Former Chair of DNC; Democratic Challenger MA Governor
Former chair of pro-Israel lobby continues strong support
Grossman chaired the American-Israel Public Affairs Committee, the major pro-Israel lobby, from 1992 until 1996. A friend of the late prime minister Yitzhak Rabin, Grossman helped build support for the 1993 Oslo peace accords.
He defends Israel in the current standoff: In the first debate, he countered Robert Reich's call to fight terrorism by fighting poverty in the Arab world with his call to preserve "the only democracy in the Middle East."
Source: Stephanie Ebbert, Boston Globe
May 31, 2002
