U.S. Politics
It is up to Israel’s new government to appoint an ambassador to represent it politically in the United States, says Gilad Erdan, vowing to continue to fight for justice in the international arena.
The strikes were launched in retaliation for drone attacks on U.S. facilities and personnel in Iraq, according to the Pentagon.
The U.S. State Department cited the need for collaboration 76 years after the Holocaust when the numbers of survivors are dwindling.
It would require that Congress receive an annual report identifying persons, agencies and instruments of a foreign state who knowingly materially assist Hamas or other terrorist affiliates in the Gaza Strip.
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett praises Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández for his “courageous and correct action for the State of Israel.”
Justice Department: “Components” of the Iranian government used the sites to target the United States with “disinformation campaigns and malign influence operations.”
Amid a spike in anti-Semitism across the country, the president has yet to fill the positions of special envoy on anti-Semitism and the White House Jewish liaison.
The visit will take place shortly before Rivlin is due to end his seven-year term in July.
Foreign Minister Yair Lapid said a “strong U.S.-Israel relationship benefits both countries, is a core strategic asset for Israel, and requires a bipartisan approach, working with both Democrats and Republicans.”
“Anti-Semitism has no place in Texas, and we have a duty to combat it whenever and however it arises,” said Gov. Greg Abbott.
The nomination will now go to the Senate for confirmation.
“Anti-Semitism is true hate,” said Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.). “And I saw that today at the Holocaust museum.”
