Lauren Boebert defeated Democrat Diane Mitsch Bush in the Nov. 3 US House of Representatives race in Colorado's 3rd Congressional District. She will join a record number of Republican women elected to Congress this year.
Three themes define the congresswoman-elect's politics: outspoken support for the Second Amendment, devout religious faith, and staunch support for US President Donald Trump. Those themes apply to her being "absolutely pro-Israel," she said.
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In an interview with JNS on Nov. 27, Boebert, 33, said, "It's tremendous what President Trump has done in his short time in office," she said, citing the move of the US Embassy to Jerusalem and the US-brokered Abraham Accords.
She said Trump has been the most "pro-God, pro-Israel, righteous pro-life president America has ever seen."
She said that there have been presidents, including Republican ones, "who say they are Christian, and they talk the talk. But he's the first one to really walk the walk, and make these things happen."
Boebert, whose congressional district is home to approximately 2,000 Jews, said she supports the Jewish state "not because I'm a Republican, but because I am a Christian."
"Just from my strong Christian faith, I see where God expects us to honor Israel," she continued. "And he says those who bless Israel will be blessed."
She went on to say that the United States and Israel "share common values" such as "human rights, freedom of speech, freedom of religion," and "democratic principles."
"There's not too many places outside of Israel where an Arab woman can vote," she said, noting that women in Saudi Arabia only recently got the right to get behind the steering wheel.
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As someone who, like Trump, has decried so-called "endless wars" in the Middle East, Boebert said she's grateful that Israel has been "battling those battles on their soil with their men and women," efforts she said the United States should continue to assist Israel with financially.
Boebert has never been to Israel, although she said she's "always wanted to go." She said she plans to visit as soon as possible with a congressional delegation organized by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee.
Although she expressed support for Trump's tough Iran posture, including withdrawing from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal and enacting punishing sanctions on the regime, when it comes to militarily combating the threat from the Islamic Republic, Boebert said that America doesn't "need to be the world's police."
As it pertains to US military intervention in the Middle East, Boebert said, "Enough is enough" with "endless" wars. She praised Trump for not starting another conflict and for bringing US troops home.
In response to what US President-elect Joe Biden has said he would do on issues relevant to the Jewish and pro-Israel community, including keeping the US embassy in Jerusalem and returning to the Iran nuclear deal if Tehran returns to compliance, Boebert replied that "basically, Biden wants to undo everything President Trump has been successful at."
Despite an increase in anti-Semitism in America and abroad, Boebert said, "I don't know about there being a rise." Without naming anyone in particular, she said, "There's definitely been some congressional members who have had very anti-Semitic comments and, just like everything else that Democrats do, it gets swept under the rug and they diminish the story."
Reprinted with permission from JNS.org
