Rule #5:We need friends.When it comes to battling anti-Semitism, though, who are our natural allies?
Why don’t more politicians act on this? Why are we left to fight our own policy and political battles on these issues? Why do we not have more allies?
I had a similar question asked of me some years ago by a staff member for Florida’s Senator Bill Nelson, when I was a lobbyist representing Miami-Dade County, the country’s sixth-largest municipality, with a multibillion-dollar annual budget.
We were seeking federal funding for energy efficiency programs for municipalities of a certain size. It would have greatly benefited Miami’s port and aiport, and thousands of other properties owned by Dade County.
But Senator Nelson’s staff member stopped me in my tracks with his question: “But surely you have the support of the other cities and counties? Is New York City on board? Is Cook County on board? Is Baltimore on board? It can’t just be you.”
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