Difference between revisions of "Rahm Emanuel"
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:Rahm Emmanuel, actually went to Israel for one month's service during the 1991 Gulf war in the Israel Defense Force "Overseas Volunteer Unit" to enable IDF personnel in essential civilian jobs to join their military units at the front. Emmanuel's Israeli father was a member of Menachem Begin's underground terrorist militia, the Irgun Zvai Leumi, and Rahm Emmanuel's uncle was killed while serving with Israeli forces in the 1948 war.[http://www.washington-report.org/backissues/0198/9801028.htm] | :Rahm Emmanuel, actually went to Israel for one month's service during the 1991 Gulf war in the Israel Defense Force "Overseas Volunteer Unit" to enable IDF personnel in essential civilian jobs to join their military units at the front. Emmanuel's Israeli father was a member of Menachem Begin's underground terrorist militia, the Irgun Zvai Leumi, and Rahm Emmanuel's uncle was killed while serving with Israeli forces in the 1948 war.[http://www.washington-report.org/backissues/0198/9801028.htm] | ||
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| + | According to Rolling Stone, Emanuel lost his right hand middle-finger to Syrian tank-fire while serving in the Israeli military.{{ref|rs}} | ||
Emanuel's brother [[Ari Emanuel]] is an Israeli-American Hollywood agent at the [[Endeavor Agency]] in Beverly Hills, California. He represents [[Michael Moore]] among others. | Emanuel's brother [[Ari Emanuel]] is an Israeli-American Hollywood agent at the [[Endeavor Agency]] in Beverly Hills, California. He represents [[Michael Moore]] among others. | ||
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*Andrew Cockburn, [http://www.counterpunch.org/andrew12092005.html "Meet Rahm Emmanuel, the Democrats' New Gatekeeper"], ''Counterpunch'', December 9, 2005 | *Andrew Cockburn, [http://www.counterpunch.org/andrew12092005.html "Meet Rahm Emmanuel, the Democrats' New Gatekeeper"], ''Counterpunch'', December 9, 2005 | ||
*Mark Donham, [http://www.counterpunch.org/donham01222005.html "The Secret Messages of Rahm Emmanuel"], ''Counterpunch'', January 25, 2005 | *Mark Donham, [http://www.counterpunch.org/donham01222005.html "The Secret Messages of Rahm Emmanuel"], ''Counterpunch'', January 25, 2005 | ||
| + | *Joshua Green, [http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/8091986/the_enforcer/ "The Enforcer"], ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', Oct 20, 2005. | ||
[[Category:Middle East Watch]] | [[Category:Middle East Watch]] | ||
Revision as of 20:05, 1 August 2006
Rahm Emmanuel is a member of the US Congress and a former domestic political adviser under the Clinton administration. Emmanuel held a dual Israeli-American citizenship until 1978.[1] According to the Washington Report on Middle-East Affairs:
- Rahm Emmanuel, actually went to Israel for one month's service during the 1991 Gulf war in the Israel Defense Force "Overseas Volunteer Unit" to enable IDF personnel in essential civilian jobs to join their military units at the front. Emmanuel's Israeli father was a member of Menachem Begin's underground terrorist militia, the Irgun Zvai Leumi, and Rahm Emmanuel's uncle was killed while serving with Israeli forces in the 1948 war.[2]
According to Rolling Stone, Emanuel lost his right hand middle-finger to Syrian tank-fire while serving in the Israeli military.[3]
Emanuel's brother Ari Emanuel is an Israeli-American Hollywood agent at the Endeavor Agency in Beverly Hills, California. He represents Michael Moore among others.
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Related Articles
- Andrew Cockburn, "Meet Rahm Emmanuel, the Democrats' New Gatekeeper", Counterpunch, December 9, 2005
- Mark Donham, "The Secret Messages of Rahm Emmanuel", Counterpunch, January 25, 2005
- Joshua Green, "The Enforcer", Rolling Stone, Oct 20, 2005.
