Ron and Rand Paul: Problems for Jewish GOPers

David Streeter — February 11, 2011 – 11:12 am | Israel | Rand Paul | Republicans | Ron Paul Comments (0) Add a comment

The Jewish Week’s James Besser has written a new blog post that highlights the problems that Representative Ron Paul (R-TX) and Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) present to Jewish Republicans.

Besser wrote:

Rand Paul, the newly minted senator from Kentucky, wants to eliminate foreign aid entirely, including Israel’s $3 billion - a slap at one of the most important pillars of pro-Israel activism in this country.

Jewish Republicans point out that Paul’s proposal has garnered no support from the party leadership and that none of his GOP Senate colleagues seem eager to join him.

True enough.

But there is growing fear in some pro-Israel circles that Paul reflects an ascendant Tea Party faction that has little use for foreign policy - and not much for Israel, either.

Over in the House, Rand’s dad, Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) gaveled his first hearing as chair of the House subcommittee that oversees the Federal Reserve this week. According to the Southern Poverty Law Center, he called as a witness ‘Thomas DiLorenzo, a longtime activist in the neo-Confederate hate group, League of the South (LOS). The LOS advocates for a second Southern secession and a society dominated by “Anglo-Celts” - that is, white people. LOS leaders have called slavery “God-ordained” and described segregation as necessary to the racial “integrity” of black and white alike.’

Besser concluded:

[T]o the extent that the factions that have propelled the father and son team to new heights gains clout within the party, Jewish GOPers could find themselves with a major problem on their hands.  And I think the RJC knows it; during last year’s election they conspicuously rejected Rand Paul’s Senate candidacy, not something the partisan group does lightly.

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