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November 19, 2004       Share:    

Source: http://jta.org/page_view_story.asp?strwebhead=Jews+praise+retiring+Powell+&intcategoryid=3

Powell Still Popular with Jews

(JTA)Matthew E. Berger - Under Powell, the State Department took a more internationalist approach to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and has been among the first to speak out against Israeli military actions. But many believe that by the end of his tenure Powell had been relegated to a more minor role. "I think, at a certain point, he gave up," said David Makovsky, senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. "He was resigned to the idea that the U.S.-Israeli relationship was going to be driven by the White House." Through it all, Powell remained highly popular in the U.S. Jewish community.

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