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RJC Statement on the Retirement of Speaker Paul Ryan

Washington, D.C. -- RJC National Chairman Senator Norm Coleman and RJC Executive Director Matt Brooks released the following statements today.


RJC Celebrates the Passage of The Taylor Force Act in the Omnibus

Washington, D.C. -- Today, the Republican Jewish Coalition released the following statement from National Chairman, Senator Norm Coleman:


RJC National Chairman Norm Coleman Condemns Arthur Jones

Washington D.C. -- Today, Republican Jewish Coalition National Chairman Norm Coleman issued the following statement on Arthur Jones:


RJC Congratulates Mike Pompeo on His Appointment to be the Next Secretary of State

Washington D.C. -- Today the Republican Jewish Coalition issued the following statement from Executive Director Matt Brooks, congratulating Mike Pompeo on his appointment to be the next Secretary of State:


RJC Calls on Nancy Pelosi to Demand Congressman James Clyburn’s Resignation

Washington D.C. -- Today the Republican Jewish Coalition issued the following statement from Executive Director Matt Brooks:


RJC Calls on Seven Farrakhan-connected Members of Congress to Resign

Ties to Anti-Semitic Leader Should Not Be Tolerated

Washington D.C. -- Today, in the wake of the news that seven members of Congress are connected to known anti-Semite Louis Farrakhan, the RJC released the following statement from Executive Director Matt Brooks:


RJC Statement on the Anti-Israel Remarks by PA-18 Candidate Conor Lamb

Washington, D.C. -- The Republican Jewish Coalition responded today to a report that Democrat congressional candidate Conor Lamb, who is running in the special election in Pennsylvania’s 18th district, accused the government of Israel of "terrorism" and of targeting Palestinian women and children during the Second Intifada in 2002.


The Troubling Partisan Divide on Israel

Monday, February 5, 2018
By Norm Coleman and Matt Brooks

A new Pew poll shows the sharp partisan divide in sympathies for Israel or the Palestinians, with Republican support for Israel soaring while Democrat support continues to wane.


RJC: Kerry Colludes with Palestinians to Undermine Trump Peace Efforts

Washington, D.C. -- The Republican Jewish Coalition released the following statement from Executive Director Matt Brooks on the news that John Kerry is trying to obstruct the Trump Administration’s efforts to facilitate an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal, by encouraging PA President Mahmoud Abbas to reject the Trump Administration’s efforts and wait until Trump is out of office.


Pew: Republican Support for Israel Soars as Democrat Support Wanes

Washington, D.C. -- The Pew Research Center reported today that: “The partisan divide in Middle East sympathies, for Israel or the Palestinians, is now wider than at any point since 1978. Currently, 79% of Republicans say they sympathize more with Israel than the Palestinians, compared with just 27% of Democrats.”