By Samuel Burke, CNN Opponents of President Obama’s pick for defense secretary, Chuck Hagel, characterize him as an enemy of Israel and a friend to Iran. “That’s total and utter nonsense,” former Israeli diplomat Alon Pinkas told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour on Monday. Pinkas said Hagel’s statements and voting record suggest the exact opposite. “I think … Continue reading Israeli diplomat: ‘Attacks on Hagel are vile and vicious’