Howard Dean calls Iraqi PM an 'anti-Semite' for not supporting Israel : Indybay

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Democratic Party chairman Howard Dean on Wednesday called Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki an "anti-Semite" for failing to denounce Hezbollah for its attacks against Israel.

Al-Maliki has condemned Israel's offensive, prompting several Democrats to boycott his address to a joint meeting of Congress and others to criticize him. Dean's comments were the strongest to date.

"The Iraqi prime minister is an anti-Semite," the Democratic leader told a gathering of business leaders in Florida. "We don't need to spend $200 and $300 and $500 billion bringing democracy to Iraq to turn it over to people who believe that Israel doesn't have a right to defend itself and who refuse to condemn Hezbollah."

On Tuesday, leading Senate Democrats said in a sharply worded letter that Al-Maliki's "failure to condemn Hezbollah's aggression and recognize Israel's right to defend itself raises serious questions about whether Iraq under your leadership can play a constructive role in resolving the current crisis and bringing stability to the Middle East."

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Dean levels blasts at Katherine Harris, Iraqi prime minister

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Wednesday Jul 26th, 2006 7:18 PM

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Democrat leader Howard Dean compared Republican Senate candidate Katherine Harris to Stalin for her role in the 2000 presidential election recount and called the Iraqi prime minister an "anti-Semite," during a speech before party loyalists Wednesday.

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While Dean didn't directly address the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah militants, he harshly criticized Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's stance on the fighting.

The Iraqi leader, who addressed a joint session of Congress Wednesday, came under fire from Democrats for recent comments on what al-Maliki termed the "Israeli aggression."

"The president made a big deal about bringing the Iraqi prime minister to address Congress," Dean said. "The Iraqi prime minister is an anti-Semite. We don't need to spend $200, $300, $500 billion bringing democracy to Iraq to turn it over to people who believe Israel doesn't have a right to defend itself and refuse to condemn Hezbollah."

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