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The RJC Won’t Let Israel Become A Punching Bag For Democrats To Score Points With Their Radical Base
Washington, DC (April 23, 2019) – Last night, Bernie Sanders, the Democrats’ leading candidate for President called the recent, democratically elected government of Israel “racist”, and said if elected, he would be more sympathetic to Palestinian concerns. In response to this latest signal that the Democratic party is moving...
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Mueller Report Confirms: No Collusion, No Obstruction
Washington, DC (April 18, 2019) -- Today the Mueller report confirmed what we have already known for two years. The President never colluded with the Russians, and there was no obstruction of justice. RJC Executive Director Matt Brooks released the following statement: The Mueller report confirmed that...
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Ami Magazine: Exclusive Interview with Matt Brooks; Executive Director of the Republican Jewish Coalition
By Jake TurxAmi MagazineApril 10, 2019 For the majority of his adult life, Matt Brooks has been involved in a leadership role within the Republican Jewish Coalition, an organization that seeks to enhance ties between the Jewish community and the Republican Party. Although he’d been active since the 1980s, never...
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The New Yorker: Norm Coleman Explains Why Supporters of Israel Should Thank Donald Trump
Tuesday, April 16, 2019By Isaac Chotiner The journey of Norm Coleman, the former Republican senator from Minnesota, is an instructive one. Coleman, who started his political career as a Democrat, was the mayor of St. Paul, from 1994 to 2002. He served one term in the Senate before...
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RJC: Beto, Don’t Use the Holocaust for Political Points
Washington, DC (April 5, 2019) -- The Republican Jewish Coalition responded today to a report that Democratic presidential hopeful Beto O’Rourke likened the Trump administration to the Third Reich.
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Trump Again Proves He is the Most Pro-Israel President Ever – Recognizes Israeli Sovereignty Over the Golan Heights
Washington, DC (March 21, 2019) – Today, President Trump announced that the United States will recognize Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights. RJC Executive Director Matt Brooks released the following statement:
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RJC to Clyburn: Stop Comparing Trump to Nazis
Washington, DC (March 20, 2019) -- The Republican Jewish Coalition responded to remarks Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) made to NBC News yesterday, comparing Donald Trump’s presidency with Hitler’s rise to power.
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Omar and her friends have lit an ugly dumpster fire of anti-Semitism in Congress – Dems must put it out
Wednesday, March 6, 2019By: RJC Executive Director Matt Brooks
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RJC to Dem House Leaders: Remove Omar from Foreign Affairs Committee, Bring Up HR 72
Washington, DC (February 11, 2019) -- The Republican Jewish Coalition today called on Democratic House leaders to respond to anti-Semitic comments made by Rep. Ilhan Omar on Twitter yesterday.
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The RJC Won’t Let Israel Become A Punching Bag For Democrats To Score Points With Their Radical Base
Washington, DC (April 23, 2019) – Last night, Bernie Sanders, the Democrats’ leading candidate for President called the recent, democratically elected government of Israel “racist”, and said if elected, he would be more sympathetic to Palestinian concerns. In response to this latest signal that the Democratic party is moving...
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Mueller Report Confirms: No Collusion, No Obstruction
Washington, DC (April 18, 2019) -- Today the Mueller report confirmed what we have already known for two years. The President never colluded with the Russians, and there was no obstruction of justice. RJC Executive Director Matt Brooks released the following statement: The Mueller report confirmed that...
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Ami Magazine: Exclusive Interview with Matt Brooks; Executive Director of the Republican Jewish Coalition
By Jake TurxAmi MagazineApril 10, 2019 For the majority of his adult life, Matt Brooks has been involved in a leadership role within the Republican Jewish Coalition, an organization that seeks to enhance ties between the Jewish community and the Republican Party. Although he’d been active since the 1980s, never...
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The New Yorker: Norm Coleman Explains Why Supporters of Israel Should Thank Donald Trump
Tuesday, April 16, 2019By Isaac Chotiner The journey of Norm Coleman, the former Republican senator from Minnesota, is an instructive one. Coleman, who started his political career as a Democrat, was the mayor of St. Paul, from 1994 to 2002. He served one term in the Senate before...
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RJC: Beto, Don’t Use the Holocaust for Political Points
Washington, DC (April 5, 2019) -- The Republican Jewish Coalition responded today to a report that Democratic presidential hopeful Beto O’Rourke likened the Trump administration to the Third Reich.
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Trump Again Proves He is the Most Pro-Israel President Ever – Recognizes Israeli Sovereignty Over the Golan Heights
Washington, DC (March 21, 2019) – Today, President Trump announced that the United States will recognize Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights. RJC Executive Director Matt Brooks released the following statement:
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RJC to Clyburn: Stop Comparing Trump to Nazis
Washington, DC (March 20, 2019) -- The Republican Jewish Coalition responded to remarks Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) made to NBC News yesterday, comparing Donald Trump’s presidency with Hitler’s rise to power.
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Omar and her friends have lit an ugly dumpster fire of anti-Semitism in Congress – Dems must put it out
Wednesday, March 6, 2019By: RJC Executive Director Matt Brooks
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Visit the RJC Store
The RJC Store is your brand-new home for pro-Israel gear.
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RJC to Dem House Leaders: Remove Omar from Foreign Affairs Committee, Bring Up HR 72
Washington, DC (February 11, 2019) -- The Republican Jewish Coalition today called on Democratic House leaders to respond to anti-Semitic comments made by Rep. Ilhan Omar on Twitter yesterday.
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Coleman: Romney is more than a fair-weather friend of Israel
Monday, July 23, 2012 By: Norm ColemanAt the end of the month, Mitt Romney will visit Jerusalem. It has become a ritual of American politics for presidential candidates to pay a visit to Israel, but this is certainly not Romney’s first trip to Israel -- this will mark his fourth...
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Fleischer: The Latest News on Tax Fairness
Monday, July 23, 2012 By: Ari FleischerIf fairness in paying taxes means the amount you pay is based on the amount you make, then the only group in America paying at least a "fair share" is the top 20%—people who make more than $74,000. For everyone else, the tax code...
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Katsman: Big trouble for Obama
Friday, July 13, 2012By: Abe KatsmanLet’s take a short break from the back-and-forth arguments on the merits of whether to reelect President Barack Obama or to send him packing after one term. Instead, here’s a different take on how the election is shaping up based on some compelling history and demographic...
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Recognize Tragedy as Olympic History
Friday, July 13, 2012By: Sanford D. HornLike most Americans I look forward to the pageantry of the opening ceremonies of the 40th Summer Olympiad that will commence on Friday, July 27 in London – the parade of nations with their flags carried proudly by one of that country’s heroes as well...
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Rubinstein: The Imperial Obama Administration
Thursday, July 12, 2012By: Reed RubinsteinThe term “Imperial Presidency” became popular in the 1960s, and served as the title of a 1973 volume by historian Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. to describe the modern presidency of the United States. Schlesinger’s argument was that the Presidency and the Executive Branch had grown entirely...
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Jerusalem Post: 'Israelis saw Obama faults before US Jews'
Tuesday, July 10, 2012By: Gill Hoffman, Jerusalem Post Chief Political CorrespondentThe lack of support for US President Barack Obama from Jews in Israel acted as a harbinger for their counterparts in the United States, Republican Jewish Coalition executive director Matt Brooks and GOP strategist Ari Fleischer told The Jerusalem Post on a visit to...
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Goldman: Responding to claims about Pres. Obama and Israel
Monday, July 09, 2012By: Marc Goldman[Note: This was written in response to an op-ed that has made the rounds in email as well, which makes the argument that Pres. Obama is a strong friend of Israel.]Mark Vogel’s response regarding Obama’s support for Israel and where...
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Daily Herald: More suburban Jews turning to the Republican Party
Monday, July 09, 2012By: Kerry Lester (Chicago Daily Herald)Standing at a Skokie Holiday Inn before a table full of “Obama! Oy Vey!” buttons, Anita Ashe and Ellen Warsaw had a strikingly similar story to tell.The women, both Skokie residents, were born and raised in an environment where voting...
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Litch: Roberts’ Folly?
Tuesday, July 03, 2012 By: C. Scott LitchSome argue that Chief Justice Roberts was a genius for putting health care reform back into the political area, recasting the individual mandate as only viable under the taxing power vs. the commerce clause, and keeping the academic and media elite from carping...
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Medoff: Benzion Netanyahu’s role in U.S. politics
Thursday, May 03, 2012 By: Rafael MedoffBenzion Netanyahu -- historian, one-time political activist and father of Israel's prime minister -- died Monday in Jerusalem at 102. An accomplished scholar and the patriarch of one of Israel's most important political families, he also played a surprising and little-known role in American...