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Israeli Law Bars Entry of BDS Supporters

Today it was officially announced that Israel will bar entry to Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, in accordance with Israeli law barring entry to supporters of the global Boycott, Divestment, and Sanction of Israel (BDS) movement. Republican Jewish Coalition Executive Director Matt Brooks issued the following statement:

The Republican Jewish Coalition responded today to remarks by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) on a morning radio show that denigrated Jews and Israel. RJC Executive Director Matt Brooks said:

Recordings have recently surfaced of Democrat Elissa Slotkin (MI-8) saying that Republicans don’t care about Jews, they only care about getting money from Jewish donors. Republican Jewish Coalition Executive Director Matt Brooks released the following statement:

Today the House of Representatives clearly and loudly rejected the global Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement targeting Israel. Republicans voted nearly unanimously on this issue, while far too many Democrats voted in support of BDS. The Republican Jewish Coalition released the following statement:

The Republican Jewish Coalition responded to remarks made by Special Assistant to the President Jason D. Greenblatt in an interview with PBS’s Judy Woodruff, on the Trump Administration’s efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict:

Thursday, July 18, 2019  
By David M. Drucker, Washington Examiner

Friday, July 12, 2019
By Eric Cortellessa, The Times of Israel

The vast majority of the US Jewish community disapproves of the president. The Republican Jewish Coalition’s executive director, however, is one of his biggest defenders.

Tuesday, July 2, 2019  
By Nathan Guttman, Moment Magazine

The Republican Jewish Coalition today condemned comments by Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who told anti-Israel activists that she would push to end the Israeli government’s “occupation” over the Palestinians.

The Republican Jewish Coalition released the following statement today, after Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweeted that the US has established "concentration camps" on our southern border: