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Source: http://www.jpost.com/Israel/Article.aspx?id=172061
"Obama Must Do More to Mend Ties"
(Jerusalem Post) Hilary Leila Krieger - A top Jewish leader on Monday urged the Obama administration to do more to push back against negative aspersions about the Jewish community and the state of the U.S.-Israel relationship. "The outward appearances have been perceived and described in much of the media in very negative terms, and I would hope that's something the administration would address," said Malcolm Hoenlein, executive vice chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations. He pointed to recent accusations of dual loyalty against Dennis Ross, a key adviser to President Obama on Middle East issues, who is Jewish, and the erroneous reports that Gen. David Petraeus said U.S. ties to Israel were costing American soldiers their lives. "It would be very unfortunate if this is allowed to fester," Hoenlein said. "I would hope they would take advantage of every opportunity to set the record straight." He said his sense was that the administration wants to "calm it down" and "put this behind them."