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RJC Rejects ADL/AJC Pledge:
"We will not be silenced" on Israel
Washington, D.C. (October 24, 2011) --
The Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) responded today to a call from the Anti-Defamation League and the American Jewish Committee, asking Jewish groups to pledge not to use Israel as a "political wedge issue" or, in the words of ADL's Abe Foxman, to "avoid polarizing debates" and refrain from questioning "the current administration's foreign policy approach vis-à-vis Israel".
RJC Executive Director Matt Brooks stated in response:
"An open and vigorous debate on the questions confronting our country is the cornerstone of the American electoral process. Allowing the American people to see where candidates stand, pro and con on critical issues, is the hallmark of our free and democratic political system. For this reason, the RJC will not be a signer to this pledge.
"This effort to stifle debate on U.S. policy toward Israel runs counter to this American tradition. Accordingly, the RJC will not be silenced on this or any issue."
Background:
ADL/AJC joint statement and the text of the pledge.
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This statement appears on the RJC web site at
http://www.rjchq.org/Newsroom/newsdetail.aspx?id=77664150-9a04-4dc6-a6a5-5be2905c8a8c
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Send this to all your Jewish – liberal, leftist and Democratic friends. The “keep quite” policy is what was used in the 1940-45 period by many main-stream Jewish leaders to turn a blind eye as to what was happening in Europe --- the Holocaust –in Europe. This should not be allowed to happen again. Reject the calls from the ADL, the AJC and exercise your freedom of speech. Do not be silent as Israel is sacrificed for the sake of political expediency! PLEASE FORWARD.
RJC Rejects ADL/AJC Pledge: "We will not be silenced on Israel"
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