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Dmitriy Shapiro

Dmitriy Shapiro

Dmitriy Shapiro is the Washington, D.C., correspondent for JNS.

“You know how you play offense? You shout from the rooftops what Jewish history means and what the values of Judaism are that are inextricably linked to the very fabric, the very DNA, of the United States of America,” said Elan Carr, former envoy for anti-Semitism during the Trump administration.
Sunrise DC also urged Declaration for American Democracy to remove three Jewish organizations from its member list, believing “Zionism is incompatible with statehood and political sovereignty.”
“We can’t cede the progressive territory. Those of us who believe in these very important causes need to continue standing up for them and do so as Zionists. We don’t need to hit them over the head with it, but people need to understand that we’re not going to be excluded from any part of the political sphere where we feel we want to operate,” says Elisha Wiesel.
The U.S. Treasury Department has previously called Interpal a fundraising organization of Hamas.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken addressed Iran, setting low expectations on whether there will be concrete action re-entering the JCPOA, with many expecting a new round of negotiations • UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan plans to visit Israel.
“We all need to and can unite around the idea that we want to expand and deepen the circle of peace, and we all need and can unite around the basic principle that Israel has the right to defend itself,” said Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid.
Representing the Israeli left compared to Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, he can also be someone who Democrats are more likely to trust, especially with his long-held support of a two-state solution, which is also the official position of the U.S., according to Jonathan Schanzer of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.
“I want Israel strong enough so it does not have to rely on American support,” said Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), before offering an amendment that would take $1 billion from $6 billion in aid for rebuilding Afghanistan and deposit the rest in the U.S. Treasury.
A major announcement was a three-year initiative—the umbrella organization’s largest to date—called LiveSecure, geared to guarantee that all 146 communities across the country with a Jewish Federation have the Community Security Initiative.
The bill is still on track to go through the Senate in the coming days in a regular legislative process and is expected to pass overwhelmingly.
The event followed the Israeli prime minister’s address to the U.N. General Assembly. it was hosted by the Jewish Federation of North America with about 100 leaders from Jewish Federations and other American Jewish organizations in attendance.
In his first address as prime minister to the U.N. General Assembly, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett called polarizations one of two plagues affecting the world at the moment, with the other being the COVID-19 pandemic.