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A Secret Service agent who was hit is in “very high spirits,” the U.S. president said. “The vest did the job.”
“We are not just bringing advanced tools and trained responders. We are bringing a commitment to uphold the sanctity of life and death” said ZAKA CEO Dubi Weissenstern.
“Columbia has more progress to make before Jewish students can truly feel safe on its campus,” said Rep. Tim Walberg.
“The American people have the right to expect their universities to uphold national security, comply with the law and provide safe environments for all students,” U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.
A department official wouldn’t confirm to JNS whether the special envoy is slated to travel on to the Middle East.
However, reports indicated the U.S. Mideast envoy was heading to Italy for talks with senior Qatari and Israeli officials.
Ramallah’s invitation to Huckabee signaled a shift in the P.A.'s approach to the Trump administration’s envoy in Israel.
During the last week in June, stickers and/or graffiti depicting antisemitic phrases were placed on a mailbox, stop sign and emergency bell.
“No one should be denied access to opportunity or resources because of their race, color or national origin,” stated Harmeet Dhillon, the assistant U.S. attorney general.
Ambassador Mike Huckabee previously criticized the Jewish state for new changes he said caused “serious challenges bureaucratically and financially” for Christians.
“The administration is obviously trying to be very friendly towards religious people,” Nathan Diament, of the Orthodox Union, told JNS.
“Israel was the issue that faculty were least involved in, least likely to report to us that they dealt with,” the professor Leonard Saxe told JNS.
“These networks of shady businesses underpin the Houthis’ terrorist machine,” the deputy U.S. Treasury secretary stated.
