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“Anti-BDS legislation is about commercial activities, not about people’s ability to speak,” says the 33-year-old. “People are free to criticize Israel; that is a protected right. But organized boycotting and divestment with the support of state, local or federal government is not acceptable.”
Legislation has been introduced in states like Ohio, and in Congress, to provide funding to religious institutions to protect attendees from potential attacks.
“By invoking assistance to Israel, Mayor Buttigieg used one of the most long-standing bipartisan issues as a political instrument in his fight for the 2020 Democratic nomination,” said AJCongress president Jack Rosen.
The Young Israel of Toco Hills announced that its name will now be Kehillat Ohr Hatorah, Hebrew for “Light of the Torah,” after 93 percent of voting synagogue members voted to separate from Young Israel.
The workshop focused on the terrorist group’s operations worldwide, including its terrorist and criminal infrastructure, as well as other activities in the Americas.
“The president hasn’t shown a lot of inclination to put himself on a very risky course with respect to Iran,” said former U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter. But “I do worry about us getting into a tangle because we’re so wound up.”
Its creation follows a January meeting with the American Jewish Committee’s National Leadership Council, where U.S. Rep. Brenda Lawrence (D-Mich.) spoke about the urgent need to bring together African-Americans and Jews.
As of 2005, the United States has given the Lebanese Armed Forces at least $2.29 billion in military aid.
“This is a good sign. … India was the first country to support us amongst the Asia group,” said Maya Kadosh, deputy chief of mission at the Israel embassy in India.