U.S. Politics
“Like the Illinois GOP, we vehemently oppose Jones’s candidacy. Jones is a Nazi, not a Republican,” wrote Neil Strauss of the Republican Jewish Coalition. “There are two actual Republicans running in this primary, and we look forward to one of them winning the nomination.”
Winning in a special election, he is set to tackle the issues of the day, particularly concerning the Middle East—and its “greatest democracy.”
Kuwaiti-born Alan Bender claimed that he was asked to recruit American politicians and journalists to be Qatari assets, and when he refused, Qatari officials said several American politicians and journalists were already working for them, including Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), who was allegedly described as the “jewel of the crown.”
Between Nov. 12-14, Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists in Gaza launched more than 450 rockets at Israel, evacuating homes, schools and hospitals, and forcing Israeli citizens to flee to bomb shelters.
Prior to Yom Kippur, most Jews had never heard of the city or synagogue targeted by a right-wing extremist. Now the issue is what has changed and how; a glimpse at the past and present may offer some insight for how the future could look.
“We have watched in horror as more and more houses of worship have become targets for white supremacists, white nationalists and anti-Semites,” said Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio), who introduced the measure.
U.S. Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs David Hale says during the Trump impeachment inquiry testimony that military aid to both Lebanon and Ukraine has been on hold since June.
“We’re tired of sitting back and letting a few vocal outliers hijack the Democratic Party’s Israel policy,” said Democratic Majority for Israel president and CEO Mark Mellman. “Instead, the platform continues the party’s proud history of supporting both Israel and the peace process.”
“The United States will terminate the sanctions waiver related to the nuclear facility at Fordow effective Dec. 15, 2019,” said U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. “The right amount of uranium enrichment for the world’s largest state sponsor of terror is zero.”
Richard Tobin, 18, of Brooklawn, N.J., directed members of the “Great Lakes Cell” to paint the synagogues with neo-Nazi symbols and slogans as part of what he dubbed “Operation Kristallnacht.”
“It’s a mistake from our point of view,” said Rabbi Abraham Cooper of the Simon Wiesenthal Center. “It’s a shame that here we are in the 21st century, still debating the past.”
The president also held out hope for a $100 billion trade deal between Washington and Ankara, saying “our markets are open.”
