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Jackie Mason rips Sarah Silverman (the Yenta) a new one... Jackie Mason rips SilvermanThe video above is a response to this video: An arrogant Silverman goes after the Jewish vote

Jackie Mason takes on Sarah Silverman and her video for The Great Shlep

    Sarah Palin: Strong on Israel; Strong Enough to Prevent a Nuclear Iran - A Friend to the Jewish Community Palin: Compliments McCain, A Strong Choice for the Jewish Community:  By choosing Gov. Sarah Palin as the vice-presidential candidate, John McCain once again demonstrated a commitment to challenging politics-as-usual. As governor of Alaska, Palin has enjoyed a strong working relationship with Alaska's Jewish community. She has shown sensitivity to the concerns of the community and has been accessible and responsive. Palin has a proven track record of experienced and principled leadership. Palin has been a leader on the critical...

Washington, D.C. (August 20, 2008) — The Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) today called on Sen. Barack Obama and the Democratic Party leadership to remove former President Jimmy Carter from the program at the Democratic National Convention. Yesterday it was announced that Carter is scheduled to speak at the Convention in Denver on Monday, August 25, 2008. Through the years, President Carter has consistently demonstrated by his statements and actions a troubling anti-Israel bias. In April 2008, despite strong protests by Israeli leaders, the U.S. State Department and several Democratic leaders, Carter met with Hamas leader Khaled Meshal in Syria. In...

Conservatives wary of John McCain and worried about who he'll choose for a running mate are offering up ideas left and -- more to the point -- right. One of the ideas gaining momentum in conservative circles is Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.). McCain-Cantor Campaign Button Cantor, the 45-year-old Republican chief deputy whip of the House, has three great attributes: youth, conservative bona fides and geographic desirability, as Virginia will likely be a crucial swing state in this year's presidential election. All of which may explain why McCain had a private lunch last weekend with Cantor and his wife, Diana, in...

Obama to Israel: Put Terrorism in Context The Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) issued the following statement today: Senator Obama in Jordan today said that terrorism makes 'Israelis want to dig in and simply think about their own security regardless of what's going on beyond their borders.' What Senator Obama fails to recognize is that the safety and security of its citizenry is the primary obligation of a country's leadership. In essence, Senator Obama is asking Israelis and the American Jewish community to put terrorism in context. Senator Obama continues his rhetoric of moral equivalence by implying that measures taken by...

Obama to Israel: Put Terrorism in Context Washington, D.C. (July 22, 2008) -- The Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) issued the following statement today: "Senator Obama in Jordan today said that terrorism makes 'Israelis want to dig in and simply think about their own security regardless of what's going on beyond their borders.' What Senator Obama fails to recognize is that the safety and security of its citizenry is the primary obligation of a country's leadership. In essence, Senator Obama is asking Israelis and the American Jewish community to put terrorism in context. Senator Obama continues his rhetoric of moral equivalence...

ONE LOCAL pol whose name has not been mentioned could make the perfect running mate -- for Republican John McCain. Rep. Eric Cantor is 44. McCain is 71. As a member of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee, Cantor brings the clout and experience on economic and tax issues that many believe McCain lacks. He was a businessman before being elected to the House in 2000 and has been an eloquent spokesman for pro-growth policies ever since. Cantor would energize economic conservatives in a way that McCain has not, and he possesses the skill and expertise to attack the...

RJC: Obama Should Disinvite Hagel from Israel Trip Contact: Press Secretary Suzanne Kurtz Monday, July 14, 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (July 14, 2008) -- Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) Executive Director Matt Brooks issued the followed statement today calling on Sen. Barack Obama to drop Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) from his upcoming trip to Israel: "If Barack Obama is getting advice from Chuck Hagel about Israel, then the American Jewish community has a lot to worry about. Of all the senators with whom Obama could have traveled with, Hagel's record on Israel is one of the worst. Senator Obama should disinvite Senator Hagel...

Washington, D.C. (May 7, 2008) -- Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) Executive Director Matt Brooks issued the followed statement today: "The just released Gallup poll of Jewish voters is another important indicator of the ongoing troubles Barack Obama has with Jewish voters. In the poll of Jewish voters (conducted April 1-30), it showed Obama getting only 61% of the Jewish vote against John McCain (32%). By comparison, in 2004, John Kerry received 75% of the Jewish vote and George W. Bush received 25%. The recent polling numbers demonstrate Obama's weakness among Jewish voters. This data comes on the heels of the...

http://www.JewishWorldReview.com | Unbeknown to the Republican Jewish Coalition, which stands against jihad, terrorism and bigotry, a Chicago candidate for Congress, a Jewish Republican for whom they are the second-largest contributor is enabling jihad terror and alienating a group that has stood on the front lines against it while being its most brutalized victims in the Balkans. Using the "Barack Hussein Obama" template, a news release from Chicago District 8 candidate Steve Greenberg recently referred to his Democratic opponent, incumbent U.S. Rep. Melissa Bean (D-IL), as "Melissa Luburich Bean," sneeringly stressing her Serbian maiden name. Comically, the release blasted Bean for...

Republican Jewish group wants Obama adviser cannedBy Sam Youngman Posted: 03/25/08 03:41 PM [ET] The Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) called on Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) Tuesday to remove military adviser and national campaign co-chairman Gen. Tony McPeak from his team, citing past statements McPeak has made about the Middle East that the RJC finds troubling. Matt Brooks, executive director of the RJC, said in a statement that in keeping McPeak as a surrogate and campaign spokesman, “serious questions and doubts are once again being raised about Sen. Obama’s positions and judgment on Middle East issues.” In its statement, the RJC...

Unbeknown to the Republican Jewish Coalition, which stands against jihad, terrorism and bigotry, a Chicago candidate for Congress, a Jewish Republican for whom they are the second-largest contributor is enabling jihad terror and alienating a group that has stood on the front lines against it while being its most brutalized victims in the Balkans. Using the "Barack Hussein Obama" template, a news release from Chicago District 8 candidate Steve Greenberg recently referred to his Democratic opponent, incumbent U.S. Rep. Melissa Bean (D-IL), as "Melissa Luburich Bean," sneeringly stressing her Serbian maiden name. Comically, the release blasted Bean for not standing...

Republican Jews assailed U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) for saying he wanted a summit of the United States and Muslim nations. Obama, a contender for the Democratic presidential nomination, said in a recent interview with Paris Match magazine that he wanted such a summit to start "honest discussion about ways to bridge the gap that grows between Muslims and the West." That prompted the Republican Jewish Coalition to say in a statement it was "deeply troubled by Senator Obama's desire to 'hold a summit in the Muslim world, with all heads of state' -- many of whom have yet to...

 Ron Paul's Jewish Problem Daniel Sieradski, November 9, 2007 Ron Paul has a Jewish problem. Last month, the dark horse Republican candidate was barred from the Republican Jewish Coalition’s Candidate’s Forum due to his stance against providing further foreign aid to Israel. Typical of his view, at an event on September 11 of this year at Johns Hopkins’ School of Advanced International Studies, Paul argued for withdrawing from the Middle East, telling his audience that “Israel is quite capable of taking care of itself” — though interestingly adding that US policy has “hurt Israel tremendously.” Paul also downplayed the...

Last night, Fred spoke before members of New York’s Conservative Party. The New York Times wrote, Appearing publicly for the first time since his first Republican debate a week ago, former Senator Fred D. Thompson traveled to New York yesterday, to the hometown of Rudolph W. Giuliani, to challenge his rival’s credibility on issues important to conservatives. “I am the consistent conservative,” Mr. Thompson said to several dozen people at a gathering of the New York Conservative Party with former Senator Alfonse M. D’Amato at his side. “I was a conservative yesterday. I am a conservative today, and I will...

March 1, 2007, Washington, DC.... The Republican Jewish Coalition today launched a national grassroots action campaign to stand up to efforts on the part of the Union of Reform Judaism (URJ) to undermine US efforts in Iraq. The call to action informed RJC members that the Reform movement's leadership is pushing the Union of Reform Judaism to adopt a "dangerous and wrongheaded resolution opposing US efforts in Iraq." The RJC called on its members to learn more about the proposed resolution and to express their own opposition to the resolution directly to the URJ president, Rabbi Eric H. Yoffie, and...

Jewish Community Challenged to Examine Changing Party The Republican Jewish Coalition today released the latest advertisement in its national advertising campaign targeted to the Jewish community. The ad depicts former President Jimmy Carter, along with quotes from his recent interview with Der Spiegel magazine [August 15, 2006]: "I don't think that Israel has any legal or moral justification for their massive bombing of the entire nation of Lebanon." And, "I represent the vast majority of Democrats." The ad also highlights a recent Wall Street Jounal/NBC poll in which 84% of Republicans said they sympathize more with Israel than with the...

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...

Republican Jewish Coalition -- www.rjchq.org WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) is encouraged by a new poll that shows an indisputable shift in the trends of Jewish voting. Commissioned by the American Jewish Committee (AJC), the poll reveals that if the presidential election were held today, President George Bush would win significantly more of the Jewish vote than he did in the 2000 elections. “We are still in the early stages this election cycle, but there is much reason for optimism,” said RJC Executive Director Matthew Brooks. “It now undeniable that there is a major shift taking place...

Republican Jewish Coalition (www.rjchq.org) President George W. Bush puts his money where his mouth is. He has me convinced. Erev Shabbos Chanukah I received an envelope from a Texas accountant. Having no business in Texas, I was immediately curious. Inside was a generous contribution to the Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty, the organization I have run for the last decade, from George and Laura Bush. Shocked would be a mild description of how I felt holding that check. Don't get me wrong — Met Council receives generous contributions from scores of New Yorkers. And we're grateful for each and every...

The Republican Jewish Coalition is the national grassroots organization of Jewish Republicans. The RJC's Board of Directors includes Ari Fleischer, Cliff May and dozens of other notable Republicans nationwide. WASHINGTON, DC (JTA) -- Worried by signs of President Bush's soaring popularity among Jews, Democrats launched a coordinated campaign 18 months ago to win back Jewish votes. In recent interviews with the JTA, top Democrats who attended the meetings disclosed the secret strategy sessions for the first time. The campaign has three prongs, according to senior Democratic operatives who were involved in its formulation: Stress the Democratic Party's commitment to Israel...

WASHINGTON, DC -- The Republican Jewish Coalition is troubled by MoveOn.org’s decision to post advertisements that compare President George Bush to Adolph Hitler on their website. While the RJC commends MoveOn.org for acknowledged their mistake and pulling the clips, it does not mitigate the damage inflicted by the careless and casual use of Nazi imagery. Employing the memory of genocide for political gain is offensive to the Jewish American community and corrosive to healthy political discourse in the United States. “Political ads using this sort of imagery are part of an alarming trend that is disconcerting and unhealthy for the...

Ari Fleischer Joins RJC Board of Directors Washington, DC - September 10, 2003 - Former White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer has been named to the Republican Jewish Coalition's Board of Directors. The RJC is the national grassroots organization of Jewish Republicans. "I am deeply honored to join the Republican Jewish Coalition's board," said Fleischer. "The RJC is the voice of Jewish Republicans and has done a tremendous job of educating the Jewish community about the policies of the Republican Party. I hope I can contribute to its continued success." "We are extremely lucky to have Ari join our board,"...

Newly Released Data Shows Jewish Republicans Increasing Washington, DC - September 8, 2003 - Newly released national exit poll data from the November 2002 midterm election confirms growing Jewish support for Republican candidates, says Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) Executive Director Matthew Brooks. The RJC is the national grassroots organization of Jewish Republicans. Between 2000 and 2002, the number of Jews voting Republican went up as much as 60 percent -- increasing to 35 percent from the 21 to 26 percent of Jews who voted for Republicans during previous mid-term elections, according to the exit polls conducted by Voter News Service...