Republican Jewish Coalition
Speakers accused the Biden administration of damaging strong U.S.-Israel ties developed under the Trump administration and showing weakness as the Islamic regime pursues nuclear weapons.
Zev Yaroslavsky at UCLA’s Luskin School of Public Affairs said it’s become more of a horse race between candidates Gavin Newsom and Larry Elder, and less about Newsom’s actual job performance these past 18 months as the coronavirus has raged through the state.
The tweet questioned the Jewish Democrat group and its executive director on their silence following the latest round of anti-Jewish, anti-Israel rhetoric by Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.).
With a looming vote to remove the Wyoming congresswoman from her leadership position comes debate over policy issues, the lingering status of the November elections and voting concerns, and where the party is headed as it approaches 2022.
The group said Sarah Margon will be bitterly opposed by Republicans, but also urged pro-Israel Democrats to reject her nomination.
They include California Republican Reps. Mike Garcia, Young Kim and Michelle Steel; and Florida Republicans Reps. Carlos Gimenez and Maria Elvira Salazar.
Republican Jewish Coalition executive director Matt Brooks criticized Democrats for sharing the stage with Palestinian Authority head Mahmoud Abbas, calling him a Holocaust denier and longtime funder of terrorism.
“This is an opportunity for Vice President [Kamala] Harris to speak out against anti-Semitism,” it said in a statement.
The Republican Jewish Coalition, which opposed the campaign of the now-Georgia congresswoman, said it was “offended and appalled” by her comments and actions.
After Congress affirmation, RJC congratulates Biden on winning presidency
The Republican Jewish Coalition offered to work with the incoming administration “on issues such as the U.S.-Israel relationship and preventing a nuclear Iran.”
American Jewish groups from both sides of the aisle have invested heavily in the Jan. 5 runoffs, as they see stark differences on the candidates’ policies on topics such as the U.S.-Israel relationship, the Iran nuclear deal, anti-Semitism and more.
On the other side of the aisle, Jewish Democratic groups are seeking to push Joe Biden and Kamala Harris over the finish line, especially with virtually all polls, including in swing states, showing Biden ahead of Trump.
