U.S. Politics
U.S. President Joe Biden called his legislative colleague of more than two decades “proof of the American Dream.”
“Observe the mental gymnastics here,” wrote Jonathan Schanzer, senior vice president for research at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. “Don’t try this at home, folks.”
In a media interview, Josh Shapiro said he raised three suggestions with leaders at the Ivy League university.
A group representing 60,000 displaced northern residents asked Washington to give “full support” to Jerusalem to “act with the necessary force.”
Former Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-N.Y.) visited Israel to express his solidarity with the country in its war against Hamas.
The former longtime ADL head, and David Harris, who led the American Jewish Committee, believe that DEI should be scrapped, rather than reformed, in higher education.
“Hamas started this, and they actually broke the ceasefire and they attacked and murdered babies, children, women,” the Pennsylvania senator said. “It’s outrageous.”
“There’s really no evidence to support the proposition that President Biden’s support for Israel is doing him any electoral damage,” the Democratic Majority for Israel head said.
All were incumbents except for Mazi Pilip, an Ethiopian-born, Orthodox IDF veteran.
Most recently, the department tapped Eli Rosenbaum to lead investigations into war crimes in Ukraine.
“The American public deserves an open and transparent process which cannot occur until the House returns the week of Jan. 8,” wrote 15 Republican senators.
Shapiro was U.S. ambassador to Israel from 2011 to 2017 and currently serves as senior adviser at the U.S. State Department.
