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The Minnesota representative said “the remaining hostages must come home alive, and the unbearable conflict in Gaza must end.”
“By suggesting the U.S. lift sanctions on Iran and Russia, Trump is turning his back on two steadfast democratic allies,” said DMFI head Mark Mellman.
The former president addressed the RJC Annual Leadership Summit on the second day of the event.
“Iran must be dealt with forcefully,” he said, criticizing the Biden administration for considering new talks about the nuclear deal.
“Like all of you, I am heartbroken,” said Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) of the news this week that six hostages were killed by Hamas in Gaza, including one Israeli American. “We must bring them all home, now!”
It makes the crime a felony as opposed to a misdemeanor, with a possible prison sentence of up to five years.
Hamas’s execution of six hostages has “called into question Hamas’s readiness to do a deal of any kind,” the senior official said.
“It feels painfully as though Jewish lives are being valued less by many in America and by too many in the international community,” said Ted Deutch, CEO of the American Jewish Committee.
“Nothing has currently activated the Los Angeles Jewish community quite like this,” said a rabbi who spoke at the event. “It gives me hope.”
“Smuggling aircraft parts into Iran endangers U.S. national security by potentially enhancing Iran’s military capabilities,” per the Justice Department.
“Embassy staff and the building are unharmed,” said Tal Naim, the embassy spokesperson.
The plaintiffs say the IRS turns a blind eye to nonprofit newspapers violating the law that officially supports one side in political contests.
