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Sunday, August 03, 2014

J-Street endorses candidates who voted against Iron Dome funding

H.J.Res.76 was "A joint resolution making an emergency supplemental appropriation for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, to provide funding to Israel for the Iron Dome defense system to counter short-range rocket threats."

The Senate Amendment to H.J.Res. 76 appropriates $225 million in supplemental emergency funding for the remainder of FY2014, to provide additional funding to Israel for the Iron Dome missile defense system to counter short-range rocket threats. Any funds that remain unobligated at the end of FY2014 will remain available until September 30, 2015.

The bill passed the House, 395-8.

Three of the eight who voted against the bill were Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D, CA-19), Rep. Keith Ellison (D, MN-5) and Rep. Walter Jones (R, NC-3).

All three of those are currently endorsed by J-Street.

Pro-Israel? No.

Pro-peace? No.

J-Street a hypocritical organization that goes out of its way to support those who hate Israel? You betcha.