U.S. Politics
“We find this submission meritless, counterproductive, completely without any basis in fact whatsoever,” said U.S. National Security Council Spokesperson John Kirby.
“The government’s new allegations stink of desperation,” said the lawyer for the longtime New Jersey legislator.
The Hamas-supporting student groups claim a violation of their First Amendment rights.
Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich had called for “voluntary migration” of Palestinians from Gaza and rebuilding Israeli settlements in the Strip.
Instead, the U.S. presidential candidate plans to do a “live-audience show” in Des Moines with Tim Pool, whose previous guests include Kanye West.
Around two-thirds of Israelis reject these calls by the Biden administration, including 75% of Jewish Israelis and 87% of right-wing Jews.
The administration is, however, hesitant to engage militarily with the Iranian-backed terror army in Yemen.
“Battling violence is an objective that we share—but our efforts must not stray from the facts and the truth,” the lawmakers write.
American pressure endangers Israelis battling Hamas in Gaza, they say.
U.S. President Joe Biden called his legislative colleague of more than two decades “proof of the American Dream.”
“Observe the mental gymnastics here,” wrote Jonathan Schanzer, senior vice president for research at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. “Don’t try this at home, folks.”
In a media interview, Josh Shapiro said he raised three suggestions with leaders at the Ivy League university.
