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Democrats for Israel Los Angeles (DFI-LA) is the voice of the Jewish and Pro-Israel community in the California Democratic Party and the voice of the Democratic Party in the Southern California Jewish community
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DFI-LA Wins County Committee Seats
The following DFI-LA Members were elected to Los Angeles County Democratic Committee
38th - Isaac Lieberman,Lyn Shaw
40th - Miguel Santiago, David Hyman, Erin Prangley
41st - Cecile Bendavid
42nd - Joyce M Rubin, Jeff Prang, Paul Koretz, Laurence Zakson, Ken Silk, Alton Reed, Diana Plotkin
47th - Lee Welinsky, Jimmie Woods Gray, Evelyn Metoyer Williams, Terrence Montgomery, Ruth Weisman
54th - Marilyn Landau
DFI-LA Leaders Named Convention Delegates, Committees
Congratulations to the following DFI-LA Members who were named delegates to the Democratic National Convention
CLINTON
BOE Member Judy Chu
State Senator Jenny Oropeza
Assemblymember Fiona Ma
Assemblymember Kevin DeLeon
LA Councilman Jack Weiss
Joyce M. Rubin
David Hyman
Ron Galperin (alternate(
OBAMA
State Senator Mark Ridley-Thomas
Assemblymember Ted Lieu
LA Council President Eric Garcetti
Becca Doten
Wendy Wanderman
COMMITTEES
John Emerson (Credentials)
Howard Welinsky (Platform)
Congressman Adam Schiff (Platform)
Wendy Greuel (Rules)
Commentary: Jewish Community Response to Obama Should Make Us Look At Our Attitudes
Reprinted from the Houston Jewish Herald-Voice Feb. 28, 2008
Jewish community response to Obama rumors should make us reflect on ourselves
By ANDREW LACHMAN 28.FEB.08
The way Jews have responded to Sen. Barack Obama’s campaign for president shows that we have much to be proud of, and to be ashamed of. Sen. Obama has a challenge in the Jewish community because he does not have the history of Sen. Clinton, who has built a reputation of supporting the Jewish community throughout her 10 years as a senator from New York and her husband’s strong record as president.
Commentary: Jews, Progressives Should Work Together to Face Iran
Commentary - Jewish Journal Nov. 8, 2007
Progressives should join Jews on Iran strategy
By Andrew Lachman
Iran's nuclear ambitions have emerged not only as a foreign policy issue but recently have become an American political issue, as well.
CONGRESSMAN BERMAN HIGHLIGHTS DEMOCRATS RECORD ON IRAN, ISRAEL
Howard Berman discussed the strong record of the Democratic Congress on Israel, Iran and other issues and questions brought up by the 65 people who attended the event at Valley Beth Shalom in Encino.
Berman focused on the 2007 aid appropriation, which expanded aid to Israel and was opposed by 149 Republicans on the grounds that the appropriations bill also repealed a prohibition on aid to family planning organizations.
DFI-LA Annual Garden Party Highlights Community Support of Israel, AB221
Sept. 9th, 2007 – More than 150 supporters of Democrats for Israel assembled at the home of Robert Nieto and Todd Bloom in the Beverly-Fairfax area to honor LA County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky, Democratic National Committee Member and UFCW Local 324 Vice President John A. Perez and legislative sponsors of AB 221, a bill that proposes to divest state pension funds from companies doing business with Iran’s oil industry.
Giuliani Work for Saudis Adds to Concerns About GOP Candidates, McCain, Romney,
The perception that former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani unfailingly supports Israel is beginning to show cracks as his business dealings come to light, putting him in the same category as McCain and Romney who have made statements that caused others to question their support of the Jewish community and Israel.
On May 15, 2007, CBS and AP both published stories that his firm, Bracewell & Giuliani lobbied for the Saudi government, Saudi oll industry and represented Saudi Arabia in several court cases in the United States.
