Unlike McCain, Oren and Wiesel cannot claim innocence of Hagee's anti-Semitic remarks precisely because of the clamor over McCain's disassociation. "My dear pastor when I hear that Christians are getting together in order to defend the people of Israel, of course it brings joy to my heart ... And it simply says, look, people have learned from history." (Hagee is hawking DVD's of his Wiesel interview for $15 each on his personal website, turning footage of the encounter into a windfall profit.) On October 26, during an unofficial panel of bloggers and activists at J Street's conference, I criticized Wiesel and Oren for associating with Hagee just as I had written about McCain's involvement with the preacher.
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