L.A. Area Muslims Criticize Schwarzenegger

The L.A.Times reports:

At the pro-Israel rally last month, Schwarzenegger devoted two sentences to expressing sympathy for Lebanon, saying he had prayed for its people to "recover their country and live without war and violence or strife."

Except for that, the speech concentrated on expressing support for Israel and its right to defend itself against terrorist attacks. The governor, who is Catholic, said that he had "long felt a special bond" with the Israeli people.

"I started in the '70s as a bodybuilding champion when I went to Israel for the first time," Schwarzenegger said at the rally. "I went back in the '80s as the Terminator. I went back in the '90s to open up our Planet Hollywood restaurant. And, of course, Israel is the first country that I visited after I became governor of the great state of California."

Arnold.