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Israel is “not a racist or apartheid state,” the measure approved 412-9 reads.
Herzog took the topic of Israel’s judicial reforms and spun the “heated debate” in Israel as “a virtue and a tribute to the greatness of Israeli democracy,” pledging that he would “seek to find amicable consensus on the issue,”
First Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) called Israel “racist.” She said she meant the Israeli government. Then she appeared to double down.
As many as 1,200 summit attendees will lobby Congress to pass anti-BDS and Iran sanctions legislation.
“At a time of rising antisemitism and racism, we applaud this bipartisan effort to bring our communities together,” said Ted Deutch, CEO of the American Jewish Committee.
“The United States is Israel’s closest and most important friend and partner,” the Israeli president said.
The Israeli president will meet with the U.S. president on July 18 and the vice president on July 19.
“The first step the Biden administration must take to repair this critical relationship is to end its pursuit of any new deal with Iran,” Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-N.Y.) told JNS. “Only then can tensions thaw.”
Foggy Bottom has been stonewalling lawmakers, drawing sharp criticism from the chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
“No way in hell,” the Minnesota Democrat said, when asked by The Messenger if she planned to attend.
The House Appropriations Subcommittee on State Department and Foreign Operations is recommending a $1 million increase; a bipartisan group had asked for $500,000 months ago.
“This is literally an example of Israel, like the rest of us, having the right to defend itself,” Rep. Greg Landsman (D-Ohio) wrote.
