Donald Trump references Jewish stereotypes at Jewish Republican forum

Meanwhile, the candidates continued to up their rhetoric against one another, as they seek to draw clear distinctions down the stretch in an effort to stand apart in the crowded field. “If you’re going to make a deal – and you can make a great deal – you can’t go in with the attitude that you’re going to shut it down”. “That’s why you don’t want to give me money, OK, but that’s OK, you want to control your own politician”.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at the Republican Jewish Coalition’s Presidential Forum in Washington on December 3, 2015.

Trump’s refusal to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s “undivided capital” didn’t upset Friedman either, though a majority of the auditorium booed the candidate. “I think Trump’s language and perspective is a long-term negative in terms of building the party”.

Later, the crowd erupted as Trump declared that the Jews in the audience wouldn’t support his candidacy because they like being asked for money and he’s the only one not seeking their financial support. “This room perhaps more than any room I’ve ever spoken to”. “As a single achievement, that would be a really great achievement”. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said the pact is an existential threat to Israel. He added that the trip had been in the works long before rival Ben Carson’s recent trip to Jordan to visit Syrian refugees.

“We don’t know all of the facts yet but we certainly have learned some facts that are concerning and weighing on our minds in the aftermath of what we see happening in the world”, Rubio said.

Similarly ill-received by this audience was his noting that Israel is not necessarily committed to making peace.

Greenblatt noted that his group has not hesitated in the past to call out Trump over his comments about Mexican immigrants and Muslims.

“The reason Trump will not get the support of Jewish donors is because he’s not serious enough on policy”, Fleischer told Jewish Insider. Trump doesn’t want money.

Trump also missed an opportunity to clarify his comments to The Associated Press, in which he questioned Israel’s commitment to peace.

Nevertheless, Trump- along with candidates Jeb Bush of Florida and John Kasich of Ohio- have all said they would strictly police the nuclear deal as president, as opposed to others, such as Ted Cruz of Texas, who have threatened to tear it apart.

The 2-state solution envisions an independent Palestinian state alongside Israel, with the boundaries negotiated in talks between the parties. He questioned for the first time both sides’ commitment to peace, adding that he would know within six months of being elected president whether he could broker an elusive peace accord.

At the White House, President Barack Obama again faced the cameras to make another pitch for curbs on firearms – remarks similar to those he’s delivered after mass shootings this year in South Carolina, Oregon and now San Bernardino.

Even as Trump avoided spelling out specific conditions for Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, he said he understood the seriousness of the matter. Graham said the Cruz vision would lead to a certain Republican loss in a general election against Democrats. “I could be in a position where I want to negotiate that”. Bush underscored that an essential foreign policy goal would be to “restore the ruptured relationship with Israel”.

Donald Trump touted his pro-Israel bona fides and tried to connect with the audience of wealthy Jewish donors, repeatedly referring to them as “negotiators” during his Thursday address at the Republican Jewish Coalition’s Presidential Forum.

The coalition, a creation of Las Vegas billionaire Sheldon Adelson, heard an a fair amount of stereotyping and was on the receiving end of lots of pandering. But unlike other candidates, he suggested the president’s decision not to use the term “radical Islamic terrorism” means he is likely harboring a dark secret.

Trump touted his past and current support for Israel, bragging that he would “do more for Israel than everybody else”.

“If you can make that deal, you can make any deal”, he said.