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“We all agree that building relationships between our partners is a major win for U.S. national interests,” said Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas).
The letter follows reports that the Trump administration is in talks to sell F-35s and advanced military technology to the UAE.
“Turkey must reverse course on this destabilizing action to renew the United States’ confidence in our defense relationship,” according to Michael McCaul (R-Texas).
John Cowan said he is “a strong supporter of Israel” and recognizes how “important the relationship between our two countries is.”
“America is better off because of John Lewis,” noted the Jewish Federations of North America, “and his legacy will live on forever in the many people he inspired to live up to his example.”
The letter has been issued by Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) and Betty McCollum (D-Minn.).
Only the military wing of Hezbollah has been designated as such.
“We do not see how any of these acute risks serve the long-term interest of a strong, secure Israel,” say U.S. congressional members.
“We’re battling for the heart and soul of the Democratic Party,” said the 16-term New York legislator during a virtual event hosted by NORPAC.
The members of Congress also said that annexation “risks insecurity in Jordan, with serious ancillary risks to Israel.”
“AIPAC does not encourage members of Congress to criticize the government of Israel,” lobby spokesperson Adam Harris told JTA, which first published the news. “Our role is to strengthen the relationship between the two allies.”
With comparisons being made to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s upset of former Rep. Joe Crowley in 2018, his job may be in jeopardy as New York voters head to the polls on June 23.
