Recap: RJC Spring Leadership Meeting 2024

The Republican Jewish Coalition held its 2024 Spring Leadership Meeting in Washington, DC on May 16. The distinguished guests included leading GOP members of the House and Senate, an expert on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, and the opinion editor of Newsweek.

Check out the photos and descriptions below for details. 

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These were the special guests at the Spring 2024 Leadership Meeting:

     
RJC CEO Matt Brooks welcomed hundreds of RJC leaders to DC at a critical time for country.

  Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) discussed efforts in Congress to put sanctions pressure on Iran and to fight antisemitism in this country.

  Dr. Jonathan Schanzer, Senior VP of Research at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, updated us on the situation Israel faces in Gaza.

 
           
     
Newsweek Opinion Editor Batya Ungar-Sargon shared what she learned in writing her new book, Second Class: How the Elites Betrayed America's Working Men and Women   Rep. Max Miller (R-NY) talked about Israel's resilience and said the Biden administration policies are emboldening our enemies.   House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-NY) addressed the recent hearings in the House on antisemitism on college campuses.  
           
     
House Speaker Mike Johnson spoke with RJC National Chairman Norm Coleman on the challenges of being Speaker and his commitment to fighting antisemitism.   Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin said we need to get back to defending our inalienable rights in this country and back to moral clarity in foreign policy.   Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) said that America's Mideast policy today is exactly backward. We support our enemies and oppose our friends.  
           

 

All photos by Richard Chaitt.