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“Targeting any house of worship is an attack on the fundamental freedoms that define our nation,” the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana stated.
The Israeli-American Civic Action Network stated that referring to Israel as an apartheid state “provides rhetorical cover to those who seek Israel’s destruction.”
The bill would remove restrictions preventing government contracts with companies that join economic campaigns against Israel.
Sid Rosenberg issued an on-air apology after his post drew backlash, stating that the comment “had nothing to do with anybody’s religion or faith.”
A spokeswoman for AIPAC, which has $96 million on hand, said that “our six million grassroots members are as determined and eager as ever to participate this election cycle.”
The concurrent resolution “supports and encourages practices that exemplify religious freedom in public spaces.”
“We have only just begun to hunt, dismantle, demoralize, destroy and defeat their capabilities just four days in,” the U.S. defense secretary said.
“Until the Department of Education or Congress holds these school leaders accountable, we’re going to keep dealing with this festering problem,” Stu Smith, of the Manhattan Institute, told JNS.
The measure would allow certain things without congressional approval, like defending troops, embassies and allies, but not putting troops on the ground.
“These themes recur over and over again,” the Capital Jewish Museum’s executive director told JNS.
“We value free speech and expression, but also must continue to be a campus community where dangerous, unlawful actions are not tolerated,” a university spokesperson told JNS.
He was also asked about his message to Jewish New Yorkers, given “some backlash, some pushback against your remarks about the war, calling it an illegal war of aggression.”
