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“I am particularly concerned about the ongoing violence between Israel and Palestinians in Gaza,” stated Rep. Danny Davis (D-Ill.).
“Denying students access to areas of campus because they are Jewish is discrimination,” said Rep. Susie Lee (D-Nev.).
House Speaker Mike Johnson calls the prospective warrants “disgraceful,” “lawless,” warns the ICC could issue them against American diplomats and military personnel.
The act is more important than ever “with Jewish students increasingly fearing for their safety,” stated Sacha Roytman, CEO of the Combat Antisemitism Movement.
“This critical legislation will make our nation and world more secure as we support our friends who are defending themselves against terrorists like Hamas,” Joe Biden said.
“The overwhelming bipartisan support for Israel is a striking testament to the fact that Israel has no closer ally than America, and America has no closer ally than Israel,” stated the Israeli president.
Before she was elected in 2022, she called Israel “an example of what a young, vibrant democracy looks like, and we should be supporting it.”
“Israel has a right to defend itself from both direct and indirect forms of Iranian aggression,” wrote Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y.).
“The House must pass the package this week, and the Senate should quickly follow,” said U.S. President Joe Biden.
“Columbia is in for a reckoning of accountability,” said Rep. Elise Stefanik.
“Prime Minister Netanyahu thanked Majority Leader Scalise for his warm support, and made it clear that Israel would do everything necessary to defend itself,” the Prime Minister’s Office stated.
Leadership and rank-and-file on both sides of the aisle call for American support for and aid to Israel.
