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Steve Novick with Palestinian-American and Jewish peace activists: Novick Campaign Photo

Senate candidate Steve Novick today received simultaneous endorsements from Palestinian-American and Jewish peace activists, who cited his consistency in discussing Israel, a Palestinian state and the Middle East Peace Process.

Consistency was Novick's key here, and is especially relevant due to the fracas that surrounded Novick's primary opponent Jeff Merkley's comments on the Middle East back in April.

Last month, a number of Merkley's campaign contributors were upset by statements made by the candidate on the Arab-Israeli peace process. One of them, Hala Gores, a Palestinian American peace activist was especially disillusioned after Merkley seemingly solicited contributions from the pro-Palestinian community (and then returned Gores's) and consequently released a public statement on Middle East policy that represented what the community termed as an about-face.