Hagel Meets with Top Jewish Leaders

Top Jewish organizational leaders met with Chuck Hagel, President Obama’s defense secretary nominee, and Vice President Joe Biden.

A statement Monday issued by the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations described the Jan. 18 meeting in Washington as “an important opportunity for a serious and thorough discussion of key issues of importance to all of us.”

Those present included the leaders of the Anti-Defamation League, the American Jewish Committee and the American Israel Public Affairs Committee.

{Andy Heller-Matzav.com Newscenter}