U.S. Politics
The resolution noted, in part, “the longstanding and indelible partnership between the United States and Israel.”
Washington and Berlin continue to collaborate on several initiatives to educate the public about and better understand Holocaust denial.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has said he would invite the Israeli prime minister if the president does not.
“The way to make sure that we fight antisemitism is to get the facts out because the facts are on our side,” Rep. Mario Díaz-Balart (R-Fla.).
“I expect the prime minister will visit at some point,” National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said.
A few hours earlier, Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said the president has no plans to visit Israel for its 75th anniversary.
The 26 governors wrote: “We affirm the significance of Jewish-American contributions throughout U.S. history.”
The congresswoman from Pittsburgh voted against supporting Israel as jury selections are underway in the trial of the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history.
“I am beyond proud that the United States was the first nation to recognize the nascent State of Israel in 1948,” said Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.), who was among those who proposed the resolution.
Another federal court of appeals loss might start forcing proponents of the anti-Israel boycott movement to consider a cost-benefit analysis.
“This is not a place for you guys to offer comments,” said Vedant Patel.
A Jerusalem exhibit sees the state’s first 12 heads of government through the prism of pointillism.
