Posts Tagged: Republican Jewish Coalition
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Harshly Criticized for Comparing US Border Detention Centers to ‘Concentration Camps’
Jewish groups have criticized US Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) for comparing US border detention facilities to "concentration camps." In an Instagram video on Monday, Ocasio-Cortez said,...
Pro-Israel Groups Welcome US Senate’s Passage of Middle East Security Act
The Senate’s passage on Tuesday of the Strengthening America's Security in the Middle East Act was welcomed by a number of pro-Israel groups. The legislation --...
Trump State of the Union Address Draws Mixed Reactions From US Jewish Groups
US President Donald Trump’s annual State of the Union address on Tuesday drew a wide range of responses from American Jewish groups. The Republican Jewish Coalition...
Democrats Launch Fresh Initiative to Stop Trend of Growing Partisanship Surrounding US-Israel Ties
Amid rising concerns over the growing partisanship surrounding US-Israel ties, a number of well-known Democrats launched a fresh initiative on Monday aimed at dealing with...
Jewish Groups Slam Republican Congressman Steve King Over White Supremacist Remark
Republican Congressman Steve King on Iowa was widely condemned on Thursday – including by a number of prominent US Jewish groups -- over a New...
American Jewish Groups Praise Late President George H.W Bush as ‘True Friend of the Jewish People and the State of Israel’
Leading Jewish groups from across the spectrum paid tribute over the weekend to former president George H.W. Bush, who died Friday at the age of...
RJC Plays Major Role In Virginia Race, Raising Hefty Sum for Cockburn Opponent
JNS.org - Anti-Israel Democratic congressional candidate Leslie Cockburn “galvanized the pro-Israel community to raise around $1 million for the [Denver] Riggleman campaign,” a source in the...
US Jewish Political Groups, Both Democratic and Republican, Cheer Midterm Elections Results
Two American Jewish political groups on opposing sides of the spectrum have both spun the results of Tuesday’s midterm elections -- in which the Democrats...
Israeli Leaders, Jewish Groups Hail Defunding of UNRWA
Israeli and Jewish leaders offered praise over the weekend for the US's decision on Friday to defund the UN's Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA. In a speech...
Late Senator John McCain Remembered as ‘True Supporter of Israel’
The death of Senator John McCain is being mourned by US Jewish groups and Israeli political leaders from across the political spectrum. The 81-year-old McCain, a...
Trump’s Pick of Kavanaugh for Supreme Court Draws Mixed Reactions From US Jewish Groups
President Donald Trump’s announcement on Monday of his nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to serve on the US Supreme Court drew mixed reactions from US...
US Jewish and Pro-Israel Groups Extol Trump’s Withdrawal From Iran Nuclear Deal
Top US Jewish and pro-Israel groups reacted on Tuesday -- largely with praise -- to President Donald Trump’s announcement of America's withdrawal from the Iran...
US Jewish Groups Express Condolences Over Barbara Bush’s Passing
A number of US Jewish groups have expressed their condolences over the Tuesday death of former First Lady Barbara Bush. Bush, the wife of the 41st...
Top American Jewish Leader: US Military Strike Against Assad Regime Air Base ‘Both the Obvious and Necessary Thing to Do’
The US missile strike against a military air base in Syria on Thursday night was “both the obvious and necessary thing to do” following the...
