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The act would require the president to provide congressional committees with detailed certifications to show that U.S. aircraft technology and Israel’s security are protected before such sales.
Rep. Betty McCollum’s bill is being backed by several left-wing groups such as J Street, IfNotNow, Jewish Voice for Peace and Americans for Peace Now.
Some 97 percent of an estimated 800,000 policies held in 1938 were never honored “due to federal court rulings and a failure by insurance companies to adequately publish names of recipients and pay claims.”
“It is critical that we stand together to demand systemic reform to educational materials ... before one more child is taught from textbooks riddled with hateful lessons,” states a letter to U.S. legislators.
The Peace and Tolerance in Palestinian Education Act (H.R. 2374) calls on the U.S. State Department to take a number of steps to monitor the Palestinian Authority curriculum.
One officer killed, another hospitalized after assailant rams them with vehicle before getting out and attempting to stab them • The suspect, identified as Noah Green, was shot dead by police.
Signed by 140 legislators, it says: “As Democrats and Republicans from across the political spectrum, we are united in preventing an Iranian nuclear weapon and addressing the range of illicit Iranian behavior.”
In a letter to the president, members of the House Committee on Homeland Security said America “cannot afford to be perceived as weak or wavering on these important national security threats. Appeasement will not effectuate change.”
Rabbi Steven Pruzansky, Israel regional vice president of the Coalition for Jewish Values, called her new appointment “dangerous.”
The reversal one day before the start of proceedings will likely mean that the amended resolution will now need to be readjusted.
In a letter to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, David Schoen apologized for the inconvenience but said he has no choice. His request was granted immediately.
In December, Congress passed the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Act, which upgrades the status of the special envoy, a position at the U.S. State Department, to an ambassadorship.
