U.S. Politics
Kyiv’s goal in the talks is an immediate ceasefire and the withdrawal of Russian forces from the country • U.S. suspends embassy operations in Minsk, authorizes departure of non-emergency employees from Moscow embassy.
The Baker administration also released its 2020 Massachusetts Hate Crimes Report, compiled from data submitted by law-enforcement agencies across the state.
Transportation Minister Merav Michaeli’s opposition to Defense Minister Benny Gantz’s demand that pensions be raised for Israeli career soldiers has angered the latter’s close associates.
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett did note that the United States rejected another Iranian appeal that International Atomic Energy Agency inspections into its military nuclear program be halted.
“Israel will always retain its freedom of action to defend itself,” says Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, adding that Israel is “building unprecedented military capabilities. We have to be by far the strongest country in the region.”
If negotiators don’t come to an agreement, America’s European allies will have seen that there was an effort to get Iran back in compliance with the JCPOA and the international order, that Iran did not comply, and that sanctions must be implemented.
Jeff Mendelsohn, executive director of Pro-Israel America, tweeted that “by pulling his support for the Abraham Accords, Rep. Bowman makes clear that he isn’t interested in peace. He’s only interested in placating the anti-Israel Socialist party that’s supporting him.”
Every Saturday morning for 18 years, protesters have gathered outside Beth Israel Congregation in Ann Arbor, Mich., as congregants arrived for services carrying signs such as “Israel: No right to exist,” “Jewish power corrupts” and “Israel attacked America 9/11/2001.”
Noting that the Houthis are diverting aid from the Yemeni people, the lawmakers urge that the United States “needs to remain committed to helping our partners in the Gulf defend themselves.”
The hostage-taking situation in Colleyville, Texas, wasn’t new in that it took place on Shabbat. But for an observant Jew in charge of disseminating information, it presents certain challenges.
The California lawmaker is expected to hold talks with Israeli officials about U.S. efforts to re-enter the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.
While the growth of anti-Israel sentiment in politics is concerning, Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-Mass.) is part of a new crop of young Democrats who believe that support for Israel has and will remain essential to the Democratic Party’s platform.
