U.S. Politics
“We vigorously denounce South Africa’s deeply hostile stance towards Israel and thoroughly reject its charge of genocide,” the congress members wrote.
“Pressuring the Jewish state to make irreversible and potentially perilous long-term diplomatic commitments is a grave failure to live up to America’s proud history of standing with Israel against its deadly enemies.”
Nick Merkin’s teen son, a dual citizen, was attacked at a Ra’anana bus stop.
The Israeli-American has a strong showing in the polls in a congressional special election for the seat formerly held by George Santos.
The trip comes after Netanyahu rejected Hamas’s demands as “surrender.”
“They heard about the militaristic Friday night song Jews sing: Eshet Chayil,” wrote David May, of Foundation for Defense of Democracies.
“I resent the insinuation that those of us who asked him questions are somehow anti-Muslim or prejudiced in some way,” said Sen. Josh Hawley.
Glenn Youngkin also calls for legislation to bar government involvement with businesses that boycott Israel.
The Israeli prime minister reportedly dismissed the proposal, brought to him by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
“If the Houthis cease their attacks in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, the United States will immediately reevaluate this designation,” the U.S. national security advisor said.
AIPAC praised the vote against the “dangerous” initiative.
Israel has gathered “thousands of testimonies from eyewitnesses” of the Oct. 7 terror attacks and recorded “countless instances of rape, gang rape, sexual mutilation and other forms of sexual violence,” per the resolution.
