U.S. Politics
The resolutions would prevent the transfer of more than $20 billion in weapons to Jerusalem.
The Republican-led legislature will “have our allies’ back,” vowed John Thune, who chided Democrats for “struggling” to support Israel.
“There is not one ounce of substantive consideration here, it’s all cynical politics,” said Samaria Regional Council head Yossi Dagan.
“It’s up to them to speak to the timing to that, but we’re ready to go as soon as they are,” a Foggy Bottom spokesman said.
Richard Goldberg of FDD told JNS it’s “troubling that the Biden administration would give Qatar any room to allow these council members to leave Qatar without being detained, arrested or extradited.”
The U.S. administration’s advice on Israel’s war against Iran and its proxies was often wrong, said the Israeli premier.
The New York congresswoman tweeted that the pro-Israel lobby’s “wildly unpopular agenda” pushed voters away from the party.
The impact of the move is expected to remain limited following last week’s election of President-elect Donald Trump.
“We waited for months for the majority to schedule the vote only to have them postpone it before the election,” Sen. Jim Risch wrote. “We will not fail to act when Republicans are in the majority.”
Scharf co-founded “Jews Against Soros” in 2023.
The current chair, Jamie Harrison, is unlikely to seek another term following the Nov. 5 U.S. election.
The Jewish Electorate Institute’s survey indicates that Democrats lost a modest share of the Jewish vote compared to 2020, but within typical historical margins.
