The Middle East: Harris and Trump Policies Explained

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Note: Due to technical difficulties, a portion of this debate has been cut from this recording of the event. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Peter Deutsch will represent the Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) and former President Donald Trump. Deutsch served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1993 to 2005, becoming the ranking member of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, where he investigated significant cases such as the Enron scandal and the ImClone stock trading case. He also played a leading role in the Florida presidential election recounts of 2000. He is a lawyer and currently resides in Ra’anana, Israel.

Haile Soifer will represent the Jewish Democratic Council of America (JDCA) and Vice-President Kamala Harris. She has served as CEO of the JDCA since 2018. Before that, she served as national security advisor to then-Senator Kamala Harris. She spent nearly two decades as a national security advisor to four members of Congress and as a senior policy advisor in the Obama administration. Ms. Soifer also worked in the Bush Administration's State Department and directed the Florida Jewish Vote during Obama’s 2008 campaign.

Moderator: Jennifer Sutton has served since 2014 as executive director of the Council for a Secure America (CSA), a non-profit focused on educating the public about the alliance between the United States and Israel. Her previous roles included positions at the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C.

A special thanks to our co-sponsors:

Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) of the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia
Israeli American Council

Featuring:
Republican Jewish Coalition
Jewish Democratic Council of America