Pro-Israel Groups Take on Libertarian Republican Rep. Thomas Massie Over Voting Record

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Source: thealgemeiner

Pro-Israel Groups Take on Libertarian Republican Rep. Thomas Massie Over Voting Record

by Jackson Richman | JNS.org | April 24, 2020

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.). Photo: Flickr.

JNS.org – A number of pro-Israel groups lately have targeted Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) over the libertarian’s voting record in Congress on issues related to the US-Israel relationship and the Jewish community in recent weeks. Yet their quick endorsement of his Republican primary opponent, Todd McMurtry, has also led to significant controversy and a pullback of their support after past racist remarks by the candidate emerged.

Late last month, Massie drew headlines when he sought to delay what would eventually be the passage of an unprecedented spending bill to provide $2.1 trillion in assistance to Americans and businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic. While that issue was not directly related to Israel, it appeared to act as the straw that broke the camel's back for many conservative pro-Israel groups who have long been concerned over Massie's voting record opposing pro-Israel initiatives in the House.

In a statement on April 1, CUFI Action Fund, the political arm of Christians United for Israel, said that "if you're a supporter of Israel, and if you want to combat antisemitism and keep enemies like Turkey and Iran at bay, then Representative Massie is not representing your views."

"In a nutshell, as CUFI and [US] President [Donald] Trump have sought to strengthen the US-Israel relationship, Rep. Massie has voted to undermine it," said the CUFI Action Fund.

As a politician who has long-championed a strict interpretation of the Constitution and a reduction in the size of the federal government, Massie, 49, has a history of being the lone Republican vote against issues that he deems as outside the powers of Congress. This has extended into votes on support for Israel, which is a core issue for the Republican Party.

Massie was the only Republican vote against the overwhelmingly passed July 2019 resolution in the US House of Representatives condemning the anti-Israel BDS movement; voting against a now-law that designated Israel as a "strategic partner" of the United States; voting "present" on a bill to "approve" the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, which all Republicans opposed; consistently voting against US assistance to Israel; voting against sanctions on Iran, North Korea, Russia and Turkey; and voting against the Never Again Education Act, a bill that passed the House in January that seeks to expand Holocaust education in the United States.

As a result of Massie's record, a few pro-Israel groups went further and endorsed his Republican primary opponent Todd McMurtry.

"In January, we announced that we would not support Congressman Thomas Massie after he voted against the Never Again Education Act that expanded the US Holocaust Museum's education program," said Republican Jewish Coalition's Executive Director Matt Brooks in a statement, adding that "after Rep. Massie recklessly decided to hold up the stimulus bill designed to help Americans who are struggling because of the coronavirus, the RJC PAC has decided to endorse and fundraise for his GOP primary opponent, Todd McMurtry, and the RJC will be activating its nationwide team of volunteers to contact voters in the 4th Congressional District of Kentucky to explain why it is so important to support McMurtry."

Brooks said that McMurtry is "a terrific candidate," and that “unlike Massie, McMurtry supports Israel, is committed to the president's maximum pressure campaign against Iran, wants to help President Trump strengthen our military and give our troops the pay raises they deserve, and strongly opposes the antisemitic BDS movement."

Another group, Pro-Israel America, announced on April 2 that it would also support McMurtry as the organization's first endorsement of a non-incumbent challenger.

"Republicans and Democrats alike have come together to rage at Thom[as] Massie over his recent efforts to delay and derail the economic recovery bill," said Pro-Israel America Executive Director Jeff Mendelsohn. “What they might not know is that he's got one of the worst records in Congress when it comes to supporting the US-Israel relationship."

Racist remarks by McMurtry come to light

However, over the weekend, RJC PAC and Pro-Israel America withdrew their endorsements of McMurtry after The New York Times reported past bigoted remarks he made.

For example, in a now-deleted tweet, McMurtry called for the "need to push back against demonization of white people," adding that "we should not be willing scapegoats for someone else's agenda."

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