U.S. Politics
The annual march in Sofia each February is held in remembrance of Gen. Hristo Lukov, a Nazi ally who sent 11,300 Jews to the Nazi death camp of Treblinka in Poland.
“We must never ignore the vile poison of anti-Semitism or those who spread its venous creed. One voice must confront this hatred anywhere and everywhere it occurs,” said U.S. President Donald Trump.
The U.S. Senate passed bipartisan legislation on Tuesday that, if enacted, would impose fresh sanctions on Syria, and boost security cooperation with Israel and Jordan.
Timothy Matson, a Pittsburgh police and SWAT team officer who was shot during the interchange, is also expected to be there.
“I don’t think you’re going to find any members who have actively operated against the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps and seen what they’re about. I’ve seen firsthand what Iran wants to do in the region not only to Israel as our ally, but to American interests.”
Democratic New Jersey Sen. Booker, 49, who represents a state with more than half a million Jews, labeled BDS as an “anti-Jewish movement.”
Nevertheless, the United States applauded the development.
House Democratic Caucus chairman Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) sidestepped the anti-Semitic and anti-Israel issues revolving around the congresswomen at issue: “I’ve found those two new freshmen members to be thoughtful colleagues on a wide variety of issues.”
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said his measure would “acknowledge the plain fact” that Al Qaeda and ISIS, in addition to their affiliates, “pose a serious threat to us here in home.”
“As far as our allies are concerned, there’s no greater ally in the world than Israel. It’s very important that we maintain that relationship.”
One of the organization’s co-chairs, veteran Democratic strategist Ann Lewis, said anti-Israel Democrats, including freshmen Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, are “dominating the press, the media. And they aren’t going to be able to get anything done.”
The Strengthening America’s Security in the Middle East Act rolls four different bills into one.
