RJC: Obama Wants to Slash U.S. Funding for Israeli Missile Defense – AGAIN
Washington, D.C. (March 5, 2014) -- President Obama’s 2015 budget proposal, released yesterday, would slash nearly $200 million from Israeli Cooperative Programs, joint U.S.-Israel missile defense projects including the Arrow II, Arrow III, and David’s Sling. These missile defense systems protect Israeli citizens from rockets fired from Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria into Israel and from possible future attack by Iran.
Republican Jewish Coalition Executive Director Matt Brooks said:
“Today, the Israelis captured a ship carrying missiles from Iran destined for Gaza and earlier this week a rocket fired from Gaza fell in the Ashkelon region of Israel. The threats to Israel are real, constant, and serious. This is clearly not the time to step back from our support of Israel and her defense. Yet President Obama proposes significantly cutting U.S. funding for joint missile defense projects with Israel at this dangerous time.
“The threats that Israel faces have only worsened in the last three years, in large part because of the Obama administration’s poor handling of the threat of a nuclear Iran, the civil war in Syria, and the situation in Egypt.
“The President continues to claim that he is deeply committed to Israel’s security. But this is the third year in a row that he has proposed massive cuts for these missile defense programs. Once again, his actions on Israel are at odds with his words.
“We strongly urge members of the House and Senate to fully fund all missile defense programs with Israel and reject the President’s unrealistic proposed budget for these programs.”
In February 2012, the RJC released a video ad opposing President Obama’s proposed budget cuts for joint missile defense programs with Israel for FY2013. It is still relevant today. Watch the video here.
Republican Jewish Coalition Executive Director Matt Brooks said:
“Today, the Israelis captured a ship carrying missiles from Iran destined for Gaza and earlier this week a rocket fired from Gaza fell in the Ashkelon region of Israel. The threats to Israel are real, constant, and serious. This is clearly not the time to step back from our support of Israel and her defense. Yet President Obama proposes significantly cutting U.S. funding for joint missile defense projects with Israel at this dangerous time.
“The threats that Israel faces have only worsened in the last three years, in large part because of the Obama administration’s poor handling of the threat of a nuclear Iran, the civil war in Syria, and the situation in Egypt.
“The President continues to claim that he is deeply committed to Israel’s security. But this is the third year in a row that he has proposed massive cuts for these missile defense programs. Once again, his actions on Israel are at odds with his words.
“We strongly urge members of the House and Senate to fully fund all missile defense programs with Israel and reject the President’s unrealistic proposed budget for these programs.”
In February 2012, the RJC released a video ad opposing President Obama’s proposed budget cuts for joint missile defense programs with Israel for FY2013. It is still relevant today. Watch the video here.
RJC Statement on the Use of Force Resolution Regarding Syria
Washington, D.C. (September 3, 2013) - The Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) issued an Action Alert today to our 45,000 members, calling on them to reach out to their elected officials in the House and Senate, to ask them to support the upcoming resolution authorizing the use of military force against the Bashar Al-Assad regime in Syria.
The Action Alert stressed the moral threshold that has been crossed by Syria's use of chemical weapons against its own people.
We also emphasized that it is in America's vital national interests that we continue to be able to project - in Syria and elsewhere - a credible military deterrent.
The RJC believes that this not a Republican or Democrat issue. We encouraged our members to reach out in a bipartisan fashion to Republican and Democrat officials to ask for their support of the resolution.
See the RJC Action Alert here.
The Action Alert stressed the moral threshold that has been crossed by Syria's use of chemical weapons against its own people.
We also emphasized that it is in America's vital national interests that we continue to be able to project - in Syria and elsewhere - a credible military deterrent.
The RJC believes that this not a Republican or Democrat issue. We encouraged our members to reach out in a bipartisan fashion to Republican and Democrat officials to ask for their support of the resolution.
See the RJC Action Alert here.
RJC Statement on the Use of Force Resolution Regarding Syria
Washington, D.C. (September 3, 2013) - The Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) issued an Action Alert today to our 45,000 members, calling on them to reach out to their elected officials in the House and Senate, to ask them to support the upcoming resolution authorizing the use of military force against the Bashar Al-Assad regime in Syria.
The Action Alert stressed the moral threshold that has been crossed by Syria's use of chemical weapons against its own people.
We also emphasized that it is in America's vital national interests that we continue to be able to project - in Syria and elsewhere - a credible military deterrent.
The RJC believes that this not a Republican or Democrat issue. We encouraged our members to reach out in a bipartisan fashion to Republican and Democrat officials to ask for their support of the resolution.
See the RJC Action Alert here.
The Action Alert stressed the moral threshold that has been crossed by Syria's use of chemical weapons against its own people.
We also emphasized that it is in America's vital national interests that we continue to be able to project - in Syria and elsewhere - a credible military deterrent.
The RJC believes that this not a Republican or Democrat issue. We encouraged our members to reach out in a bipartisan fashion to Republican and Democrat officials to ask for their support of the resolution.
See the RJC Action Alert here.
ACTION ALERT: Syria Use of Force Resolution
TO: RJC Members
FROM: RJC Legislative Affairs Committee
SUBJ: Syria Use of Force Resolution
On Saturday, President Obama announced that he would ask Congress to pass a resolution authorizing the use of military force against Bashar Al-Assad's regime in Syria.
There is much debate and discussion as to the merits of various strategies going forward, as well as how the U.S. got to this juncture.
However, for Congress, there is only one question that must be answered: Is it in our national interest to respond to the violation by Syria of the international norm against the use of chemical weapons?
BACKGROUND
It is imperative that the U.S. preserve its ability to project a credible military deterrent.
This is not a partisan issue. Democrats and Republicans must work together to avoid the loss of moral standing and diplomatic credibility that would result if Congress denies our military the support it will need to execute its mission successfully.
TAKE ACTION
Call your Congressman and U.S. Senators - whether they are Democrats or Republicans - and urge them to support the authorization of force resolution when it's voted on (probably some time next week).
Information about how to contact a Congressman can be found at
https://writerep.house.gov/writerep/welcome.shtml
(you will be directed to a site where you can identify who your Representative is and send him or her an email) -- or by calling 202-224-3121.
Information about how to contact your U.S. Senators can be found HERE or by calling 202-224-3121.
Members of Congress are more responsive to their own constituents, so we encourage you to alert friends and family members in other states and ask them to contact their Senators and Congressmen as well.
FROM: RJC Legislative Affairs Committee
SUBJ: Syria Use of Force Resolution
On Saturday, President Obama announced that he would ask Congress to pass a resolution authorizing the use of military force against Bashar Al-Assad's regime in Syria.
There is much debate and discussion as to the merits of various strategies going forward, as well as how the U.S. got to this juncture.
However, for Congress, there is only one question that must be answered: Is it in our national interest to respond to the violation by Syria of the international norm against the use of chemical weapons?
BACKGROUND
- For more than three decades, the U.S. State Department has classified Syria as a terror-supporting state.
- The Syrian dictatorship has built stockpiles of chemical weapons and used such weapons on its own population.
- Additionally, Syria's regime has killed more than 100,000 people in the course of a civil war that has turned millions of Syrians into refugees.
- Syria is a critical regional ally of Iran and a conduit for Iranian aid to anti-Israel terrorists, most prominently Hamas and Hezbollah.
- As Iran's regime moves ever closer to its goal of obtaining a nuclear weapons capacity, the Tehran regime and others around the region are watching closely to see whether the American people will stand behind international commitments - both threats against adversaries and assurances to allies.
It is imperative that the U.S. preserve its ability to project a credible military deterrent.
This is not a partisan issue. Democrats and Republicans must work together to avoid the loss of moral standing and diplomatic credibility that would result if Congress denies our military the support it will need to execute its mission successfully.
TAKE ACTION
Call your Congressman and U.S. Senators - whether they are Democrats or Republicans - and urge them to support the authorization of force resolution when it's voted on (probably some time next week).
Information about how to contact a Congressman can be found at
https://writerep.house.gov/writerep/welcome.shtml
(you will be directed to a site where you can identify who your Representative is and send him or her an email) -- or by calling 202-224-3121.
Information about how to contact your U.S. Senators can be found HERE or by calling 202-224-3121.
Members of Congress are more responsive to their own constituents, so we encourage you to alert friends and family members in other states and ask them to contact their Senators and Congressmen as well.
ACTION ALERT: Syria Use of Force Resolution
TO: RJC Members
FROM: RJC Legislative Affairs Committee
SUBJ: Syria Use of Force Resolution
On Saturday, President Obama announced that he would ask Congress to pass a resolution authorizing the use of military force against Bashar Al-Assad's regime in Syria.
There is much debate and discussion as to the merits of various strategies going forward, as well as how the U.S. got to this juncture.
However, for Congress, there is only one question that must be answered: Is it in our national interest to respond to the violation by Syria of the international norm against the use of chemical weapons?
BACKGROUND
It is imperative that the U.S. preserve its ability to project a credible military deterrent.
This is not a partisan issue. Democrats and Republicans must work together to avoid the loss of moral standing and diplomatic credibility that would result if Congress denies our military the support it will need to execute its mission successfully.
TAKE ACTION
Call your Congressman and U.S. Senators - whether they are Democrats or Republicans - and urge them to support the authorization of force resolution when it's voted on (probably some time next week).
Information about how to contact a Congressman can be found at
https://writerep.house.gov/writerep/welcome.shtml
(you will be directed to a site where you can identify who your Representative is and send him or her an email) -- or by calling 202-224-3121.
Information about how to contact your U.S. Senators can be found HERE or by calling 202-224-3121.
Members of Congress are more responsive to their own constituents, so we encourage you to alert friends and family members in other states and ask them to contact their Senators and Congressmen as well.
FROM: RJC Legislative Affairs Committee
SUBJ: Syria Use of Force Resolution
On Saturday, President Obama announced that he would ask Congress to pass a resolution authorizing the use of military force against Bashar Al-Assad's regime in Syria.
There is much debate and discussion as to the merits of various strategies going forward, as well as how the U.S. got to this juncture.
However, for Congress, there is only one question that must be answered: Is it in our national interest to respond to the violation by Syria of the international norm against the use of chemical weapons?
BACKGROUND
- For more than three decades, the U.S. State Department has classified Syria as a terror-supporting state.
- The Syrian dictatorship has built stockpiles of chemical weapons and used such weapons on its own population.
- Additionally, Syria's regime has killed more than 100,000 people in the course of a civil war that has turned millions of Syrians into refugees.
- Syria is a critical regional ally of Iran and a conduit for Iranian aid to anti-Israel terrorists, most prominently Hamas and Hezbollah.
- As Iran's regime moves ever closer to its goal of obtaining a nuclear weapons capacity, the Tehran regime and others around the region are watching closely to see whether the American people will stand behind international commitments - both threats against adversaries and assurances to allies.
It is imperative that the U.S. preserve its ability to project a credible military deterrent.
This is not a partisan issue. Democrats and Republicans must work together to avoid the loss of moral standing and diplomatic credibility that would result if Congress denies our military the support it will need to execute its mission successfully.
TAKE ACTION
Call your Congressman and U.S. Senators - whether they are Democrats or Republicans - and urge them to support the authorization of force resolution when it's voted on (probably some time next week).
Information about how to contact a Congressman can be found at
https://writerep.house.gov/writerep/welcome.shtml
(you will be directed to a site where you can identify who your Representative is and send him or her an email) -- or by calling 202-224-3121.
Information about how to contact your U.S. Senators can be found HERE or by calling 202-224-3121.
Members of Congress are more responsive to their own constituents, so we encourage you to alert friends and family members in other states and ask them to contact their Senators and Congressmen as well.