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Dmitriy Shapiro

Dmitriy Shapiro

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

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.