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Dmitriy Shapiro

Dmitriy Shapiro

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

While America and Israel had reached an agreement in 2005 to prevent the Jewish state from exporting defense systems to China, trade in other economic sectors has expanded, with China now Israel’s second-largest trading partner.
The backlash over allegations that former Secretary of State John Kerry may have provided Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif inside information on Israeli military operations has sparked calls for an investigation.
“If you talk to any legitimate historian, they’ll say there was a real genocide. If there was a real genocide, it should be recognized as such,” said ZOA national president Mort Klein.
“The administration will be questioned or criticized by some Democrats on the Hill, but it will move forward just as in 2015, without regard to their worries,” said Elliott Abrams, former U.S. Special Representative for Venezuela and Iran in the Trump administration
U.S. Rep. Elaine Luria (D-Va.), vice chair of the House Armed Services Committee said putting conditions on aid to Israel would threaten security and U.S. interests in the region, “Israel is America’s most vital ally in the Middle East.”
Republican Jewish Coalition executive director Matt Brooks criticized Democrats for sharing the stage with Palestinian Authority head Mahmoud Abbas, calling him a Holocaust denier and longtime funder of terrorism.