U.S. Politics
“Israeli leaders have a long history, tradition of visiting Washington, and Prime Minister Netanyahu will likely take a visit at some point. But there’s nothing currently planned,” according to a transcipt.
“I believe he will be invited after Passover,” U.S. Ambassador Thomas Nides said.
Earlier in the day, along with the Israeli consulate in New York, it shuttered its doors.
“We continue to strongly urge Israeli leaders to find a compromise,” said the spokeswoman for the White House group.
“With this statement, the State Department has effectively given Palestinian groups a green light to attack Israel,” Jonathan Schanzer, of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, told JNS.
A bipartisan group seeks $2 million—a 33% increase—for the special envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism in the next fiscal budget.
Israeli envoy accuses his Palestinian counterpart of “regurgitating fabrications” that do nothing to bring about an end to the conflict.
Washington is “deeply troubled” by Jerusalem’s move to repeal the portion of a 2005 law that barred Jews from parts of northern Samaria.
JINSA head Michael Makovsky hopes the letter will “galvanize” Democrats and Republicans to give Israel the military tools it needs.
Congressional pressure led to a reversal of the recent policy change.
It also singles out certain countries and their behavior, including egregious antisemitism, anti-Israel hatred and Holocaust denial in Iran.
In his recent clash with Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.), Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) flip-flops on the question of whether antisemitism is a unique challenge.
