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September 10, 2020 |
Your
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RJC in the
News
RJC released three new ads this week, putting more than a
million dollars behind television and digitals ads in support of
congressional candidates Lisa Scheller (PA-7) and
David Richter (NJ-3) and Senator Susan
Collins (R-ME). These ad campaigns are in addition to our $10
million national effort for the reelection of President Donald
Trump.
RJC Executive Director Matt Brooks said of the
Scheller and Richter ads:
The Republican Jewish Coalition is proud to support two
terrific Jewish Republican candidates who are in important,
consequential races this cycle. Our ads present messages that voters
need to hear about these two races and will reach voters throughout
the targeted districts in PA-7 and NJ-3. These ads are part of our
strategy to help Republicans take back the US House majority and are
in addition to our $10 million national effort for the reelection of
President Donald Trump.
The ad for
Lisa Scheller in PA-7, entitled "Grit," tells
Lisa’s extraordinary story from addiction to inspiration. Watch
it here.
The ad for David Richter in NJ-3, entitled "Intelligence," points
out Democrat Andy Kim’s role in the Obama-Biden administration as
Pres. Obama’s Iraq advisor. His bad judgement then cost lives, making
him the wrong choice for NJ voters today. Watch
the ad here.
The third ad released this week supports the reelection of
Senator Susan Collins of Maine. RJC Executive Director Matt Brooks said:
Senator Susan Collins is at the top of the Democrats' list of
GOP Senators to take out in this cycle, and they are pouring resources
into their effort to defeat her. The Republican Jewish Coalition is
proud to support her reelection because Sen. Collins is the kind of
thoughtful, independent voice our country needs today. Her experience,
her passion, and her ability to reach across the aisle are exactly
what the people of Maine need in the US Senate.
The ad for Susan Collins, entitled "Bipartisan,"
features former Democrat nominee for Vice President,
Senator Joe Lieberman. Watch
it here.
The RJC ad for
Susan Collins featuring Joe Lieberman has gotten wide media coverage,
starting with NBC
News:
Lieberman is also appearing in an ad for Collins as she faces
perhaps the toughest race of her career. "I'm a lifelong Democrat but
I put my country first, always. That's why I'm supporting Susan
Collins for Senate," Lieberman, a Democrat turned independent, said
in the ad, which is paid for by the Republican Jewish Coalition.
Other outlets
that ran stories on the RJC ad include: The
Hill, Portland
(ME) Press Herald, Fox
News, NewBostonPost.com,
and The
Federalist.
See all three ads and
help us keep the ads running with your generous donation
here.
Alabama Senate
Race: Tommy
Tuberville
In previous messages in this space, I've told you about Senate
races where the GOP is fighting to retain seats we currently hold. For
a change of pace, let's examine a race where Republicans are on
offense - the Alabama contest pitting Democrat Sen. Doug
Jones against former Auburn University football coach
Tommy Tuberville.
Jones narrowly won a 2017 special election against one of the
most ethically tarnished candidates in living memory. Now that he's
bidding for a full term against a well-regarded Republican, Alabamans
must decide whether they want a liberal Senator who sides with
Chuck Schumer on important votes or a conservative
Republican.
But Jones holds an advantage in one important area: money. As
of the last mandatory disclosure, Jones had nearly $9 million in his
campaign account, while Tuberville, who had to fight through both a
competitive primary and a run-off against a well-funded opponent, had
just $551,000. In recent days, Jones has begun airing television ads
attacking Tuberville over his financial dealings.
On issues of special concern to Jewish Americans, Jones has
not stood out. Tuberville, on the other hand, vows that he will be
"all in with Israel." With control of the Senate depending on flipping
this seat from Blue to Red, we need to be "all in" for Tommy
Tuberville.
The RJC PAC has endorsed
Tommy Tuberville. You can help him win by clicking here
to support his campaign.
Please watch this space for more in-depth
analysis on individual races in the critical 2020 elections. If you’d
like to share your thoughts with me on any of these races, please
email me at
[email protected]. Click here
to see previous "Notes from
Norm."
US, Israeli, and Emirati officials on
the tarmac in Abu Dhabi.
President Trump Nominated
for Nobel Prize; UAE and Israel Peace Treaty to Be Signed Next Tuesday
in
DC
President Donald Trump has been nominated
for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize for his role in the establishment
of relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, as well as
his efforts to end conflicts in other parts of the
world.
Representatives of Israel and the UAE will meet in
Washington, DC on Tuesday to sign their historic agreement. The
UAE-Israel agreement will be a formal treaty of peace, although the
two countries have never been at war. Giving the agreement treaty
status means that Israel’s
Knesset and the UAE’s Federal National Council will have to ratify
it, and puts it on a par with the Israel-Egypt peace treaty of
1979 and the Israel-Jordan peace treaty of 1994.
One indicator that the Middle East has reached a truly
historic moment, when the dream of Arab-Israeli peace finally seems
possible, is that the
Arab League denied Palestinian requests to condemn the peace
agreement between the UAE and Israel. Jack Beyrer
reports
at the Washington Free Beacon:
During a video meeting between league members, Palestinian
Authority officials argued the normalization between the UAE and
Israel violated previous agreements between the Arab states. No Arab
country supported the position, however, and Arab League
secretary-general Ahmed Aboul Gheit said the league
remains committed to the organization's 2002 Israeli-Palestinian peace
proposal.
This week,
senior White House adviser Jared Kushner announced
that Saudi
Arabia and Bahrain will allow all flights to and from Israel to use
their airspace, in a significant change of policy. The two Gulf
countries agreed last week to open their skies to Israeli flights to
the United Arab Emirates, but now the two countries say that any and
all Israeli flights to and from the East will be permitted to
cross their airspace. This change will cut the
flying time from Israel to the UAE from 7 hours to three and a half
hours. Kushner said, “That will save people a lot of time. That knocks
down a barrier that’s been up for 72 years.”
Biden and Harris Fail to
Draw the Line at
Antisemitism
Last week, Joe Biden met with the family of
Jacob Blake, a black man who was shot by police in
Kenosha, Wisconsin. The shooting sparked days of rioting. The Democrat
nominee for President met with Blake’s father, Jacob Blake
Sr., despite media reports about multiple antisemitic
messages that Blake Sr. had posted to social media. Blake Sr. posted
that he stood with antisemitic Nation of Islam leader Louis
Farrakhan and that Jews
“control Minds and money.” The Biden campaign made no comment on
the antisemitic posts, either before or after Biden met with Blake Sr.
Former New York State Assemblyman Dov
Hikind, a Democrat, called Biden’s meeting with Blake
Sr. “pathetic” and said the meeting happened because, “They
[the Biden campaign] are cowards and afraid of upsetting the
Democratic Party and the radical left.”
Kamala Harris also met with Blake’s family
and spoke by phone with the younger Blake in his hospital bed this
week. When Jacob Blake Jr. told Harris he was proud of her, she
replied that she was also proud of him.
Jonathan Tobin points out that the media was
silent on Biden’s meeting with the author of the antisemitic social
media posts and denounced those on the right who objected to the
meeting. He
writes:
Blake’s hatred doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t feel sympathy
for a family that is dealing with a tragedy. But all of this became
public knowledge before Biden was scheduled to meet with the Blake
family on a visit to Kenosha. The Democratic nominee chose to meet
with him anyway. That Biden’s camp did so was clearly based on its
calculation that offending Blake and the Black Lives Matter movement
was politically more perilous than offending Jews or people who care
about anti-Semitism.
That might have been a controversial decision, but when the
mainstream press is acting as your bodyguard, such risks are minimal.
…Biden’s decision to meet with Blake doesn’t mean he’s an
anti-Semite. Nor does it obligate anyone to support Trump. But it does
mean that the Democrat—assuming his aides told him about Blake
senior’s dubious record—or his handlers believe that paying homage to
the BLM movement is more important than drawing lines in the sand
about anti-Semitism… When our political leaders don’t treat
hatemongers as being beyond the pale—as was the case with Biden and
Blake—they can’t pretend that they take the issue of anti-Semitism
seriously.
The RJC
is committed to reelecting President Donald Trump,
keeping the Senate, and winning back the House. We encourage
our members to participate in our outreach phonebank project to help
Republicans win in November. It's easy, and you can do it from
home! Here's how YOU can help:
- Sign up to
call Jewish voters from home by clicking HERE.
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Fill out all of the fields.
- Listen to the instructions and write
down your username and password when a member of the RJC Victory Team
contacts you.
- Make as many phone calls as you can. Everyone you
speak to is a potential vote for President Trump and the
GOP!
Sign up now and you could be the next RJC
Volunteer of the Week!
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has endorsed a terrific slate of House and Senate candidates, and we
need them to continue their work on Capitol Hill!
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HERE to donate through the RJC PAC portal and show your support for
our great candidates!
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— Events —
RJC Victory Team National Days of
Action
This week, we awarded RJC’s first 2020 Volunteer Raffle Prize
(an iPad Mini) to Laurie Semo from Delray Beach, FL.
The next drawing will be on Tuesday, September 22.
Reminder: For every
1,000 calls made to targeted Jewish voters in key battleground states,
volunteers will receive 1 raffle “ticket” to enter the prize drawing,
and will receive a $100 AmEx gift card.
Please join us for the upcoming RJC Victory Team
Virtual Days of Action scheduled for Sunday, September 13, Tuesday, September 15 and
Thursday, September
17. We'll be calling potential Jewish voters in
Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Florida, Arizona, and
Georgia, key battleground states of the 2020 election cycle. Click
here to sign up and help!
While RJC offices are closed and our staff are teleworking, you
can reach us by email or by phone (please leave a voicemail message
and your call will be returned). Contact
information for our offices can be found on our web site. Please
visit us online for the latest RJC
news, to volunteer
for our 2020 outreach efforts, to see details of upcoming events,
and to donate
to the RJC.
If you like the work we’re doing, consider joining us on
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membership. Ensure that your voice is heard in our party
and our community!
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