U.S. Politics
While based in the Middle East, Hezbollah “derives financial support and political legitimacy from every region of the world,” stated Sen. Marsha Blackburn.
“Despite its seemingly innocuous name, this legislation is just another assault on Israel from the fringe left. The American people are pro-Israel, and as a result, this legislation is destined to fail,” chairwoman of the CUFI Action Fund Sandra Parker told JNS.
The Brooklyn, N.Y.-born attorney, judge and mother of two shares the tombstone with her husband, Martin, who died in 2010 and is buried alongside her in the couple’s section of the historic cemetery.
“We’re prepared to be patient ... but let’s not drag this on for too long because at some point, we’ll have to reach a different conclusion,” says U.S. Special Representative to Iran Robert Malley.
Politico was the first to report in February that Fritz Berggren, a U.S. foreign service officer, has been publishing on his website Bloodandfaith.com material that attacks Jews and the LGBTQ community, and calls for the creation of Christian nation-states.
According to one source, Israeli Prime Minister Bennett wanted to demonstrate that he can be “prime ministerial” like his predecessor, while President Joe Biden needed to show that despite the Afghanistan crisis, the United States is still important in the Middle East.
Shapiro served as ambassador to Israel during the Obama administration from 2011 to 2017.
“Suppose Iran flaunts U.S. conditions for the nuclear deal, and the Biden administration still insists on folding and concluding this transaction. It will further undermine its stature and credibility and damage America’s reputation with allies and foes alike,” says Ariel Cohen at the Atlantic Council think tank.
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett thanked Howard Kohr for the organization’s “steadfast support for the State of Israel,” saying he views the organization’s activities as “a leading and integral factor in strengthening Israel’s standing in the United States.”
Polish diplomat Jakub Kumoch says that contrary to the Israeli foreign minister’s claims, the statute of limitations adopted by his government on property confiscated during World War II was never intended to harm Jews.
While White House officials may understand that advancing the peace process now would be counterproductive, Dore Gold noted that “there is always a cottage industry of so-called experts who have proposals they want their bosses to advance when an Israeli prime minister comes to town.”
“I believe that Iran will have concluded the Biden team is not first-rate and wants to avoid confrontations, so Iran is more likely to test them now than it was six months ago,” said Elliott Abrams, who served as Special Representative for Iran and Venezuela during the Donald Trump administration.
