The Israel Republican Committee

Meeting minutes, Sunday June 18, 2006

Our goals
Get people registered OVF overseas Voters form – 100% online.
http://www.overseasvotefoundation.org (is this the site you had in mind)
Focus on key races and states

Content of message to audience:

2006 is a midterm election.
Do our 10000 votes count?
The White house is keenly interested in Israel voters.
We have to articulate why we are for the President. "It's the foreign policy, stupid!"
If you care about Israel, you have to vote, and you have to vote Republican.
In 2004, 40K US citizens in Israel voted, of which an estimated 70% voted
Republican.
In Israel, we know why we vote Republican, because we put Israel high on our
priorities. By communicating, we can try to influence US Jews.
According to recent polls, only 31% of US Jews list Israel as a priority in voting.
The Israel Republican Committee, and all US citizens in Israel who register and vote,
can set a standard, a target, by which USA Jews can decide what their interest should
be.
Americans in Israel recognize that Republicans are now unquestionably more pro-
Israel than Democrats. Three recent resolutions exemplify this:
Security fence resolution: 20% Democrats voted against, because the extreme left was
against it
37 Democratic representatives voted against the policy declaration against Hamas.
[Another important vote]
In each of these votes, Republicanss were closer to 100% pro-Israel
http://www.danielpipes.org/article/3625 (Kory – this is the article you distributed at
the Sat night meeting, yes?)
Israel eighth in worldwide expat registration status:
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/objects/pages/PrintArticleEn.jhtml?itemNo=717629

Forums to access our audience

Need a booth at July 4 AACI
YU alumni
RCA OU
Yahoogroups
Venues for events
Yeshivot
Cell rent companies

PR opportunites
Article in the charedi press – rabbi say to vote – Rabbi Blum
Op ed in Post (Ruthie Bloom)
We also have to make noise.

Questions
How many races are there, which are the key races?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-
dyn/content/article/2006/02/25/AR2006022501416.html
Where are the eligible voters in Israel for the key races?
When are the deadlines to register in each state? (Most states have to have registered
30-60 days before the election)
What is the timeline for 2006 elections and our Committee's activities?
When is our next meeting?

To Do List, who's in charge of what

[GA: I have taken the liberty of "volunteering" you according to my understanding of
the outcome of our meeting. Please comment if indicated]
Have op ed etc pieces written – Marc
Get complete list of Anglo community yahoogroups – Gidon
Get complete list of races, and which are key – Kory
Find a programmer who can create a cover website to register voters and snag their
details for us
Sems and Yeshivas – Mordechai A
Try to get a budget – Kory
Create timeline – Kory
Enlist people who have substantial US expat clients to join our committee (ie, try to
get their clients to register)
Get booth at AACI July 4 event, man the event
Create list of upcoming events to participate in
Create list of places that we can initiate events
Create draft of email message to audience – Bob

Other stuff
OVF overseas Voters form – 100% online. http://www.overseasvotefoundation.org
Sems and Yeshivas – call their parents and make sure the whole family is registered
Many register throught their own district
Make noise, and get everyone in the important districts.
Kory will speak to AIPAC, Reps abroad and RJC and findout what are the key races
Can someone program a website for our audience to sign up transparently and us
getting their details?

Email List
bblang@zahav.net.il
mzell@fandz.com
m.adler@eagleintl.com
kory.bardash@corp.idt.net
gidon.ariel@gmail.com
jgoppa@aol.com Mordechai Rennert