U.S. Politics
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.
Just like in 2015, it is expected an agreement with Iran would be unanimously rejected by Republicans in both chambers, as well as some Democrats. While it’s unlikely that two-thirds will reject the agreement, it’s likely to be rejected by a majority vote, according to JINSA.
Former U.S. State Department Spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus, who developed her Jewish identity in the Arab Gulf, announced her candidacy this week for an open, Republican-friendly congressional seat in Tennessee.
The main issue requested was a sizable increase in the total for security grants, from the current $180 million a year to $360 million.
Holocaust historian and Emory University professor Deborah Lipstadt dismissed partisanship, saying she has called out anti-Semitism on both sides of the aisle. She did acknowledge that some of her posts had not been “as nuanced” as she would have liked.
“At this point, we seriously have to ask what exactly are we trying to salvage?” Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) said of the administration’s efforts to re-enter the JCPOA.
“We are grateful to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for moving ahead with this important confirmation hearing,” said Elana Broitman of the Jewish Federations of North America. “Jewish communities at home and around the world need an advocate and.”
“We don’t offer our own public comprehensive evaluations of reports, but we certainly reject the label that has been attached to this when speaking about Israel,” said U.S. State Department spokesman Ned Price.
Ellen Germain sits one-on-one to talk about the growing global presence of International Holocaust Remembrance Day and her office’s work when “Never Again” stops trending.
It follows a bipartisan letter by 42 other lawmakers to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken calling for defunding the Commission of Inquiry.
A few of the candidates running against DMFI endorsed candidates have taken positions openly critical of Israel and in favor of BDS.
The sale of 12 C-130 J Super Hercules transport aircraft is worth a reported $2.2 billion.
