Weprin, a Democrat and hawk on Israel, tells Adam Dickter:

“I’m one of the few [Democrats] who has been very strongly criticizing Obama on the statement he made that the starting point [in Mideast peace talks] is Israel going back to the pre-‘67 border."

Weprin criticized Obama's Israeli policies the day he made his debut as a congressional candidate. And last night, Rep. Gary Ackerman released a statement critizing Koch's logic that electing a Republican in the NY-9 would force the White House to better support Israel.

Ackerman said injecting Israel into "our contentious politics" was "deeply irresponsible and does Israel a considerable disservice."