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Fast Forward 7 Pro-Israel Lawmakers Warn Ron Dermer on ‘Partisan’ Speech by Benjamin Netanyahu
Seven Jewish Congressmen held a tense meeting with Israel’s ambassador to Washington, Ron Dermer, on Wednesday and expressed their concern and dissatisfaction over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to arrange for himself an invitation from House Speaker John Boehner to address the Congress. According to Politico, the seven – who consider themselves staunchly pro-Israel –…
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Fast Forward Republicans Ignored ADL Concerns Over Trip to Israel Led by ‘Hate Group’
The Anti-Defamation League asked the Republican National Committee to reconsider an Israel trip sponsored by a group associated with attacks on gays and minorities. “Groups promoting anti-Muslim, anti-LGBT, anti-Mormon hate from their platforms seem an inappropriate partner for what was meant to be a positive effort,” Politico in an article on Tuesday quoted ADL’s Washington…
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Fast Forward GOP Lawmakers Ask State Department to Explain Funding for Group Working on Israeli Election
Two GOP lawmakers asked the Obama administration to explain the involvement of a State Department-funded dialogue group with an Israeli get out the vote effort. “There appears to be a danger that U.S. taxpayer funds are being used to directly shape the outcome of the upcoming Israeli election–and specifically to campaign against Prime Minister [Benjamin]…
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News House Democrats Letter Urges Postponing Netanyahu speech
A letter urging Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio), the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, to postpone a planned March 3 speech by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is circulating among Democrats. The letter, initiated by Reps. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.), Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) and Keith Ellison(D-Minn.) notes that Boehner’s invitation to Netanyahu was issued without…
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Fast Forward ‘Hate Group’ Funds Republican Trip to Israel
An upcoming Republican National Committee trip to Israel is being fully funded by a hate group, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center, an American civil rights organization. The trip, which will take 60 RNC members to Israel for nine days beginning Saturday, is being paid for by a subsidiary of the American Family Association,…
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Israel News Rand Paul Makes Headway in Longshot Bid To Win Jewish Support
Senator Rand Paul’s still unofficial presidential campaign reached a small but significant milestone in early January: The executive director of the Orthodox Union’s advocacy center, Nathan Diament, publicly praised him in an official press release. For many candidates, that might not mean much. But for Paul, the O.U.’s January 6 statement, lauding his sponsorship of…
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Fast Forward 61% of Jews Side With Democrats But GOP Gains
Twice as many Jewish-Americans identify as Democrats over Republicans, but the GOP has made strides, according to the latest Gallup polling. The poll published this week showed 61 percent Jewish support for Democrats and 29 percent for Republicans — marked gains for the GOP since 2008, when Barack Obama was elected president and garnered significant…
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News Will ‘White Supremacist’ Speech Hurt GOP With Jews?
(JTA) — A recent revelation that a top Republican addressed a white supremacist group is reviving an age-old Washington debate: How important are false steps from the past in evaluating a party today? Not very, say Republicans, in the case of Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.), the majority whip in the U.S. House of Representatives sworn in…
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