.S. trip, saying taxpayers shouldn't fund a man 'who
supports the destruction of Israel.' LAST MONTH'S SCORE: 6.75 |
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| Democrat |
| Joseph Biden |
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|
| The Delaware Senator says cannot expect Israel to negotiate with Hamas, which calls for its destruction. LAST MONTH'S SCORE: 6 |
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| Democrat |
| John Edwards |
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|
| The
former senator for North Carolina has said that Iran poses an enormous
threat to Israel and to the Israeli people. LAST MONTH'S SCORE: 5.875 |
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| Democrat |
| Christopher Dodd |
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|
| The Senator for Connecticut addressed AIPAC in March 2006 on a nuclear Iran and the Hamas government. LAST MONTH'S SCORE: 5.375 |
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| Democrat |
| Barack Obama |
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|
| The
Senator for Illinois made his first visit to Israel in January 2006,
where he visited the north and toured the fence. LAST MONTH'S SCORE:
5.625 |
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| Republican |
| Sam Brownback |
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|
| The Kansas Senator believes Israel has the right to self-defense and to 'aggressively seek' Shalit's release. FINAL SCORE: 6.625 |
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| Democrat |
| Al Gore |
 |
|
| The
former vice president and senator attended the celebrations in
Jerusalem to mark the State of Israel's 50th anniversary. FINAL SCORE:
6.875 |
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| Republican |
| Newt Gingrich |
 |
|
| The
former Speaker of the House says Syria, Iran, Hezbollah and Hamas form
an alliance that cannot be dealt with in isolation. FINAL SCORE: 8 |
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|
| Republican |
| Chuck Hagel |
 |
|
| The
Senator for Nebraska believes that resolving the Israeli-Palestinian
conflict is central to bringing about Middle East peace. FINAL SCORE:
3.5 |
|
| Democrat |
| Wesley Clark |
 |
|
| The
retired four-star U.S. army general has called Hezbollah 'the reach of
Iran toward a Mediterranean beach head.' FINAL SCORE: 5 |
|
| Republican |
| George Pataki |
 |
|
| The
Governor of New York State says there has been a clear pattern of
Israeli concession followed by Palestinian terror. LAST MONTH'S SCORE:
6.38 |
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|
| Democrat |
| Tom Vilsack |
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|
| In
May 2006, the Governor for Iowa took part in a week-long visit to
Israel, organized by AIPAC, to meet with Israeli leaders. FINAL SCORE:
4.86 |
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| Republican |
| Condoleezza Rice |
 |
|
| The
Secretary of State urged Israel to help create conditions for a
Palestinian state to emerge and has acted as mediator in talks. FINAL
SCORE: 5.38 |
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| Democrat |
| John Kerry |
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|
| The
Democrat's 2004 presidential candidate has called Hamas a 'brutal
organization' that refuses to take part in a peaceful process. FINAL
SCORE: 4.88 |
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|
| Democrat |
| Evan Bayh |
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|
| The
Senator for Indiana called for economic sanctions to deter Iran from
plans to develop its nuclear weapons program. FINAL SCORE: 6.25 |
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| Republican |
| Bill Frist |
 |
|
| Tennessee's
Senator says Israel clearly has the right to defend itself and calls
for continued American support for Israel. LAST SCORE: 5.38 |
|
| Democrat |
| Russ Feingold |
 |
|
| The
Jewish Senator for Wisconsin sponsored an act calling for the American
embassy to be moved from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. LAST SCORE: 5 |
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|
| Republican |
| George Allen |
 |
|
| Senator
for Virginia made a bipartisan call with Senator Joseph Lieberman for
the EU to add Hezbollah to its terror group list. LAST SCORE: 6.38 |
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| Democrat |
| Mark Warner |
 |
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| The
former Virginia Governor backs unilateral Israeli moves, on the grounds
that Hamas is not currently a suitable partner. LAST SCORE: 6.25 |
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