

I have known and worked with George Tenet for more than a decade and find Patrick Tyler's allegations outrageous and unbelievable. As part of the Clinton and Bush teams working towards facilitating a peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians, George was an advocate of Israel's right to defend its citizens and its country, and continues to be one today as a private citizen. As a friend of Israel and the Jewish people, I believe George Tenet, who has vehemently denied the charges and whose track record speaks for itself, not Patrick Tyler and his ugly unsubstantiated charges. Abraham Foxman National Director of the Anti-Defamation League |

| Statement by Abraham Foxman |