Vulnerable House Democrats are scrambling to restore their pro-Israel bona fides days after voting against a provision to fund the Iron Dome, which is not the only controversial vote those Democrats made.
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A political nonprofit organization aligned with House Republican leadership is running digital advertisements accusing Democrats of abandoning Israel one day after Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene came under fire for comparing the Holocaust to coronavirus vaccine mandates.
The American Action Network is targeting 14 House Democrats who voted against increasing crucial military aid to Israel as the Jewish state endured indiscriminate rocket fire from Hamas, a jihadist terrorist group. The “five figure” campaign includes advertising on digital platforms and an organized effort to flood the offices of the Democrats in question with phone calls. Republicans are hoping to turn Democratic divisions over Israel into an advantage in the 2022 midterm elections.
Pro-GOP group takes aim at House Dems over Israeli Iron Dome vote Paul Steinhauser
EXCLUSIVE: A conservative advocacy group that backs Republican causes is taking aim at 14 House Democrats over their votes last week against providing Israel emergency funding for its Iron Dome missile defense system.
The new ads by the American Action Network (AAN), shared first with Fox News on Wednesday, come in the wake of fierce fighting earlier this month between Israel and Hamas forces based in Gaza and as a growing number of progressive Democrats in Congress are questioning Washington’s support of conservative Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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