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“Tehran’s aim is not to start a war,” said analyst Tzvi Kahn of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, “but to project strength, test U.S. resolve and ultimately weaken U.S. deterrence.”
Like the first debate, matters such growing anti-Semitism and U.S. President Donald Trump’s pro-Israel policies were omitted from Thursday night’s showdown.
Only Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) cited Iran as the “greatest geopolitical threat.” Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) was the sole candidate who did not commit to rejoining the Iran nuclear deal.
Ahead of waivers expected to be reviewed in August, U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton has increased pressure on Secretary of State Mike Pompeo not to renew them.
The messages range from veiled language to explicitly racist images and words that attack minority groups, including Jews, blacks, Muslims, non-white immigrants and the LGBTQ community.
The Navy veteran and former U.S. representative of the 7th Congressional District of Pennsylvania—a swing state that could help decide the winner next year in November—from 2007 to 2011.
Russian President Vladimir Putin may be “interested in good relations with Israel, sure, but he is interested in building leverage rather than genuine friendship,” said Anna Borshchevskaya of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.
“We pride ourselves as being a home for every Jew—a welcoming environment for everybody,” said Rabbi Moshe Bleich. “The last thing we would want is that people should not feel safe and not feel comfortable to come to a synagogue.”
“The question is whether the sides can manage the escalation and what steps Washington needs to take to re-establish a level of deterrence,” Security Studies Group senior fellow Matthew Brodsky told JNS.
Reps. Glenn Grothman (R-Wis.) and Rick Allen (R-Ga.) each introduced an amendment to cut 2.1 percent and 1 percent, respectively, of the State and Foreign Operations budget across the board.
Palestinian Authority spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeineh said “any meeting, whether in Bahrain or elsewhere and without the legitimate Palestinian endorsement, proves that Washington cannot and will not succeed on its own in achieving anything.”
“There is a long tradition of members of Congress saying dumb things; nevertheless, this comment belongs in the Hall of Fame. It’s not anti-Semitic. It’s too sloppy for that,” historian Gil Troy told JNS.