tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003330.post8524141373101716101..comments2024-03-20T06:29:27.167-04:00Comments on The Rabbi with a Blog (Rabbi Jason Miller): Tom LantosRabbi Jason Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07805550465729805847noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003330.post-9491571915587854262008-02-11T14:24:00.000-05:002008-02-11T14:24:00.000-05:00Tom Lantos died today."We lose a voice for human r...Tom Lantos died today.<BR/><BR/>"We lose a voice for human rights, which was in his case unique. He spoke always against oppression, against persecution, against racism."<BR/><I>-Elie Wiesel</I><BR/><BR/>"Having lived through the worst evil known to mankind, Tom Lantos translated the experience into a lifetime commitment to the fight against anti-Semitism, Holocaust education, and a commitment to the state of Israel."<BR/><I>-Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House</I><BR/><BR/>"As the only Holocaust survivor to serve in Congress, Tom was a living reminder that we must never turn a blind eye to the suffering of the innocent at the hands of evil men."<BR/><I>-President George W. Bush</I><BR/><BR/>"Israel lost one of our greatest friends."<BR/><I>-Sallai Meridor, Israeli Ambassador</I>Rabbi Jason Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07805550465729805847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003330.post-20286344826452862642008-01-03T22:30:00.000-05:002008-01-03T22:30:00.000-05:00Here are the last two paragraphs of Tom Lantos's s...Here are the last two paragraphs of <A HREF="http://www.aipac.org/Publications/SpeechesByPolicymakers/Lantos-PC-2007.pdf" REL="nofollow">Tom Lantos's speech at the 2007 AIPAC Policy Conference</A>:<BR/><BR/>Now those of you who were here last night were as thrilled as I was to hear about Buffet’s magnificent $4 billion investment in an Israeli company which I strongly advise you to visit; Annette and I did sometime back. All of you were thrilled with the spectacular historical panorama of the US involvement in the Middle East, a historical perspective of unprecedented proportions and all of you were as moved as I was by that spectacular Evangelical Christian Pastor’s commitment to Israel [John Hagee].<BR/><BR/>But none of those things will matter; Israel’s economic success will not matter; the historical relationship will not matter; the support of the Christian Evangelical community will not matter if Iran develops a nuclear weapon. I cannot do it alone; I need your help. Please take this assignment as seriously as I do. And if we do it together – and if we do it together there will be countless AIPAC annual conferences celebrating the triumph of Israel as a democratic and peaceful State and we’ll all be able to say Am Yisrael Chai [The nation of Israel lives].Rabbi Jason Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07805550465729805847noreply@blogger.com