US Jewish hawks threaten to ‘shame’ Democrats who skip Netanyahu speech in Congress (Adelson)

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"This is, I think a critical visit by the prime minister," Matt Brooks, the executive director of the Republican Jewish Coalition, told Politico. "If these Democrats would rather put partisan politics ahead of principle and walk out on the prime minister of Israel, then we have an obligation to make that known."


Brooks' remarks implicitly suggest that Adelson would devote some of his massive resources to publicly highlight which Democratic lawmakers do not turn up for Netanyahu's speech.

“We will commit whatever resources we need to make sure that people are aware of the facts, that given the choice to stand with Israel and Prime Minister Netanyahu in opposition to a nuclear Iran, they chose partisan interests and to stand with President Obama,” Brooks said.

Mort Klein, the head of the Zionist Organization of America, told Politico that any Democrat who boycotts Netanyahu's speech is guilty of being "anti-patriotic and anti-American."

“We will, of course, be publicly condemning any Democrats who don’t show up for the speech - unless they have a doctor’s note,” said Klein.

http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Politics-And-Diplomacy/US-Jewish-hawks-threaten-to-shame-Democrats-who-skip-Netanyahu-speech-in-Congress-390255