Jeremy Ben-Ami, president of the lobbying group J Street, which is pro-Israel but less hawkish than others, said Mr. Obama's comments show there was no need to rush to military action.
Gutow and Ruskay were supported in their demand to disinvite Palin by the National Jewish Democratic Council and by the new Jewish pro-Palestinian lobbying group J-Street.
But while Mr Hagel has many detractors among the neo-conservatives, he does not lack supporters in other political circles, including more centrist pro-Israeli groups such as J Street and the Israel Policy Forum.
Both of the tracks were recorded with a 1962 Gibson J-45 acoustic guitar captured by GarageBand on a MacBook Pro and feature no post-production tweaks to the EQ or anything else.