Congress
The U.S. House of Representatives “stands strongly with Israel, and there must be consequences for this unprovoked attack,” stated House Majority Leader Steve Scalise.
“The legislation would provide federal officials with an objective, contemporary definition of antisemitism,” said Rep. Anthony D’Esposito (R-N.Y.).
The legislation would “take other much-needed steps across the federal government to fight anti-Jewish hatred, bigotry, and violence,” said Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.).
“If there’s any talk of ceasefire, President Biden, that ended on Oct. 7, when Hamas decided to barbarically murder, not just Jews in Israel, but others,” the House Majority leader said.
“The time has come to hold this heinous terror group accountable for decades of cowardly attacks,” said Rep. Brad Sherman, who sponsored the legislation.
“U.S. law requires the United States to cut off all funding to the U.N. if the U.N. admits Palestine as a member state,” the Republicans said.
“President Biden must stand with Israel until Hamas is in ruins,” stated Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.).
Rep. Ann Wagner (R-Mo.) said “Joe Biden is about to abandon Israel the same way he abandoned Afghanistan.”
Universities look to preserve their tax-exempt status and avoid political embarrassment, as two House committees continue to investigate antisemitism on campuses.
“We are deeply troubled by John Hostettler’s past record and RJC is committed to ensuring he does not get back to Congress,” it stated.
“The committee was disappointed in the materials it received and is expecting future productions to be more productive,” a committee spokesman told JNS.
“It is against U.S. law to transfer weapons to a country that does not take reliable measures to protect civilian populations during military operations,” said Rep. Veronica Escobar (D-Texas).
