U.S. Politics
As a child, Gross was part of the small Jewish community in Alaska and celebrated his bar mitzvah there.
As the fate of the U.S. Senate rests on two run-off elections in Georgia, GOP control of the Senate could block nominees to the executive branch, including Cabinet members in a Biden administration, who may be hostile towards Israel.
Brian Maiorana, 54, threatened to kill protesters, politicians and others because of the outcome of the U.S. presidential election.
Avi Benlolo, former president and CEO of the Friends of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, applauded the resolution’s passage.
While Democrats continued to win the lion’s share of Jewish votes in 2020, some experts see a trend towards greater support for Republicans. Nevertheless, Jewish leaders urge unity and a focus on solving mutual issues in the next Congress.
Georgia Democratic Senate candidate Rev. Raphael Warnock does call the BDS movement against Israel “anti-Semitic” and a “refusal to acknowledge Israel’s right to exist.”
The ouster was seen by many as inevitable due to policy differences between him and the president.
Another runoff in the state on Jan. 5 will take place between incumbent Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler and Democrat Rev. Raphael Warnock.
A spokesman for the Democratic candidate for Georgia’s Senate seat said Rev. Raphael Warnock “has deep respect for the invaluable relationship the United States has with Israel.”
The move comes a week after the Trump administration reports that it intends to sell 50 F-35 fighter jets to the UAE.
Former Lebanese Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil, a son-in-law of Lebanese President Michel Aoun, has been targeted for corruption.
Several Jewish congressional members are expected to retain prominent leadership roles in the 117th Congress.
