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“Jews in Brooklyn, New Jersey and now Monsey are under daily threat. A concerted, real-time effort is needed at all levels of government and community to end these attacks,” tweeted B’nai B’rith International.
Israel has a right to exist in peace and security, according to Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, but America must formulate “pro-Palestinian” policy to create a “level playing field in terms of the Middle East.”
Iran, Syria, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and American foreign policy are topics that were addressed in the sixth Democratic presidential debate of the year.
The Israeli premier is reportedly considering adding Corey Lewandowski and David Bossie to his team ahead of Israel’s expected third round of elections in March.
The Sanders campaign said Darius Khalil Gordon is no longer on board.
“I don’t believe that it would be productive to go backwards at this point,” said 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Julian Castro.
Abigail Pogrebin, the author of multiple books on Jewish subjects, will become director of Jewish outreach for former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
At least 208 Iranian protesters have been killed by the government according to estimates by human rights groups.
The Middle East and foreign policy were topics on the table in the latest round of deliberations related to government and the future U.S. presidency.
“If one believes in Israel not only being safe, but secure, the United States backed away from it with its ill-considered statement that settlements do not violate international law,” tweeted former U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak (D-Pa.).
Former Vice President Joe Biden, California Sen. Kamala Harris, South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren and a few of the other candidates have criticized the rocket fire from the Gaza Strip into the Jewish state.
The senator from Vermont accused Trump of “using false allegations” of anti-Semitism to make the U.S.-Israel relationship a divisive issue.
