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HenchPAC NewsNew York senate candidate Hillary Clinton was booed off the stage at a "Solidarity for Israel" rally held outside the Israeli consulate in Manhattan Thursday afternoon.
"We are here today to say to the world that we stand firmly behind Israel," said the first lady as the crowd erupted in loud jeers. Mrs. Clinton was reportedly forced to curtail her remarks as the booing continued and left the scene minutes later.
The first lady's hostile greeting came just hours after news of the deaths of two Israeli soldiers reached America. They were captured early Thursday and were being held in a Palestinian jail when an angry mob stormed the police station and beat them to death. Their bodies were dragged through the streets of the West Bank town of Ramallah.
Over the weekend Mrs. Clinton said she opposed a U.N. resolution condemning Israel for the current Mideast violence. But she apparently did little to persuade President Clinton, who personally ordered that the U.S. remain neutral on the issue. The excuse seemed lame to many and angered even some of her most avid Jewish supporters.
The "Solidarity for Israel" crowd -- estimated to be 10,000 strong and stretching for six blocks -- was much larger than expected.
Mrs. Clinton's senate rival Rick Lazio also spoke and got a much warmer reception, as did speeches from New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and Gov. Pataki.
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