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As for anti-Semitism in America, “any discrimination about somebody’s religion or on somebody’s race—there’s no room for that in the United States,” said one of the two Republican African-Americans elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.
“My advice on negotiating with Iran is to recognize that the United States has the upper hand. Recognize that the regime in Tehran is facing serious pressures,” the U.S. Special Representative for Iran tells JNS, in large part due to the “maximum pressure” campaign the Trump administration has applied for the last few years.
Organizations must educate both sides of the aisle about how and why the Jewish state is crucial to America and the rest of the world, says the 32-year-old incoming legislator.
He previously served as head of U.S. Central Command, which oversees the mission of the U.S. military in the Middle East, though Israel is part of the U.S. European Command.
“The demise of the traditional print paper elicits powerful emotions, from nostalgia to wistfulness. We wish the outcome could be different,” stated the newspaper.
Although foreign governments usually cannot be sued in American courts, exceptions for acts of terrorism or acts of property confiscation violating international law have been made.
Overcoming a traumatic childhood, the newly elected Texas representative served 20 years in the U.S. military, including 18 years in combat, and intimately knows the challenges and threats of the Middle East.
She is also no stranger to the U.S.-Israel relationship, even running against (and beating) a sabra contender in the Cowboy State.
“Israel is a very strong partner” and the “best example of democracy and the American values that we have in the Middle East,” says the Democrat, who tips his hat to the late Sen. Daniel Inouye.
Michael Makovsky of the Jewish Institute for National Security of America said “given the foreign-policy rhetoric during the Democratic primary, [Tony] Blinken and [Jake] Sullivan are from the more moderate wing of the party, and that is reassuring. They’re thoughtful and experienced experts.”
The flag of California. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.
Jewish groups applaud revisions to California ethnic-studies curriculum
The changes came in response to objections over the original draft for containing anti-Semitic and anti-Israel content.
Jonathan Schanzer at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies said that U.S. President Donald Trump “is unwittingly undermining American deterrence in the Middle East.”