Temple Adash Yeshurun in Manchester was the site of a forum for candidates, and students filed along the walls to hear from candidates not getting as much airtime in the mainstream press.
Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.), Gov. Bill Richardson (D-N.M.) and former Sen. Mike Gravel (D- Ala.) all made their case to a full reception area in the synagogue. An aide for Sen. Hillary Clinton named Ann Lewis made her case as well.
All of the candidates, as well as Clinton's aide, stood firmly in support of Israel. However, Gravel differed in his approach.
He voiced his support for the American Peace Now movement, which advocates giving up the West Bank for peace. Gravel said he would bring peace to the Middle East no matter what the cost.
"Don't worry about the details; I'll force it through by will," he said. "It is the people that are gonna take control of the peace process, not the leaders."
All of the candidates were asked what they would do first upon being elected president.
"The first thing I would do [as President] is get out of Iraq," said Richardson, the candidate appearing here with the highest poll numbers and profile.
Hunter appeared first, and advocated building a fence along the border with Mexico.
Gravel, who appeared later, disagreed with Hunter's advocacy for the fence. "I would blow only three things up if I were elected president: that fence along Mexico, Guantanamo and Abu Ghraib," he said.
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