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January 14, 2024
Hi Steve,
I started this newsletter in 2006 to combat misinformation about a congressional election in my district. The newsletter has grown in scope and circulation but the premise has not changed: Elections matter, issues matter, facts matter, and we matter. To support the safety and security of the United States and Israel we have to understand the issues and where candidates stand on those issues.
I hope you find these newsletters worth reading. I spend money as well as time to send them out because the ever-increasing size of the list requires me to use a commercial email service. So only once a year, I send this short reminder to ask that you help defray costs if you can.
Ideally, I'd send this on a slow Sunday when nothing important happened the week before, but that week never comes. I'll make next week's newsletter especially good to make up for this.
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The truth matters. South Africa is falsely accusing Israel of genocide. International organizations have been silent on the savage sexual violence committed by Hamas on October 7 and against the hostages since then. Today marks 100 days--we must bring all 136 of the remaining hostages home now. Every minute matters.
Republican presidential candidates pretend to be friends of Israel while the House Republicans voted to cut aid to Israel by 30% in September and attach unreasonable conditions to President Biden's aid package, which includes $14.3 billion in emergency assistance for Israel. We must speak out in support of Israel, in support of democracy in the U.S. and Israel, and in support of a two-state solution, now more important than ever.
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Sincerely,
Steve Sheffey
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