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The Vermont senator also declared that the government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been “racist.”
“I would keep the embassy in Jerusalem, although I think the terms of that should have been part of the negotiated two-state solution even though Jerusalem has always been the capital of Israel,” said Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.).
He stressed a two-state solution and the hope of working with a government not led by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose policies he criticized in his remarks.
“We need to have the visibility to know whether U.S. funds are being used in a way that’s actually not compatible with U.S. policy, and U.S. policy should not be promoting this kind of settlement construction,” said Pete Buttigieg, mayor of South Bend, Ind.
“Let me be very clear in how strongly I believe that that promise that the prime minister made during his political campaign was wrong,” said U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) at the annual J Street Conference.
“It brings us great sadness that after that terrible day, so many Jews no longer feel safe in these precious and sacred gathering places,” said the Simon Wiesenthal Center.
Amer Zahr has expressed support for Zahra Billoo, who resigned from the Women’s March board for her history of making anti-Semitic remarks, including applauding Hamas’s terrorist attacks against Israel.
Accuses Chancellor Robert Jones of having “improperly characterized” SJP presentation as having anti-Semitic content • Jewish campus community not consulted • Strong display of Jewish unity.
U.S. Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer responded to questions at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C., about U.S. naval preparedness amid domestic and geopolitical challenges.
“What [Russian President Vladimir] Putin wants is a resolution to the Syria crisis on his terms,” said Anna Borshchevskaya of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. “And he is closer to that resolution.”
A spokesperson said the company “draws a distinction between the political and military factions” of certain organizations.
“We have been watching the unfolding events in Syria regarding the Kurdish community with horror and anguish,” said David Harris, CEO of the American Jewish Committee, which is planning to hold a solidarity rally in New York for the Syrian Kurds.