Bolton: Obama’s UN Address Was ‘Radical’ And ‘Anti-Israel’

Fmr. UN Amb. John Bolton
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Appearing on Glenn Beck today, former United Nations ambassador John Bolton said President Obama’s address to the UN General Assembly today was “the most radical anti-Israel speech I can recall any President making.”

Obama emphasized his opposition to Israeli settlements and called for a contiguous Palestinian state, which Bolton called “very close” to, as Beck said, “selling out Israel.”

“We’ve put Israel on a chopping block,” Bolton said.

At one point, Beck claimed Obama is anti-Semitic and tried to get Bolton to do the same.

“Do you think it’s possible to sit in a church with someone who’s as anti-Semitic as Jeremiah Wright and not come away with an anti-Semitic view?” he asked, referring to Obama’s former pastor.

Bolton declined to go quite so far.

“At a minimum, he was asleep for 20 years,” he said. “Or we need an explanation.

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