“I took a helicopter ride from the occupied territories across and just felt personally how extraordinary that was to understand, the military risk that Israel faces every day.” – New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, in a comment he made during a speech on March 29 at the Republican Jewish Coalition meeting in Las Vegas, about his experience on a family trip to Israel two years ago.  Reminded almost immediately that his reference to the “occupied territories” was deeply offensive to Israelis, who do not concede that their presence in the West Bank area is an occupation, the governor promptly apologized. MORE