U.S. Politics
The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelming approved (420-9) legislation last September to provide $1 billion in funds, but the legislation has since stalled in the Senate.
“One of the biggest problems of Western foreign policy is they prioritize feeling good over doing good. They feel good about giving money, but they’re actually doing something very bad. They’re literally pouring money that translates into many more years of conflict,” said former Labor Party Knesset member Einat Wilf.
A subsidiary of Unilever, Ben & Jerry’s announced in mid-July that it plans to stop selling its ice cream in “Occupied Palestinian Territories.”
He was “someone who really in his kishkes was supportive of Jewish communal causes, supportive of a strong U.S.-Israel relationship and someone who used the levers of power to push forward that agenda,” said Conference of Presidents CEO William Daroff.
“The Golan is one of the most popular places to visit for Israelis but has not received the investment many other regions of the country have,” said former Trump administration official Elliott Abrams. “Now it will. I view this as an internal Israeli issue and see international criticism as just more Israel-bashing.”
Stuart Eizenstat has previously held the position of Special Advisor on Holocaust Issues during the Obama administration and served as Expert Advisor on Holocaust Issues during the Trump administration.
Jake Walles, the U.S. consul general and chief of mission in Jerusalem from 2005-2009, recently said that, for almost all practical matters, it makes little difference in the end whether the sign above the door reads, “U.S. Consulate” or “Palestinian Affairs Unit.”
“We’re at a critical moment when Israel and her leaders and all of us who love Israel must stand strong against what this administration is trying to do,” ZOA President Mort Klein told viewers of the organization’s virtual gala.
In 1939, Lilly Cassirer Neubauer sold Pissarro’s 1897 painting “Rue St Honoré, Après-Midi, Effet De Pluie” to the Nazi appraiser of her property in order to get visas for her and her husband to flee Germany.
“Our thoughts are with the victims of this attack and their families,” tweets State Department Spokesman Ned Price.
“This is a way to be more competitive, more active, more energetic and more impactful,” said Steve Grossman, who served as AIPAC president from 1992 to 1996.
“As Iran moves ever closer to nuclear breakout, Congress and the Biden administration should act without delay in providing Israel the means to defend itself,” said Michael Makovsky, president and CEO of the Jewish Institute for National Security of America.
