| From | Republican Jewish Coalition <[email protected]> |
| Subject | RJC E-Newsletter for February 20, 2020 |
| Date | February 20, 2020 11:03 PM |
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Who Are You Calling Racist?
In a CNN town hall in Las Vegas on Tuesday, Sen. Bernie Sanderssaid <[link removed]>, “To be for the Israeli people and to be for peace in the Middle East does not mean that we have to support right-wing, racist governments that currently exist in Israel.”
The RJC responded to this outrageous comment with a statement <[link removed]> by RJC Executive Director Matt Brooks that was picked up by Jewish media outlets in the US and Israel:
Sanders says he supports the Israeli people, just not their democratic government. As it happens, the policies that Sanders calls racist are supported by all the major contenders to be the next Israeli prime minister and by the vast majority of Israeli voters, because they defend the basic national security needs of the Jewish state.
It is outrageous that a mainstream US political party candidate for president would call the Israeli government racist. It’s especially ironic to hear that from Sanders, who has chosen virulently anti-Israel and anti-Semitic individuals to represent him as surrogates in his campaign and who has been endorsed by a Who’s Who of anti-Israel and anti-Semitic personalities.
Start with surrogates Linda Sarsour (who described herself <[link removed]> as "an unapologetic pro-BDS, one-state solution supporting resistance supporter") and Amer Zahr (who tweeted <[link removed]>: "Describing defenders of Israel as 'scumbags,' 'pigs,' and 'bastards' is not necessary. 'Zionist' is sufficently insulting"). Then there are the endorsements from Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), whose anti-Semitic comments are well documented.
This is not the first time that Sanders has called Israel’s government "racist." In an April 2019 <[link removed]> CNN town hall event, Sanders said of the peace process: "[The] goal must be to try to bring people together and not just support one country, which is now run by a right wing, dare I say, racist government."
Last year he "dared" to say it. This year, he said it and received applause from the CNN town hall audience.
This is just another example of the deepening and deeply troubling alienation between the Democratic Party and Israel.
And in other Sanders news, the socialist contender for the Democratic nomination named Abrar Omeish, a Fairfax County (VA) school board member, to be one of his Virginia campaign co-chairs <[link removed]>. Omeish is the daughter of Libyan-born jihadist sympathizer Esam Omeish, according to the Center for Security Policy <[link removed]>. The elder Omeish is a former president of the Muslim American Society, a group identified by federal prosecutors as the “overt arm <[link removed]>” of the US Muslim Brotherhood. Abrar Omeish herself was active in a Muslim-Brotherhood founded group at Yale University.
L-R: Professor Alan Dershowitz, Robert M. “Bob” Shrum, and Judge Alex Kozinski.
Dershowitz and Shrum Debate at RJC Event in LA
The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angelesreports <[link removed]>:
Harvard Law School professor Alan Dershowitz and Democratic strategist and director of the Center for the Political Future and professor of political science at USC Robert Shrum engaged in a heated debate over Dershowitz’s role serving on President Donald Trump’s impeachment defense team.
The duo faced off at the Saban Theatre on February 17 in a wide-ranging discussion organized by the Republican Jewish Coalition and hosted by Rabbi David Baron.
… As Dershowitz and Shrum went back and forth, the moderator, former Ninth Circuit Judge Alex Kozinski, remained mostly quiet, leaving it to Baron, whose congregation, Temple of the Arts, meets at the Saban, to walk onstage and ask the speakers and crowd for more civility.
Baron moderated the second and third parts of the evening, featuring Dershowitz and Shrum discussing the #MeToo movement and “Rising Anti-Semitism and Anti-Zionism.”
… Shrum and Dershowitz did agree on one thing: They both oppose the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement.
… At the end of the tense 75-minute back and forth, Dershowitz and Shrum shook hands. “We can violently disagree,” Shrum said, “but I think we have some common respect for each other.”
However, as the speakers headed offstage, the audience chanted “Four more years!”
Coming soon: On Monday, February 23, Professor Dershowitz will speak to a packed house of RJC members in Aventura, Florida, to discuss: The Challenges Facing Our Community: How Do We Combat Rising Anti-Semitism at Home and Abroad? How Do We Defend an Israel Under Siege? Click here <[link removed]> for details.
Democrats Debate Who is Farther Left
The Democrat debate in Las Vegas last night focused a great deal on which candidate was richer, older, or healthier. But there was also a competition to see which of the candidates could go farther to the left. The Issues and Insights editorial board tackles this element of the primary race in an editorial this week entitled: "The Billionaire and the ‘Moderates’ Are Socialists Too.” They write <[link removed]>:
[Bernie] Sanders and [Elizabeth] Warren may be perceived as the ones on the fringe, but on health care, environmentalism, and the massive tax increases needed to finance their ideological crusades – so massive that the new levies will by necessity hit the middle class hard and devastate the economy – the others have left the now-uncool, too-cautious Barack Obama far behind. [Amy] Klobachar, [Joe] Biden, and [Pete] Buttigieg too, despite his apparent concern about costs, are really all socialists in deed if not name.
Meanwhile, [Michael] Bloomberg, with his strong authoritarian tendencies, seeking to dictate what size soda New Yorkers are allowed to drink and imposing aggressive police tactics – two policies that were both knocked down by the courts – may actually be the most frightening Democrat of all. Because if he could do the harm he’s done with tens of billions of dollars of his own money, imagine if he were allowed to spend trillions of dollars of other people’s money.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tours the Jordan Valley last week. Photo: Haim Zach/GPO
Trump’s Peace Plan: A Matter of Perspective
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has an op-ed this week at Israel Hayom in which he writes <[link removed]>:
The "deal of the century" presented by my friend, US President Donald Trump, offers the State of Israel a historic opportunity that won't return: to protect and defend our country, determine our borders, and ensure our future. We must do all we can to capitalize on this opportunity and not squander it.
The Prime Minister goes on to debunk false claims about the deal, including the idea that the peace plan will create a Palestinian state that supports terror. Read the whole piece here <[link removed]>.
Over at Commentary, Seth Mandel focuses on the responses from American Jewish organizations to the Trump plan. He criticizes J Street and the Israel Policy Forum for their opposition to the plan. Then he writes <[link removed]>:
The idea that the plan might be too favorable to Israel was a particular concern to the Jewish Democratic Council of America. “The complete absence of the Palestinians today speaks volumes about the illegitimacy and naiveté of the process that led to the plan’s creation,” the JDCA said in a statement, blaming everyone but the Palestinians for their intransigence.
True, the American Jewish Committee had only good things to say about it, and the Republican Jewish Coalition and Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations endorsed it. But even AIPAC, while praising Trump’s effort and intentions, equivocated that “both Israeli political leaders view this framework as the basis to restart negotiations with the Palestinians,” distancing the organization from the appearance of a direct endorsement.
What’s happening here is more than a skirmish over a peace plan, or a distressing glimpse into the way American Jewry’s leaders privilege their partisan leanings over the fact that their leadership roles in American society are due to their Judaism and not their Democratic Party membership. What we are seeing is the way American Jewish leaders fail to take seriously the rising tide of anti-Semitism that masquerades as “anti-Zionism”—and even the way progressive groups enable it. Attacking an American plan for its pro-Israel lean is nonsensical for those who should, by the very nature of who they are and what they do, want the United States to have a pro-Israel lean.
REGISTER NOW FOR THIS SPECIAL EVENT
<[link removed]>
March 13-15 in Las Vegas: RJC National Leaders are invited for a terrific weekend of politics, policy, and poker at the fabulous Venetian/Palazzo Resort and Hotel. Attendees will have the opportunity to hear from – and be heard by – some of the country’s foremost politicians, policy makers, and leaders, including featured speaker Ambassador Nikki Haley. It’s time to reserve your spot! Visit RJCVegasMeeting.org <[link removed]> for details and reservations. (This event is open to RJC Leaders; Leadership dues begin at the $1,000 donor level.)
• The Republican Jewish Coalition is hiring field staff for our advocacy efforts in support of President Donald Trump’s reelection in various battleground states.CLICK HERE <[link removed]> for details and application information.
• The RJC PAC has endorsed a terrific slate of House and Senate incumbents, and we need them to continue their work on Capitol Hill! CLICK HERE to donate through the RJC PAC portal and show your support for our great candidates! <[link removed]>
And don't forget your RJC/Trump kippah!
Our extremely popular red Trump kippah is now for sale for just $18. This includes shipping and handling. Supplies are limited.
BUY YOUR KIPPAH HERE. <[link removed]>
— Short Takes —
Chris Murphy is a massive hypocrite on Iran <[link removed]>David Harsanyi pulls no punches in his criticism of Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) and other Democratic senators secretly meeting with Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif last month.
— Tweets —
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— Events — <[link removed]>
DISCUSSION ON CHALLENGES FACING THE JEWISH COMMUNITY FEATURING ALAN DERSHOWITZ
Aventura, FL - February 23, 2020
RSVP <[link removed]>
IDF BRIEFING: SECURITY IMPERATIVES OF APPLYING ISRAELI SOVEREIGNTY TO THE JORDAN VALLEY
Bala Cynwyd - February 24, 2020
RSVP <[link removed]>
SHOSHANA BRYEN: THE VISION - THE TRUMP MIDDLE EAST PLAN
Delray Beach, FL - February 27, 2020
RSVP <[link removed]>
SHOSHANA BRYEN: IRAN'S IMPERIAN OVERREACH
Aventura, FL - February 28, 2020
RSVP <[link removed]>
REGISTRATION IS OPEN! RJC NATIONAL LEADERSHIP MEETING
Las Vegas, NV - March 13-15, 2020
REGISTER TODAY <[link removed]>
SHOSHANA BRYEN: ONGOING THREATS IN THE MIDDLE EAST
Beachwood, OH - March 29, 2020
SAVE THE DATE <[link removed]>
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Republican Jewish Coalition - 50 F St NW, Suite 100, Washington, DC 20001, United States
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Who Are You Calling Racist?
In a CNN town hall in Las Vegas on Tuesday, Sen. Bernie Sanderssaid <[link removed]>, “To be for the Israeli people and to be for peace in the Middle East does not mean that we have to support right-wing, racist governments that currently exist in Israel.”
The RJC responded to this outrageous comment with a statement <[link removed]> by RJC Executive Director Matt Brooks that was picked up by Jewish media outlets in the US and Israel:
Sanders says he supports the Israeli people, just not their democratic government. As it happens, the policies that Sanders calls racist are supported by all the major contenders to be the next Israeli prime minister and by the vast majority of Israeli voters, because they defend the basic national security needs of the Jewish state.
It is outrageous that a mainstream US political party candidate for president would call the Israeli government racist. It’s especially ironic to hear that from Sanders, who has chosen virulently anti-Israel and anti-Semitic individuals to represent him as surrogates in his campaign and who has been endorsed by a Who’s Who of anti-Israel and anti-Semitic personalities.
Start with surrogates Linda Sarsour (who described herself <[link removed]> as "an unapologetic pro-BDS, one-state solution supporting resistance supporter") and Amer Zahr (who tweeted <[link removed]>: "Describing defenders of Israel as 'scumbags,' 'pigs,' and 'bastards' is not necessary. 'Zionist' is sufficently insulting"). Then there are the endorsements from Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), whose anti-Semitic comments are well documented.
This is not the first time that Sanders has called Israel’s government "racist." In an April 2019 <[link removed]> CNN town hall event, Sanders said of the peace process: "[The] goal must be to try to bring people together and not just support one country, which is now run by a right wing, dare I say, racist government."
Last year he "dared" to say it. This year, he said it and received applause from the CNN town hall audience.
This is just another example of the deepening and deeply troubling alienation between the Democratic Party and Israel.
And in other Sanders news, the socialist contender for the Democratic nomination named Abrar Omeish, a Fairfax County (VA) school board member, to be one of his Virginia campaign co-chairs <[link removed]>. Omeish is the daughter of Libyan-born jihadist sympathizer Esam Omeish, according to the Center for Security Policy <[link removed]>. The elder Omeish is a former president of the Muslim American Society, a group identified by federal prosecutors as the “overt arm <[link removed]>” of the US Muslim Brotherhood. Abrar Omeish herself was active in a Muslim-Brotherhood founded group at Yale University.
L-R: Professor Alan Dershowitz, Robert M. “Bob” Shrum, and Judge Alex Kozinski.
Dershowitz and Shrum Debate at RJC Event in LA
The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angelesreports <[link removed]>:
Harvard Law School professor Alan Dershowitz and Democratic strategist and director of the Center for the Political Future and professor of political science at USC Robert Shrum engaged in a heated debate over Dershowitz’s role serving on President Donald Trump’s impeachment defense team.
The duo faced off at the Saban Theatre on February 17 in a wide-ranging discussion organized by the Republican Jewish Coalition and hosted by Rabbi David Baron.
… As Dershowitz and Shrum went back and forth, the moderator, former Ninth Circuit Judge Alex Kozinski, remained mostly quiet, leaving it to Baron, whose congregation, Temple of the Arts, meets at the Saban, to walk onstage and ask the speakers and crowd for more civility.
Baron moderated the second and third parts of the evening, featuring Dershowitz and Shrum discussing the #MeToo movement and “Rising Anti-Semitism and Anti-Zionism.”
… Shrum and Dershowitz did agree on one thing: They both oppose the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement.
… At the end of the tense 75-minute back and forth, Dershowitz and Shrum shook hands. “We can violently disagree,” Shrum said, “but I think we have some common respect for each other.”
However, as the speakers headed offstage, the audience chanted “Four more years!”
Coming soon: On Monday, February 23, Professor Dershowitz will speak to a packed house of RJC members in Aventura, Florida, to discuss: The Challenges Facing Our Community: How Do We Combat Rising Anti-Semitism at Home and Abroad? How Do We Defend an Israel Under Siege? Click here <[link removed]> for details.
Democrats Debate Who is Farther Left
The Democrat debate in Las Vegas last night focused a great deal on which candidate was richer, older, or healthier. But there was also a competition to see which of the candidates could go farther to the left. The Issues and Insights editorial board tackles this element of the primary race in an editorial this week entitled: "The Billionaire and the ‘Moderates’ Are Socialists Too.” They write <[link removed]>:
[Bernie] Sanders and [Elizabeth] Warren may be perceived as the ones on the fringe, but on health care, environmentalism, and the massive tax increases needed to finance their ideological crusades – so massive that the new levies will by necessity hit the middle class hard and devastate the economy – the others have left the now-uncool, too-cautious Barack Obama far behind. [Amy] Klobachar, [Joe] Biden, and [Pete] Buttigieg too, despite his apparent concern about costs, are really all socialists in deed if not name.
Meanwhile, [Michael] Bloomberg, with his strong authoritarian tendencies, seeking to dictate what size soda New Yorkers are allowed to drink and imposing aggressive police tactics – two policies that were both knocked down by the courts – may actually be the most frightening Democrat of all. Because if he could do the harm he’s done with tens of billions of dollars of his own money, imagine if he were allowed to spend trillions of dollars of other people’s money.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tours the Jordan Valley last week. Photo: Haim Zach/GPO
Trump’s Peace Plan: A Matter of Perspective
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has an op-ed this week at Israel Hayom in which he writes <[link removed]>:
The "deal of the century" presented by my friend, US President Donald Trump, offers the State of Israel a historic opportunity that won't return: to protect and defend our country, determine our borders, and ensure our future. We must do all we can to capitalize on this opportunity and not squander it.
The Prime Minister goes on to debunk false claims about the deal, including the idea that the peace plan will create a Palestinian state that supports terror. Read the whole piece here <[link removed]>.
Over at Commentary, Seth Mandel focuses on the responses from American Jewish organizations to the Trump plan. He criticizes J Street and the Israel Policy Forum for their opposition to the plan. Then he writes <[link removed]>:
The idea that the plan might be too favorable to Israel was a particular concern to the Jewish Democratic Council of America. “The complete absence of the Palestinians today speaks volumes about the illegitimacy and naiveté of the process that led to the plan’s creation,” the JDCA said in a statement, blaming everyone but the Palestinians for their intransigence.
True, the American Jewish Committee had only good things to say about it, and the Republican Jewish Coalition and Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations endorsed it. But even AIPAC, while praising Trump’s effort and intentions, equivocated that “both Israeli political leaders view this framework as the basis to restart negotiations with the Palestinians,” distancing the organization from the appearance of a direct endorsement.
What’s happening here is more than a skirmish over a peace plan, or a distressing glimpse into the way American Jewry’s leaders privilege their partisan leanings over the fact that their leadership roles in American society are due to their Judaism and not their Democratic Party membership. What we are seeing is the way American Jewish leaders fail to take seriously the rising tide of anti-Semitism that masquerades as “anti-Zionism”—and even the way progressive groups enable it. Attacking an American plan for its pro-Israel lean is nonsensical for those who should, by the very nature of who they are and what they do, want the United States to have a pro-Israel lean.
REGISTER NOW FOR THIS SPECIAL EVENT
<[link removed]>
March 13-15 in Las Vegas: RJC National Leaders are invited for a terrific weekend of politics, policy, and poker at the fabulous Venetian/Palazzo Resort and Hotel. Attendees will have the opportunity to hear from – and be heard by – some of the country’s foremost politicians, policy makers, and leaders, including featured speaker Ambassador Nikki Haley. It’s time to reserve your spot! Visit RJCVegasMeeting.org <[link removed]> for details and reservations. (This event is open to RJC Leaders; Leadership dues begin at the $1,000 donor level.)
• The Republican Jewish Coalition is hiring field staff for our advocacy efforts in support of President Donald Trump’s reelection in various battleground states.CLICK HERE <[link removed]> for details and application information.
• The RJC PAC has endorsed a terrific slate of House and Senate incumbents, and we need them to continue their work on Capitol Hill! CLICK HERE to donate through the RJC PAC portal and show your support for our great candidates! <[link removed]>
And don't forget your RJC/Trump kippah!
Our extremely popular red Trump kippah is now for sale for just $18. This includes shipping and handling. Supplies are limited.
BUY YOUR KIPPAH HERE. <[link removed]>
— Short Takes —
Chris Murphy is a massive hypocrite on Iran <[link removed]>David Harsanyi pulls no punches in his criticism of Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) and other Democratic senators secretly meeting with Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif last month.
— Tweets —
<[link removed]>
<[link removed]>
<[link removed]>
— Events — <[link removed]>
DISCUSSION ON CHALLENGES FACING THE JEWISH COMMUNITY FEATURING ALAN DERSHOWITZ
Aventura, FL - February 23, 2020
RSVP <[link removed]>
IDF BRIEFING: SECURITY IMPERATIVES OF APPLYING ISRAELI SOVEREIGNTY TO THE JORDAN VALLEY
Bala Cynwyd - February 24, 2020
RSVP <[link removed]>
SHOSHANA BRYEN: THE VISION - THE TRUMP MIDDLE EAST PLAN
Delray Beach, FL - February 27, 2020
RSVP <[link removed]>
SHOSHANA BRYEN: IRAN'S IMPERIAN OVERREACH
Aventura, FL - February 28, 2020
RSVP <[link removed]>
REGISTRATION IS OPEN! RJC NATIONAL LEADERSHIP MEETING
Las Vegas, NV - March 13-15, 2020
REGISTER TODAY <[link removed]>
SHOSHANA BRYEN: ONGOING THREATS IN THE MIDDLE EAST
Beachwood, OH - March 29, 2020
SAVE THE DATE <[link removed]>
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Republican Jewish Coalition - 50 F St NW, Suite 100, Washington, DC 20001, United States
This email was sent to [email protected]. To stop receiving emails: [link removed]
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Created with NationBuilder - [link removed]
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