U.S. Politics
Representing the Israeli left compared to Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, he can also be someone who Democrats are more likely to trust, especially with his long-held support of a two-state solution, which is also the official position of the U.S., according to Jonathan Schanzer of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.
The state will allocate $25 million to help nonprofits at risk of attack, including day-care centers, day camps and community centers.
StandWithUs said it urges the party “to ensure they never allow such anti-Semitism to go unchallenged again.”
“Every year these negotiations become more and more critical; as this last generation of survivors age, their needs increase,” said Gideon Taylor, president of the Claims Conference.
“These candidates, some of whom face vocal anti-Israel primary opponents, are running in some of the most competitive primary and general elections across the country in 2022,” said executive director of the bipartisan PAC Jeff Mendelsohn.
“I want Israel strong enough so it does not have to rely on American support,” said Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), before offering an amendment that would take $1 billion from $6 billion in aid for rebuilding Afghanistan and deposit the rest in the U.S. Treasury.
She says the air-defense system is the “one thing that protects people from missiles in a place where missiles are constantly flying at you.”
AIPAC applauded the action, tweeting: “Engaging with Israel achieves peace. Boycotting Israel achieves nothing.”
In Manama, Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid said: “Our opportunities are shared, our threats are shared, and they are not far from here.”
The Israeli prime minister praised the passage of the standalone House bill providing funding for the Iron Dome, and warned Iran and the Palestinians to “stop this obsession with the State of Israel.”
Rabbi Chaim Dovid Zwiebel, executive vice president of Agudath Israel of America, said “excluding religious-school students from a state aid program that benefits other private-school students is discriminatory and unconstitutional.”
The passage of the legislation came after an uproar earlier this week when the allocation was stripped from a government bill after objections from several progressive Democrats.
