There's got to be perks...

National Chair Paul Gourley recently returned from a trip to Israel. The trip lasted about 10 days and was underwritten by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). The press release stated that Gourley is a graduate of the University of South Dakota and served as an honorary chair of the AIPAC mission. The mission included an introduction to foreign affairs issues affecting Israel.

"Israel is a beacon of freedom and democracy in the Middle East," said Gourley, who was joined by several of his Republican board members.

This was the first non-Jewish trip sponsored by AIPAC.

http://www.cjp.org/content_display.html?ArticleID=176183

A source familiar with the trip remarked that the Goldstar was not preferred during the outings.