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Who's paying for your trip, Marco?Rubio’s Israel trip: “private and personal,” spokesman saysBy William March
November 5, 2010
Florida Sen.-elect Marco Rubio will leave for Israel this weekend, but the trip is non-official, “private and personal,” a spokesman said.
Rubio is expected to arrive Sunday, according to ynetnews.com, and Israeli news web site.
Spokesman Alex Burgos said Rubio and his wife, Jeanette, “will be making a private and personal visit to the Holy Land” with “no official meetings or media interviews, and specific details of the trip will be kept private.’
He said Rubio is also working with pro-Israel supporters to make an official trip back to Israel early next year after he is sworn into office.
Guess who's meeting Marco Rubio in Israel?By Beth Reinhard
November 5, 2010
Newly elected Sen. Marco Rubio and his wife, Jeanette, are meeting billionaire businessman/Jewish community leader/political pot-stirrer Norman Braman, his wife and her sister in Israel next week.
Braman was an early Rubio supporter and said they have talked about going to Israel together for years. He stressed that Rubio was paying his own way. It will be his first trip to Israel.
"I was hopeful that it would come about win or lose,'' Braman said. "Marco and Jeanette are religious people."
Braman is in the middle of a ferocious campaign to recall MIami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Alvarez, who, you may recall, endorsed Rubio's ex-rival Charlie Crist in the Senate race. Rubio's name was even bandied about in 2008 as a potential Alvarez challenger. Braman paid for a poll that showed Rubio and Alvarez in a tie.
The Rubio camp was mum on what it called a "private and personal visit to the Holy Land next week. There will be no official meetings or media interviews, and specific details of the trip will be kept private. Senator-elect Rubio is also working with pro-Israel supporters to make an official trip back to Israel early next year after he is sworn into office."
Norman BramanMarco Rubio's Money TreeIn the above link, investigative blogger Geniusofdespair does a fantastic job detailing Rubio's political contributions through the end of 2009-- at that time over $3 million in individual donations. Interestingly, Norman Braman and his family figure prominently in financing Rubio's campaign.
Days after election victory: 'Tea Party' coming to IsraelBy Yitzhak Benhorin
YNet NewsNovember 3, 2010
Newly elected senator for Florida, republican Marco Rubio will arrive in Israel on Sunday; Pro-Israel AIPAC lobby expresses satisfaction with election results
With victory in the congressional elections less than a day old, Florida Senator Marco Rubio (Rep.) who considers himself a 'Tea Party' member, is set to arrive in Israel on Sunday. Rubio's visit so soon after the election win is a move that strengthens assessments that the congress in its current form will continue where it left off – at least where Israel is concerned.
The pro-Israeli AIPAC lobby applauded the election results, congratulated the winners and said: "It is abundantly clear that the 112th Congress will continue America's long tradition of staunch support for a strong, safe and secure Israel and an abiding friendship between the United States and our most reliable ally in the Middle East."
AIPAC expressed satisfaction over the fact that most pro-Israel senators were reelected and sent messages of congratulations to senators and congress members from both parties.
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Again, the question remains... Who is paying for your trip, Marco?
Just because Big Corporate Money and Jeb Bush propelled you into the US Senate doesn't mean the bloodhounds aren't on your trail.
Not by a long shot.
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