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The group said Sarah Margon will be bitterly opposed by Republicans, but also urged pro-Israel Democrats to reject her nomination.
In response to the appointment of former Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydlo, now a member of the right-wing Law and Justice Party, four members of the advisory council have recently resigned.
One child claimed in a deposition that she felt “under attack” and was thankful when her family moved away.
They include California Republican Reps. Mike Garcia, Young Kim and Michelle Steel; and Florida Republicans Reps. Carlos Gimenez and Maria Elvira Salazar.
An executive at Morgan Stanley, he previously served as deputy secretary of state for management and resources from 2011 to 2013.
“If you talk to any legitimate historian, they’ll say there was a real genocide. If there was a real genocide, it should be recognized as such,” said ZOA national president Mort Klein.
The vote, scheduled on a Saturday, would prevent Shabbat-observing Jews, Seventh-day Adventists and other groups from participating.
“The administration will be questioned or criticized by some Democrats on the Hill, but it will move forward just as in 2015, without regard to their worries,” said Elliott Abrams, former U.S. Special Representative for Venezuela and Iran in the Trump administration
It asks U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken to consider the Nexus document and Jerusalem Declaration on anti-Semitism, in addition to the official IHRA one.
The Maximum Pressure Act would require Senate approval for any new deal between the United States and Iran.
“As the United States meets pressing global challenges, we strongly believe that robust U.S. foreign assistance is vital to ensuring our national security interests abroad,” the letter stated.
Congress passed a bill late last year that elevated the position to the rank of a presidentially appointed, Senate-confirmed ambassador who reports directly to the secretary of state.
