Howard Berman discussed the strong record of the Democratic Congress on Israel, Iran and other issues and questions brought up by the 65 people who attended the event at Valley Beth Shalom in Encino.

Berman focused on the 2007 aid appropriation, which expanded aid to Israel and was opposed by 149 Republicans on the grounds that the appropriations bill also repealed a prohibition on aid to family planning organizations.

Sept. 9th, 2007 – More than 150 supporters of Democrats for Israel assembled at the home of Robert Nieto and Todd Bloom in the Beverly-Fairfax area to honor LA County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky, Democratic National Committee Member and UFCW Local 324 Vice President John A. Perez and legislative sponsors of AB 221, a bill that proposes to divest state pension funds from companies doing business with Iran’s oil industry.

The perception that former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani unfailingly supports Israel is beginning to show cracks as his business dealings come to light, putting him in the same category as McCain and Romney who have made statements that caused others to question their support of the Jewish community and Israel.

On May 15, 2007, CBS and AP both published stories that his firm, Bracewell & Giuliani lobbied for the Saudi government, Saudi oll industry and represented Saudi Arabia in several court cases in the United States.