CAPITOL HILL PRO-ISRAEL MISSION 9 CUFI’s Gary Bauer Gary Bauer, former Republican presidential candidate and leader of Christians United for Israel (CUFI), said: “It’s a real pleasure to be in a room of American Jews who are at least as pro- Israel as I am. In this city, most people, at the first sight of trouble, run for the tall grass, but Mort Klein runs for the front lines…. When I felt bad that our embassy did not get moved, I spent some time reflecting on the last eight years. We were living in a time when a U.S. administration was more upset about Jews building homes in Jerusalem than about Iran building nuclear bombs. December’s UN Security Council Resolution 2334 was a shameful vote, a parting present to Israel from the Obama administration…. Obama secretly negotiated with Iran for two years. Then he gave them billions of dollars, some in cash. We released Iranian agents. And this is a country that was directly responsible for manufacturing the IEDs (improvised explosive devices) that killed American soldiers in Iraq. In the new administration, defending Israel is in, ZOA and CUFI are in. J Street is out.” Rep. David Brat Rep. David Brat (R-VA): “I wrote the book, ‘American Underdog: Proof That Principles Matter’, which, among others things, explains the three pillars of America’s greatness—the Judeo Christian tradition, the rule of law, and free markets…. Countries that have the three pillars I’ve described have the most human rights, women’s rights, and so on. You fight hard for the US/Israel relationship. Keep doing G-d’s work.” Rep. Matt Gaetz Rep. Matt Gaetz (R–FL) said: “I just returned from my first trip to Israel…and there were a few takeaways. Israel is doing a tremendous amount of work to improve the quality of life for her people and her Arab neighbors, including in agriculture, medicine, education, energy…. Nations who get these benefits need to acknowledge this. Israel invested millions of dollars to provide intensive care units for Arab neighbors, and Arabs refused to even put a small plaque saying that this was donated by the generosity of the Israeli people…. You need willing partners for peace, and Abbas is no such partner. When you have Abbas naming schools after terrorists and paying terrorists, that is not a partner for peace. “The UN is transferring cash to the PA with no oversight, and we end up with Palestinian school textbooks that glorify terror…. Abbas will never follow the requirements, the commitments under Oslo, which he signed.” Frank Gaffney Frank Gaffney, president of the Washingtonbased Center for Security Policy, said: “I’m honored to be here with Mort Klein, who received our Keeper of the Flame Award.” Noting the 50th anniversary of the Six-Day War, he said, “During those memorable six days…those lands were recovered by Israel, putting to an end threats Israel faced during its first couple of decades of existence. Now, once again, Israel is being told it must give up the high ground…. But there can be no peace if the high ground between Israel and the Palestinians is in the latter’s hands. So, whether it’s trying to divide Jerusalem or make a Palestinian state in Judea/ Samaria, no good will come of this, for Israelis or Palestinians. We tried this in Gaza, we tried this in Lebanon, and what followed in both cases was an unmitigated disaster. Israel is on the front line for us in the very dangerous Middle East.” THANKS TO ZOA STAFF Mort Klein thanked Howard Katzoff and the entire ZOA staff for their work in making the ZOA’s Pro-Israel Capitol Hill Mission such a success. Mort gave special thanks to Josh London and Dan Pollak, co-directors of the ZOA’s Government Relations Department, who were masters of ceremonies at the congressional luncheon and led the discussion of issues, and who worked so hard to bring such an impressive array of members of Congress to address ZOA activists. “In this city, most people, at the first sight of trouble, run for the tall grass, but Mort Klein runs for the front lines.… In the new administration, definding Israel is in, ZOA and CUFI are in. J Street is out.” —Gary Bauer
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