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| Jewish GOP group calls on lawmakers to resign over Farrakhan remarks |
| 2018-03-08 |
| [The Hill] The Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) on Tuesday called on seven prominent lawmakers to resign, accusing them of having close ties to Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, who drew criticism recently after a speech full of anti-Semitic remarks. The lobbying group called on Reps. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.), Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), Danny Davis (D-Ill.), Andre Carson (D-Ind.) Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.) and Al Green (D-Texas) to step down. "Anti-Semitism is unacceptable. Farrakhan is the moral equivalent of a leader of the KKK. If it was discovered that members of Congress had met with the leader of the KKK, they would need to resign. In this case, for meeting with, and embracing, Louis Farrakhan, nothing short of resignation is acceptable from these seven Democrats," the group said in a statement on Tuesday. Farrakhan is facing criticism after he delivered a speech last week in which he referred to "powerful Jews" as his enemy, and said, "the Jews were responsible for all of this filth and degenerate behavior that Hollywood is putting out turning men into women and women into men." Davis, in an interview with The Daily Caller on Sunday, acknowledged his relationship with Farrakhan and said "the world is so much bigger than Farrakhan and the Jewish question." |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #3 The Republican Jewish Coalition mostly works at the grassroots level, Besoeker, with 44 chapters throughout the country, a policy center and a PAC. They claim responsibility for increasing levels of Jews voting for Republican candidates since the nadir in 1992. But yes, at the moment there are only two Jewish Republicans in Congress, both in the House. Unfortunately Josh Mandel, treasurer of the state of Ohio, failed to beat Senator Sherrod Brown’s reelection bid in 2012, but he’ll be trying again this November. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2018-03-08 13:26 |
| #2 Anti-Semitism is unacceptable. Farrakhan is the moral equivalent of a leader of the KKK. Many Jewish people believe that Jews and African-Americans got along fairly well before Farrakhan came along. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2018-03-08 08:40 |
| #1 The Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC)? Was it a unanimous request from both members ? |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2018-03-08 08:09 |