Joe Biden officially announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for president. Biden has a long history of support for Israel. He often talks about his first trip to Israel shortly after he was elected to the Senate in 1972. On that trip he met with Prime Minister Golda Meir and discussed Israel’s conflict with the Arabs. When Biden looked concerned and sad about Israel’s existential threat from her enemies, Meir said, “Senator, don’t look so sad … Don’t worry. We Jews have a secret weapon.” Biden then asked her what the secret weapon was. What was Golda Meir’s response?
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A. “We have nuclear weapons. We have absolutely no plan to use them, but we have absolutely no plan to get rid of them either.”
B. “You see, we have no place else to go.”
C. “We have you, and all of our friends in the United States. That gives us faith in our future.”
D. “We have God. And Senator, though I am not a religious woman, I do have absolute faith that we will survive and thrive.”
E. “I just told you–it’s a secret. And stop smelling my hair.”