Jewish Americans for Romney Update 9/04/12

From: gstarrett@mittromney.com
Sent: 9/4/2012 8:01:38 A.M. Mountain Daylight Time
Subj: Jewish Americans for Romney Update 9/04/12

Good morning,

I hope you got a chance to catch some of the primetime lineup that we had at the Republican National Convention – and I was glad to see many of you there in person. In the week prior, our delegates put together a platform that included a section on “our unequivocal support of Israel.” Here it is, in full:

“Israel and the United States are part of the great fellowship of democracies who speak the same language of freedom and justice, and the right of every person to live in peace. The security of Israel is in the vital national security interest of the United States; our alliance is based not only on shared interests, but also shared values. We affirm our unequivocal commitment to Israel’s security and will ensure that it maintains a qualitative edge in military technology over any potential adversaries. We support Israel’s right to exist as a Jewish state with secure, defensible borders; and we envision two democratic states – Israel with Jerusalem as its capital and Palestine – living in peace and security. For that to happen, the Palestinian people must support leaders who reject terror, embrace the institutions and ethos of democracy, and respect the rule of law. We call on Arab governments throughout the region to help advance that goal. Israel should not be expected to negotiate with entities pledged to her destruction. We call on the new government in Egypt to fully uphold its peace treaty with Israel.

The U.S. seeks a comprehensive and lasting peace in the Middle East, negotiated between the parties themselves with the assistance of the U.S., without the imposition of an artificial timetable. Essential to that process will be a just, fair, and realistic framework for dealing with the issues that can be settled on the basis of mutually agreed changes reflecting today’s realities as well as tomorrow’s hopes.”
Of course, after the platform work, the convention began – with an invocation by Meir Soloveichik, scion of a famous Orthodox dynasty. Throughout the week, speakers emphasized the dismal state of the economy and what we need to do to bring America back. But viewers also got a chance to get to know Mitt Romney the man, through both Ann Romney’s speech and a series of anecdotes told prior to the Governor’s nomination acceptance. In Governor Romney’s own speech, he not only doubled down on his personal commitment to Israel, but also laid out his agenda for restoring the middle class while defending free enterprise. And in that vein, during the Democrat National Convention, we’re hoping to launch a new petition to defend free enterprise with a website full of information about Romney’s economic plan and credentials.

Grant

PS. Some articles that may interest you…

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/03/g-o-p-seizes-on-a-question-are-you-better-off-than-you-were-4-years-ago/

NYT: GOP seizes on question - are you better off than you were 4 years ago?
http://www.nationaljournal.com/2012-presidential-campaign/o-malley-we-re-not-better-off-now-20120902
...Governor Martin O’Malley (D-MD): We’re not better off

http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/ryan-democrat-nazi-goebbels/2012/09/03/id/450661

Newsmax: California Democrat chairman likens Paul Ryan to Nazi propagandist; Former Senator Norm Coleman responds
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444914904577623504274512294.html?mod=ITP_opinion_2
WSJ: Why Israel doesn’t trust Obama

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DEpbki--yo&list=UUcXTp1krYBic3g9qKi1FKbA&feature=player_embedded
Check out some of the ads being run by the Emergency Committee on Israel