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U.S. President Donald Trump at his desk in the White House, Dec. 21, 2018. Credit: Shealah Craighead/White House.
Trump pardons Jonathan Pollard handler Aviem Sella
A retired Israel Air Force officer, Sella fled the United States in 1985, charged in absentia on three counts of espionage after Pollard was arrested.
The outgoing president set a new standard among Republicans for what it means to be pro-Israel.
The PAC was formed by Republicans and former Republicans to prevent the re-election of Donald Trump and Republicans in close Senate re-election races.
The 26 Jewish Democrats in the House of Representatives voted in favor of impeachment, with the two Jewish Republicans, Reps. Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.) and David Kutsoff, voting against.
“This is the digital ghetto,” the conservative pundit said on Fox News.
Masih Alinejad posted: “It’s time to remove the man who has banned 83 million Iranians from Twitter, bans US & European coronavirus vaccines and ordered the crackdown that killed 1,500 protesters.”
“Lawlessness and violence are the opposite of the values we know Americans and Israelis cherish,” says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Jewish groups from both sides of the aisle unwaveringly condemned the chaos on Capitol Hill, with Democratic and liberal groups blaming the president for inciting the violence. Conservative Jewish groups focused on the breakdown of the rule of law, which they vociferously lamented.
Charles Kushner. Source: Screenshot.
Trump pardons Charles Kushner, father of president’s son-in-law
Charles Kushner, a real-estate developer, served a 24-month prison sentence after he pleaded guilty in 2004 to 16 counts of illegal campaign contributions, tax evasion and witness tampering.
“My advice on negotiating with Iran is to recognize that the United States has the upper hand. Recognize that the regime in Tehran is facing serious pressures,” the U.S. Special Representative for Iran tells JNS, in large part due to the “maximum pressure” campaign the Trump administration has applied for the last few years.
The American proclamation on the Israeli capital will be displayed in Israel’s Cabinet room alongside President Harry S. Truman’s 1948 proclamation recognizing the newly established State of Israel.
Some of his most crucial advisers reportedly warned the U.S. president that such a strike could escalate into a larger conflict.