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Andrew Bernard

Andrew Bernard is the Washington correspondent for JNS.org.

“An attack by Hezbollah against the State of Israel should be considered an attack by Iran against the State of Israel,” the South Carolina senator said.
“Some of these comments, if ultimately attributable to the shooter, appear to reflect antisemitic and anti-immigration themes, to espouse political violence and are described as extreme in nature,” Paul Abbate, the deputy director of the FBI, testified to Congress.
“Nobody wants a broader war, and I’m confident that we’ll be able to avoid such an outcome,” White House adviser John Kirby told reporters Monday.
JNS spoke with the former Israeli ambassador to the United States about what it would take to restore security for the tens of thousands of Israelis displaced from the Lebanese border.
“Like or hate or anywhere in between, I don’t think anyone can really doubt Netanyahu’s rhetorical skills,” said Robert Greenway of the Heritage Foundation.
The former U.S. president and Republican nominee met the Israeli prime minister for the first time since he left the White House.
The White House national security communications advisor said that the primary agenda item between U.S. and Israeli leaders was achieving a ceasefire deal.
“Part of the crowd has started to become violent at First Street and Constitution Avenue, NW,” the U.S. Capitol Police stated shortly before the Israeli prime minister began speaking.