U.S. Foreign Policy
Hassan Rouhani’s rejection occurred as U.S. President Donald Trump signaled a willingness to meet with the Islamic Republic.
At the G7 in France, U.S. President Donald Trump said it is “realistic” that such talks could happen in a few weeks as the sanctions on the regime have affected the Islamic Republic “horribly.”
“Jerusalem should not upset the applecart with regards to Ankara, and it should preserve the possibility of returning relations to their previous state of a strong military alliance,” said Ofer Israeli, an expert on foreign-policy at the Herzliya Interdisciplinary Center.
Canary Mission launched a campaign and report revealing a strategic partnership between IfNotNow and American Muslims for Palestine, a group that has incited and celebrated violence against Israelis, denied Jewish peoplehood and mocked the Holocaust on social media.
The anti-BDS resolution, which also reaffirms support for the Jewish state, currently has 340 co-sponsors.
The resolution, which currently has 336 co-sponsors, would allow state and local governments the right to punish state or local contractors from engaging in boycotts of Israel.
“I think Omar has to go,” said U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas), eliciting wild applause and a standing ovation from the audience, though others will have to make that decision.
“The department’s mission remains clear: to deter conflict and, if necessary, fight and win on the battlefield,” said new Acting U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper.
Acting U.S. Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan told his Turkish counterpart in a June 6 letter that the pilots must leave the United States by July 31, and that training for new students will be halted.
Even before running for Congress, Minnesota Rep. Omar has made anti-Israel statements such as tweeting in 2012 that Israel has “hypnotized the world,” a post that has since been deleted.
“I think the individuals in the region will sort this out. We want good things for the Palestinians,” said U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
The chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee Rep. Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.) said he will not eject Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) from the committee over her latest anti-Semitic remarks.
