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Group Funded by US Running GOTV Campaign in Israel for Muslims and Leftists
Posted By Daniel Greenfield On February 6, 2015 @ 11:12 am In The Point | 8 Comments
We’re not even talking about One Voice anymore. Alanna Goodman has uncovered yet another lefty operation in the US trying to hijack the Israeli election with a get out the vote effort targeting specific demos.
A coalition of U.S.-funded progressive groups has planned a massive get-out-the-vote effort to influence the Israeli elections, targeting communities that are most likely to vote against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his right-leaning Likud Party, according to a confidential strategy memo obtained by the Washington Free Beacon.
The U.S.-based 501(c)(3) group Ameinu sent out the fundraising proposal for the campaign to American donors on Dec. 17, 2014.
The $3 million initiative is described in the document as “a massive, non-partisan Get Out The Vote (GOTV) campaign targeting selected demographic and geographic segments of Israeli society.”
The targeted groups listed in the memo—young secular Israelis, low-income secular Jews, and Arab Israelis—are communities that traditionally oppose right-leaning parties such as Likud…
“We are already in touch with a highly talented combination of knowledgeable Israeli professionals and American experts with experience in similar recent operations, including the Obama presidential campaign,” said the proposal.
The campaign would include bi-weekly polling, messaging, an advertising effort, grassroots outreach, and an operation to bring targeted voters to the polls on Election Day.
Lefties spend a lot of time complaining about the “Israel Lobby”. What does one call this?
Ameinu president Kenneth Bob told the Free Beacon that his group was involved in sending out appeals to U.S. donors regarding the initiative, and he said on-the-ground efforts began in mid-January. He called the fundraising memo an “overview document” and said there have been other drafts since December, when Bob emailed it out to donors.
He stressed that the campaign was nonpartisan.
“I’m sure you know that in the Arab sector, the Likud also gets votes, they have strong pockets of support,” said Bob. “I’m very comfortable with this as a nonpartisan effort.”
Yes, I’m sure a self-described progressive group is really working to get Muslim voters to come out for Netanyahu. Their demographic targets are those of the left. Bob’s willingness to claim to be non-partisan just shows how bold the lies are.
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