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Jackson Richman

“As the only democracy in the Middle East and our strongest ally in the region, Israel and her security are paramount to our interests at home and abroad.”
While Defense Secretary James Mattis was at odds with some of Trump’s positions on the Middle East, such as exiting the Iran nuclear deal and moving the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem, he nonetheless continued strong defense ties with Israel during his tenure.
The End Palestinian Terror Salaries Act seeks to build on the Taylor Force Act to impose penalties on Palestinian officials who financially reward terrorists and their families.
“Hezbollah has built a terror base inside a civilian population, with its end on the Israeli side of the border, all financed by Iran,” said Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon in a special session of the U.N. Security Council.
“The fact of the matter is Putin favors Shia forces in the region, no matter how much he presents himself as a neutral broker,” said Anna Borshchevskaya of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.
“There’s no place in our society for anti-Semitic language, statements or violence.”
“Israel gained possession over the Golan Heights in a defensive war over 50 years ago and has responsibly controlled the area ever since,” stated Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas). “It’s past time for the United States to recognize reality by affirming Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights.”
“I find it frustrating that all Jewish issues have become so politicized on our campus,” Pomona junior and Alpha Epsilon Pi member Sam Lushtak told JNS.
“This is an issue that could have a serious impact on almost every charitable institution in the Jewish community—our shuls, our schools and every kind of institution that we have—and cost them thousands of dollars a year,” Nathan Diament, executive director of the Orthodox Union Advocacy Center, told “Jewish Insider.”
“Victims deserve compensation from the Palestinian Authority more than their murderers,” New York-based hedge-fund manager Sander Gerber, who was instrumental in the passage of the Taylor Force Act.
The group has visited almost 70 campuses in the United States over the past year, making inroads against false information spread about the Jewish state.
“Hopefully, I can be a conservative voice on the [Foreign Affairs] committee for the relations between the U.S. and Israel.”