U.S. Elections
In response to a question by “The New York Times”: “Should all Palestinian refugees and their descendants have the right to return to Israel?” Yang simply answered “Yes.”
“If Israel’s government continues with steps to annex the West Bank, the U.S. should make clear that none of our aid should be used to support annexation,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) told “The New York Times” in a recent survey of candidates’ policy positions.
When asked if he would have ordered the strike on Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani, former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg said “it depends on the circumstances. It depends if there was an alternative, and it depends on what the different effects would be.”
“The Democrat Party is turning their back on Israel,” said Republican Jewish Coalition spokesperson Neil Strauss.
“They should be negotiating what constitutes the capital. That’s really my point; that’s what the parties should decide,” said Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.),
The pro-Israel annual conference will take place from March 1-3, with the final day falling on Super Tuesday.
“A peace plan requires two sides to come together. This is a political stunt that could spark unilateral moves to annex territory and set back peace even more,” tweeted former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden.
“The very founding of this organization is in part to help arrest some of the troubling rhetorical trends we see on the fringes,” according to founder and chair Noah Arbit.
He said he would “direct the Justice Department’s Community Relations Service to prioritize its efforts to combat anti-Semitism and reduce tensions in communities where anti-Semitic incidents occur.”
“The U.S. withdrawal has allowed Iran to abandon its own obligations under the deal and has left the world with few tools to stop it,” according to a campaign spokesperson.
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) warned that amid the increasing tension between the United States and Iran, “Donald Trump is taking us pell-mell towards another war.”
Joel Rubin downplayed criticism that the Sanders campaign has anti-Semitic surrogates, including Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), and former Women’s March leader Linda Sarsour.
