Congress
“Some of these comments, if ultimately attributable to the shooter, appear to reflect antisemitic and anti-immigration themes, to espouse political violence and are described as extreme in nature,” Paul Abbate, the deputy director of the FBI, testified to Congress.
“We know who launched an unprecedented terror war in Israel last Oct. 7, and we will do everything in our power to bring the guilty to justice,” said Rep. Darrell Issa.
“Like or hate or anywhere in between, I don’t think anyone can really doubt Netanyahu’s rhetorical skills,” said Robert Greenway of the Heritage Foundation.
Will pressure by the U.S. vice president on the Israeli prime minister expedite a Gaza ceasefire?
“To see so many individuals wearing kippot, in the room that serves as the crown jewel of our democracy, will stay with me forever,” Rabbi Steven Abraham tells JNS.
“This was a great honor for my family and the city of Rahat,” said Master Sgt. Ashraf al Bahir.
The billionaire entrepreneur sat in the visitor’s gallery along with other VIPs.
White House staffers herded reporters out of the room mere seconds after the leaders appeared.
“He was fiery, and he got a very enthusiastic response,” said Rep. Brad Sherman, a Jewish congressman from California, who was looking for more details about ending the war.
The verbal tongue-lashing by the longtime representative from California and former Speaker of the House highlights a widening rift between Democrats and Israel.
The Israeli prime minister cited the examples of post-World War II Germany and Japan as a model for his vision of “peace, prosperity and security.”
Amid a disturbing leadership vacuum in the United States and international institutions, moral leadership from the Jewish state is as critical as ever.
