Romney’s foreign policy speech, which I posted a few days ago did nothing for me. What I want to know is whether he supports an undivided Jerusalem as Israel’s capital city. Secondly I want to know if he supports Israel annexing all or part of JandS and whether he supports Israel building in JandS. On these matters he was silent.Ted Belman
Romney’s Jewish backers enjoying front-runner status, even as challenges continue from his right By Ron Kampeas · October 11, 2011
both energizes and frustrates one of his most loyal constituencies, Republican Jews.
Romney’s financial backers are a who’s who of the Republican Jewish establishment, and his foreign policy advisers are culled from some of the pro-Israel community’s best and brightest.
Romney has cultivated Jewish Republicans since he launched his unsuccessful bid in 2007 for the '08 nod, said Fred Zeidman, a longtime backer.
“Every major Jewish Republican fundraiser has been with Mitt” since then, said Zeidman, a Houston lawyer who was a major backer of George W. Bush.
Romney’s relationship with leading Jewish givers, in turn, has brought more top-ranking GOP Jews into the fold, both as donors and advisers, Zeidman said.
“He's been able to pick and choose," he said. "People have been signing up.”
Yet the former Massachusetts governor continues to be dogged by his status as the moderate front-runner whom the conservative grass-roots longs to replace. Now he is being shadowed in the polls by Cain, a former pizza parlor executive. Cross posted read more at Source
