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“Harvard’s president said the school will not abide bigotry, yet that’s exactly what the school’s feckless leadership did,” stated Rep. Tim Walberg, chair of the House education panel.
“The Jews say, ‘This is ours, that was ours....’ No. That’s not what the Quran says,” said the Palestinian leader, echoing a claim made by his predecessor, Yasser Arafat.
“The CHAI Act would finally codify into federal law that entities doing business with the U.S. government must not engage in or support BDS for the duration of their contract,” said Sandra Hagee Parker.
“Either the Islamic Republic will dismantle its nuclear program voluntarily, or the free world will do it for them,” said Pastor John Hagee, founder of Christians United for Israel.
More than 500 residents of Syria were allowed by their country’s new rulers and Jerusalem to join a pilgrimage in the Galilee.
More than 50 world leaders attended the ceremony, including the U.S. president, who met Ukraine’s Zelenskyy for a brief one-on-one talk.
The source referenced a glowing eulogy by the president but did not explain Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s silence or decision to skip the pontiff’s funeral.
The World Jewish Congress spoke of “moments of difficulty, particularly in recent months,” while the American Jewish Committee noted “significant Jewish disappointments.”
Preparations for the papal conclave to elect his successor will begin following the customary period of mourning.
“I think of the people of Gaza, and its Christian community in particular, where the terrible conflict continues to cause death and destruction,” said Francis.
The empty tomb is believed by some—particularly evangelicals and other Protestants—to be the location of Jesus’s burial and resurrection.
“We support Israel and believe that Hamas is a terrorist organization which must be annihilated,” MP Ashley Sauls tells JNS.
