U.S. Politics
“I’m not anti-Semitic,” said Nelly Jordan, Sussex County Republican Party vice chairwoman in Delaware. “I feel I’ve served the party with the best of my ability and the best of my heart.”
“The people in the state of Idaho are generally very pro-Israel, and that’s just part of our culture, part of our conservative nature,” he told JNS.
The bill has 59 co-sponsors, including one Democrat, Rep. Tom Suozzi of New York.
Lawmakers accused the nonprofit National Iranian American Council of promoting Iranian regime talking points.
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) warned that amid the increasing tension between the United States and Iran, “Donald Trump is taking us pell-mell towards another war.”
“What I will NEVER do is pretend that honest criticism of Israeli apartheid policies is anti-semitism. So you won’t see me calling out criticisms of Israeli ethnostatist polices as anti-semitism, because that’s not anti-semitism,” tweeted William Byatt.
“Anti-Semitism is the ancient hatred, but can appear in new disguises,” said Tom Cotton (R-Ark.). “It festers on the Internet message boards and social media.”
That attacks in Jersey City and Monsey, said Greg Kierce, director of the Jersey City Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security, “show how critical the need is here.”
The campaign website also states that “the U.S. government needs to stop enabling conflicts by reducing aid from nations committing human rights violations,” a reference implied of Israel.
“After much reflection and thought, I now realize my words were inappropriate. I apologize for raising questions about a people, a faith and a culture whose beliefs span a broad political spectrum,” she wrote.
“The events of the past few days are a stark reminder of the importance of U.S. assistance to Israel’s security,” said Rep. Chris Coons (D-Del.).
The tally was 224-194, with three Republicans voting in favor and eight Democrats voting against.
