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The Republican Jewish Coalition expressed outrage and dismay at remarks made by Congressman John Dingell (D-MI-15) during a television interview Sunday night on Detroit television station WDIV. Rep. Dingell refused to choose between Israel and Hezbollah, instead insisting that “I don’t take sides for or against Hezbollah or for or against Israel” in the current conflict. According to his remarks, the U.S. should negotiate with “both sides” to stop the violence. RJC Executive Director Matthew Brooks said, “It is outrageous that a member of the United States House of Representatives would refuse to denounce Hezbollah, an organization on the State...

Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean addressed the American Jewish Committee on Wednesday, where he claimed the Democratic Party is more inclusive and a better choice for Jewish Americans. I was recently asked about the difference between the Democratic and Republican parties," Dean said. "When it comes right down to it, the essential difference is that the Democtrats fundamentally believe it is important to make sure that American Jews feel comfortable being American Jews." But the facts don't back up the DNC Chairman's assertions. Virginia Democrat Rep. Jim Moran blamed the war in Iraq on the Jewish community, claiming, "If...

When Studio City entertainment lawyer Susan Rabin told her daughter that she planned to attend a convention of Jewish Republicans, her liberal offspring told her to have fun with "the other Jewish Republican." Little did she know... Some 150 energetic, enthusiastic and mostly middle-age men and women gathered recently at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Newport Beach for the first Republican Jewish Coalition All-California Conference. Hailing from the state's nine RJC chapters, they networked, knoshed and heard from Orange County Congressman Ed Royce (R-Fullerton), radio talk-show host Michael Medved and Dr. Yuval Steinitz, Israeli Knesset chairman of the Foreign Affairs...

SCHLUSSEL COLUMNS GET RESULTS!: Unions Boycott "Flight Plan"; GOP Cancels Terror Supporter By Debbie Schlussel Sometimes, even a little website, like mine, can make a difference: * As a result of my column on the outrageous Jodie Foster movie, "Flight Plan," the Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA)--the flight attendant's union--is boycotting the movie, APFA spokeswoman and flight attendant Lori Bassani told me. Also as a result of my column, the Federal Air Marshals Association (FAMA) also has sent out mass e-mails calling for the boycott of this irresponsible, PC-mad movie. * As a result of my column about the...

As the board of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting prepared to announce his successor as chairman, Kenneth Y. Tomlinson defended his tenure on Thursday, saying he had no regrets in trying "aggressively" to balance what he said was overly liberal programming in public television and radio. Board members, who plan to meet Monday in Washington, said this week that the leading candidate to become the corporation's next chairwoman was Cheryl F. Halpern, a Republican fund-raiser and former chairwoman of the Republican Jewish Coalition. SNIP Mr. Tomlinson has come under heavy criticism from Senate Democrats, who say he has injected politics...

Why is a Jewish Republican group hosting a supporter of Islamic terrorism and enemy of Israel? That’s a good question. And one that has been asked before of the Republican Jewish Coalition of Los Angeles (RJC). On Monday, September 26, the RJC will be proudly hosting California Director of Finance Tom Campbell. And while the RJC shirked its responsibility of objecting when Campbell was appointed to this position by Governor Schwarzenegger, it is more outrageous that the Jewish group is now hosting of this man. Why? Because Tom Campbell has been and remains an unapologetic opponent of Israel, and—worse—an unapologetic...

Anticipating Hurricane Rita (still in the Gulf of Mexico, but a Category 5 'cane with winds at 165 MPH), President Bush declared a state of emergency for Texas and Louisiana, mobilizing federal assistance. He spoke at the Republican Jewish Coalitions Anniversary Luncheon in Washington, and also met with R and D Senate leaders to discuss the upcoming O'Connor USSC vacancy (as he did before nominating Judge Roberts). Bush met with the speaker of Iraq's Transitional National Assembly, Hajim al-Hassani, in the Oval Office. Welcome to Sanity Island!

GOP Jewish Group Critizes Byrd's Remarks Email this Story Mar 2, 8:45 PM (ET) By ALAN FRAM WASHINGTON (AP) - A pair of Jewish groups accused Sen. Robert Byrd on Wednesday of making an outrageous and reprehensible comparison between Adolf Hitler's Nazis and a Senate GOP plan to block Democrats from filibustering. A GOP senator called for Byrd to retract his remarks. Byrd spokesman Tom Gavin denied that Byrd, D-W.Va., had compared Republicans to Hitler. He said that instead, the reference to Nazis in a Senate speech on Tuesday was meant to underscore that the past should not be ignored....

WASHINGTON (AP) - A pair of Jewish groups accused Sen. Robert Byrd on Wednesday of making an outrageous and reprehensible comparison between Adolf Hitler's Nazis and a Senate GOP plan to block Democrats from filibustering. Byrd spokesman Tom Gavin denied that Byrd, D-W.Va., had compared Republicans to Hitler. He said that instead, the reference to Nazis in a Senate speech on Tuesday was meant to underscore that the past should not be ignored. "Terrible chapters of history ought never be repeated," Gavin said. "All one needs to do is to look at history to see how dangerous it is to...

GOP Jewish Group Hits Sen. Robert Byrd for Filibuster RemarksBy Alan Fram Associated Press Writer Published: Mar 2, 2005 WASHINGTON (AP) - A Jewish Republican group accused Sen. Robert Byrd on Wednesday of making an "inappropriate and reprehensible" comparison between Adolf Hitler's Nazis and a Senate GOP plan to block Democrats from filibustering. Byrd spokesman Tom Gavin denied that Byrd, D-W.Va., had compared Republicans to Hitler. He said that instead, the reference to Nazis in a Senate speech on Tuesday was meant to underscore that the past should not be ignored. "Terrible chapters of history ought never be repeated," Gavin...

On a recent rainy Sunday night, I added my umbrella to the stack outside the door of a Woodland Hills home and crept into the parlor to witness one small step in a revolution. Larry Greenfield, director of the 3,000-member strong Republican Jewish Coalition of Southern California, canvassed the Southland before the last presidential election, speaking to audiences and participating in debates -- including single-handedly taking on Zev Yaroslavsky and Rep. Brad Sherman at Valley Beth Shalom in Encino. But after President Bush kept the White House, Greenfield wasn't ready to rest. Feeding off momentum from a jump in the...

Former Vermont governor Howard Dean's election Saturday as chairman of the Democratic National Committee has prompted a fierce fight between two partisan Jewish groups about Dean's record on Israel and how it could impact Jewish support for the Democratic Party. The Republican Jewish Coalition, a grassroots group of Jewish Republicans, published an advertisement in US newspapers this week suggesting Dean supported Hamas. A photo of Hamas suicide bombers, camouflaged in white and wearing explosive belts – alongside a child wrapped in an explosive belt – is topped with a quote from Howard Dean from September 2003, which reads: "DNC Chairman...

American liberals are deeply worried these days that the White House is being run by messianic evangelicals with an agenda. But whether or not such fears are overblown partisan hogwash or not, there is more than a kernel of truth in that notion, though not in the way many of President George W. Bush's critics think. The man at the head of our government and his minions are apparently hooked on a mission to convert the world. But the "good news" they are spreading isn't Christianity. It is democracy. The Bush democracy craze was first apparent in June of 2002,...

The 2004 Friend of Israel Award Republican Jewish Coalition of Central California Awardee: Bruce Thornton, PhD (introduced by Victor Davis Hanson, PhD) The night of October 17, 2004, was an inspiration and an impossibility. How could a room full of Jewish Republicans invite Evangelical Christians to honor a couple of Democrats? And what were those liberal Jews doing, laughing and enjoying themselves as honored guests of their conservative tribesman? There was a United States Congressman in attendance, with talented staffers Darren Rose and Debbie Hurley. He seemed to have a great time, sandwiched between an unlikely pair. On the Congressman's...

We are living at a most challenging time in our history - one that our founding fathers could never have envisioned. Global terror and the breakdown of moral values menace our very lives. Such threats are not foreign to me. I am a child of the Holocaust, a survivor of Bergen Belsen Concentration Camp. I have experienced the degradation and the brutality of which he is capable, but I have also experienced the healing balm of faith, the magic of compassion and love which is the bedrock upon which our great Republic was built. Following a Holocaust memorial address to...

Michael Moore on Israel: - Quotes from Michael Moore’s book, “Dude Where’s My Country?” (Warner Books, 2003) regarding the United States support for Israel: • Moore dedicated his book, “Dude Where’s My Country?” to Rachel Corrie, an International Solidarity Movement volunteer who was killed March 16 when she climbed in front of a Caterpillar bulldozer that was destroying tunnels used by Palestinian terrorists to illegally smuggle weapons from Egypt into Gaza • “Of course many Israeli children had died too, at the hands of the Palestinians. You would think that would make every Israeli want to wipe out the Arab...

Traditionally, American Jews have ranked among the most loyal of Democratic voters. But U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman is hoping to launch a new tradition. Coleman, a freshman Republican from Minnesota, has embraced an unusual niche in this year's presidential race. It is focused, in part, on encouraging Jewish voters to switch tickets and vote for President Bush. "I'm working on trying to energize the Jewish community," Coleman said. "I think Bush got about 19 percent of the Jewish vote in 2000, and I think he could do much better in '04." When presumptive Democratic nominee Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., speaks...

The heads of a delegation from the Republican Jewish Coalition who visited here last week appeared very upset when we met early Wednesday morning. "Explain why your government is surrendering to terror," one of them demanded of me, adding "there has never been such sympathy for Israel on Capitol Hill and understanding of its needs. There has not been any pressure by the administration on Israel. On the contrary. During Bush's years in office it was possible to win American support for a determined fight against terror, for preventive action. Someone on your side failed big when it comes to...

Jewish voters could hold the key to victory in November for President Bush, with Republicans hoping the president's strong conduct of the war on terrorism will appeal to the traditionally Democratic constituency in states like Ohio, Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Florida, and Arizona. "We understand they have been inclined to support Democrats," Bush-Cheney campaign chief Marc Racicot told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. "But we feel the president's policies and his values in regard to the Middle East lead to the possibility to be much more successful in the Jewish community." Pollster John Zogby agreed, telling the JTA, "Anything that has...

Republican Jewish Coalition www.rjchq.org In its annual survey of Jewish opinion released this month, the highly regarded and influential American Jewish Committee found that the number of Jews who considered themselves Republican had increased from 9 percent in 2000 to 16 percent in 2003. The interest group surveyed 1,000 Jews nationally, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percent. "We're in the process of a significant shift in the voting habits of the American Jewish community," said Matthew Brooks, executive director of the Republican Jewish Coalition, which has a goal of snaring more Jewish voters for the...