Marco Rubio's Position On Israel

                                                                 

Marco Rubio, born May 28, 1971,  in Miami, Florida; attorney and Senator from Florida and father of 4 children:  Amanda 15, Daniella 13, Anthony 9, and Dominic 7.  .

Marco Antonio Rubio, son of  Cuban immigrants  Mario and Oriales Rubio, is running for president of the USA.  His father found a job as bartender, while his mother worked cleaning houses and in sales at KMart.  . They had immigrated in 1956.   Marco's a Catholic whose parents have converted from Catholicism to the Morman religion.  Marco had attended a Southern Baptist church in Miami for 4 years.
                                                                                 

He is only 44 years old, and was born on May 28, 1971 in Miami, Florida. He has 2 sisters, Veronica and Barbara and a brother, Mario.  He married his wife, Jeanette Dousdebes, Columbian American, a former Miami Dolphins cheerleader, in 1998.  In his Florida high school this 5'10" athlete played football  so had a football scholarship to a college in Missouri where he attended for a year.  Then he returned to Florida and with student loans, attended U of Florida and the U of Miami School of Law in the late 1990s where he became a lawyer.
                                                                         

He was elected to the Florida House of Representatives in 2000 and left in 2008 due to term limits.  Then he taught at the Forida International University and started a new law firm.  In 2010 he became a US Senator and chairs a subcommittee on oceans, atmosphere, fisheries, the Coast guard, and also the foreign Relations on transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights and Global women's Issues.

 In 2012, he wrote a book, "An american Son," a memoir, and received $800,000 in advance which he used to pay off his $100,000 student debt loan and fishing boat. He's also written another one, "American Dreams: Restoring Economic Opportunity for Everyone " a paperback.  
                                                                   

Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, b: 1952, immigrated from Havana, Cuba in 1960 with parents,  is the most senior U.S. Representative from Florida, representing Florida's 27th congressional district. She served as Chairwoman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee from 2011–2013.  she was a former teacher. She continues to voice her strong support for the state of Israel and human rights.

While studying law at the U of Miami in about 1995, he interned for Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Republican from Florida, a Cuban American and supporter of Israel.  Rubio won the 2000 election in Florida and was the youngest speaker in 2005.  He was Florida's Speaker of the House for 2 years from 2006-2008.  Perhaps that's where he learned to speak so well.  In 2010 he became a US Senator.

 On April 13, 2015, he decided to run for president, having been a senator for 6 years.  He's also a strong supporter of Israel, feeling it is within our national security interest that Israel is strong, and also that we have a moral obligation to make Israel safe and secure for the Jewish people in view of what happened during the Holocaust. He stands with Israel and feels the USA should do the same.  He's for unconditional USA support of Israel.

Rubio will act on the following issues:

1. Strengthen the USA-Israel Alliance and Israel's self -defence powers
2. Revoke Obama's Iran Deal of nuclear power-use sanctions
3. Defend Israel's combatting terrorism
4. Fight against delegitimizing Israel
5. Move USA embassy to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv- (Trump also will do this)

He's also going to:

1. Repeal Obamacare
2. Oppose abortion
3. Immigration reform-border reinforcement
4. Iraq-US presence fighting IS
5. Against normal ties with Cuba (why did Cubans leave -regime terrible)

The Arab American Institute gave him a -2 on issues he voted on:
He voted for the following 4 resolutions:

1. Res 138:  UN to rescind the Goldstone report accusing Israel of targeting Palestinian civilians
2. Res. 185:  Reaffirming commitment to negotiate settlement of conflict of Israeli-Palestinians, and calling for a veto of any UN resolution on statehood without a settlement.
3. Res. 23:  supporting Israel in maintaining defensible borders or returning to armistice lines of 1967
4. S. 723:  The Birthright Citizenship Act-limits citizenship for millions of undocumented immigrants born in USA-(own parents had documentation).

Marco Rubio co-sponsored a Resolution for Israeli Self-Defense.
They recognize these facts about Hamas:
1. Founded with goal to destroy Israel
2. Refuses to recognize Israel's right to exist.  Will not renounce violence or accept any agreements
3. Control Gaza Strip and fired 900 rockets and missiles this year-increasing from previous 2010 and 2011
4. Democratic Israel has right to self defense against terrorist attacks.
THEREFORE, CONGRESS WILL:
1. UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO SECURITY OF ISRAEL, A JEWISH DEMOCRATIC STATE TO HAVE SECURE BORDERS AND ITS RIGHT TO ACT IN SELF DEFENSE FOR PROTECTION AGAINST TERRORISTS

URGE UN SECURITY COUNCIL TO:
1. Condemn terrorist missile attacks against Israel
2. Encourage Obama to work diplomatically with international community to stop Hamas and other terrorists from launching rockets and missiles against Israel.
  (Source: SR599/HR813 112-SRes599 Nov. 16, 2012.)

His work has not gone unnoticed.  Billionaire Norman Braman of Florida backs Rubio.  He's been a long time friend and helper.  They traveled to Israel together after he was elected to the  US Senate in 2010.  Another billionaire, Sheldon Adelson, owner of the Israeli newspaper, Israel Hayom, also likes him very much.  Sheldon is also a very strong supporter of Israel.  .
                                             

Resource: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Rubio
https://marcorubio.com/parents/
https://marcorubio.com/news/israel-policy-position/
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2015/03/19/watch-marco-rubios-fiery-takedown-of-obamas-israel-policy-this-is-outrageous-it-is-irresponsible-it-is-dangerous/
http://www.ontheissues.org/International/Marco_Rubio_Foreign_Policy.htm
http://www.ontheissues.org/International/Marco_Rubio_Foreign_Policy.htm
https://ros-lehtinen.house.gov/about-me/full-biography
http://heavy.com/news/2016/02/marco-rubio-children-kids-how-old-are-ages-family-wife/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2015/04/13/whos-in-marco-rubios-inner-circle/
http://www.jta.org/2015/10/29/news-opinion/politics/marco-rubios-big-jewish-backer-and-7-other-things-to-know-about-him

The Practical Function of Self-Action Leadership Training

Great organizations are built one quality person at a time

Organizations, no matter how large or small, are nothing more than macro conglomerations of the micro individuals who work, manage, and lead within each community, company, school, home, et cetera.

If your people are incompetent, your organization will eventually fail.  If your ranks are rife with duplicity or one-upsmanship, you'll have a shifty company assembled atop a faulty foundation.  If your folks are fundamentally lazy or unmotivated, your group will underperform itself into expendability and oblivion.  If your entity lacks correct, principle-centered leadership at its helm, then the bow, bay, bilge, aft, and stern will never realize its greatest possibilities—no matter how great each person's individual potential may be.

It ALL begins with the ONE

On the other hand, if you have highly capable people, your organization will be productive and profitable.  If your rolls are ripe with integrity, your company will be built to last—because it has a firm foundation.  If disciplined hard work and determination carries the day, your group's status as elite warriors and champions of your industry is assured.  And if your entity is well led by leaders who exemplify and champion correct principles, your success is guaranteed.

The Practical Function of Self-Action Leadership Training is to TRANSFORM nations, communities, companies, schools, and homes into world-class performing organizations through the holistic DEVELOPMENT of the individuals that make them up as well as the LEADERS who guide them.  It all starts with the one—with you, and with me.  In the end, efficacious Self-Action Leadership and the correct principle centered Leadership it inspires are the indispensable ingredients to great organizations that are productive, prosperous, and built-to-last.

World-renown leadership expert James G.S. Clawson, Ph.D., of the Darden School of Business Administration (University of Virginia), underscored this point toward the end of a decorated academic career when he wrote:

"I have come to believe that one of the biggest leadership issues [throughout the World today] is the inability of people – even and especially managers and executives – to lead themselves." [1]

Note: Dr. James G.S. Clawson is a Professor Emeritus at the Darden Graduate School of Business at The University of Virginia.  Dr. Clawson's academic career includes authoring 17 manuscripts and the writing or supervision of over 300 cases.  He is the author of the famous classroom textbook, Level Three Leadership. 

And the good news is that Self-Action Leadership is not reserved only for leaders, managers, or top-tiers performers.  In the words of Dr. Charles C. Manz—the Father of self-leadership in the academe—and the esteemed Nirenberg Professor of Leadership at the University of Massachussetts:

"Effective self-leadership can be learned … [It] is not restricted to people we describe as “self-starters,” “self-directed,” “self-motivated,” etc.… Self-leadership approach[es] are relevant to managers and nonmanagers—that is, to anyone who works." [2]

Note: Dr. Charles C. Manz is an acclaimed author, speaker, and researcher who has published over 200 articles and scholarly papers and 20 books.  He has done consulting work for Zerox, GM, the Mayo Clinic, Motorola, 3M, American Express and others.  He is a recipient of the Harvard Business School's prestigious Marvin Bower Fellowship that is "awarded for outstanding achievement in research and productivity, influence, and leadership in business scholarship."

Self-Action Leadership  ~  The Book

SELF-ACTION LEADERSHIP is the key catalyst for initiating transformational leadership that lasts in any organization.  The truth of the matter really is that simple; and the transformation of organizations through the holistic development of individuals really is that difficult—yet altogether possible for anyone willing to invest the time, effort, and sacrifice required to achieve authentic, transformational results.

Unlike any training program that has ever preceded it, Self-Action Leadership provides a single vehicle wherewith individual self-leaders can discover—and then act—upon the great truth that HOLISTIC personal development and growth spanning the mental, moral, spiritual, physical, emotional, and social elements of our individual natures is within the grasp of each one of us.

Perhaps Dr. Christopher P. Neck, an Associate Professor at Arizona State University said it best when he wrote:

"Dr. Jensen has accomplished a task that is very difficult for any author or scholar to achieve, and that is to produce a Theory and Model and write a book that is highly relevant to multiple audiences at the same time.   

"Because of the universal applicability of basic self-leadership principles, his message is germane to civic leaders, business professionals and workers of all kinds, educators, students, athletes, parents, and children—in short, to everyone.  Indeed, I do believe that everyone who participates in SAL Training or reads Dr. Jensen's book will be able to access a unique and vital set of tools that can potentially transform their personal and professional performance and life.  I am amazed at Jordan’s achievement in developing a single Theory and Model and authoring a single book that carries the potential to reach such a wide variety of people—and that is the beauty of it. 

"Dr. Jensen's book and the SAL training that accompanies it will do much more than just teach you about Self-Action Leadership.  It will cause you to think deeply about how you are currently living your own life and directing your own career.  It will illuminate ways that you could better lead yourself to achieve the results you most desire in the long-run. 

"More importantly, Jensen’s compelling story and courageous personal example, combined with his percipient ability to effectively teach the corresponding self-leadership principles, will inspire and motivate you to actually do something about what you will learn.  In the process, it might even touch emotions in your heart that will move you to joy and tears.  It takes a talented teacher and writer to do all of these things, so I know you’ll enjoy participating in SAL training and reading Dr. Jensen's book.  More importantly, I know you’ll come away a wiser person with an increased motivation to begin taking action to realize your own Self-Action Leadership potential, an opportunity we can all take full advantage of, if only we will." [3]

Note: Christopher P. Neck, Ph.D. is an illustrious academic who has published prolifically (scholarly articles, academic textbooks, books, book chapters, etc.).  He is also a highly esteemed and decorated instructor who has received numerous awards for classroom teaching.  His work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, U.S. News & World Report, Psychology Today, Fortune, and Fast Company.  He has also done professional training for GE/Toshiba, Prudential Life Insurance, Dillards, U.S. Airways, The U.S. Army, Crestar, American Family Insurance, and others.    

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Notes:

[1] Clawson, J. G. S. (2008). Leadership As Managing Energy. International Journal of Organizational Analysis. Volume 16, Issue 3. p. 174-181. DOI:10.1108/19348830810937943. Page 175.
[2] Manz, C. C. (1983). Improving Performance Through Self-Seadership. National Productivity Review (pre-1986). Volume 2, Issue 3. p. 288-297. Page 289. 
[3] Paraphrased quote of Dr. Neck from his foreword to Self-Action Leadership: The Key to Personal, Professional, & Global Freedom.  J.Jensen (2015). Bloomington, IN: authorHouse Publishing.