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Last update - 04:13 03/04/2008 Reform head: We must reject evangelical leader Hagee over 'extremist' Israel politics By The Associated Press Tags: Reform, Israel, John Hagee  The head of the largest branch of American Judaism said Wednesday that synagogues in the movement should not work with pro-Israel evangelical leader Rev. John Hagee, calling him an extremist on Israeli policy who disparages other faiths. Rabbi Eric Yoffie, president of the liberal Union for Reform Judaism, said Hagee and his group, Christians United For Israel, reject any Israeli land concessions to achieve peace with the Palestinians. Reform Judaism supports creating a Palestinian state; Hagee sees a biblical mandate for the territory so End Times prophecy can be fulfilled. Advertisement Yoffie also condemned Hagee's views on Roman Catholicism and Islam. The San Antonio pastor has suggested that Catholic anti-Semitism shaped Adolf Hitler, among other comments. Hagee has vehemently denied he is anti-Catholic and said his remarks have been mischaracterized. But Sen. John McCain, the presumptive Republican nominee for president, distanced himself from Hagee last month, after the pastor endorsed him , following an uproar over Hagee's views of Catholicism. "On Israeli-Palestinian politics, John Hagee and the CUFI are extremists," Yoffie said, in a speech to Reform rabbis meeting in Cincinnati. "In expressing contempt for other religions and rejecting territorial compromise under any and all circumstances, their views run against the American grain." The Union for Reform Judaism represents more than 900 North American synagogues. Related articles: Pastor Hagee, the shortened version Reform head: U.S. Jews must not oppose compromise on Jerusalem 'Allying with Christian Zionists is bad for Israel' Bookmark to del.icio.us   Dude, we're aiding terror A new anti-drug campaign equates smoking pot with terrorism. Bad company A BBC poll says Israel world's most hated country after Iran.

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