U.S. Politics
PAACAR, which manufactures medium- and heavy-duty commercial trucks worldwide, agreed to pay more than $1.7 million to settle potential civil liability for 63 apparent violations.
U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper: Any unilateral action against Syria by Turkey is “unacceptable” and would be stopped.
A fifth of the world’s oil passes through the Strait of Hormuz.
“They are looking for our donors, and they are trying to sway us,” said Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.).
It would leverage the expertise of institutions of higher education, the private sector and government entities in both countries in the areas of cybersecurity and protecting critical infrastructure.
The bill would incorporate several provisions into the Older Americans Act to ensure that Holocaust survivors have coordinated, trauma-informed care and services tailored to their needs.
“The bottom line is that [he] chose not to stand with his colleagues and speak out, in one voice, against BDS,” said Republican Jewish Coalition spokesperson Neil Strauss. “This resolution did not appropriate a single taxpayer dollar; it didn’t infringe on a single citizen’s civil rights.”
Foreign Minister Israel Katz will present a proposal to designate the transfer of embassies to Jerusalem as a “national, diplomatic and strategic objective of the highest order.”
Among the various contradictions implicit in the presidency of Donald Trump, outspoken antagonism from within the Jewish community has been among the most pronounced trends, despite Trump’s record of policies supporting and strengthening the State of Israel.
The final tally in the Vilnius city council decision to change the name of Kazio Skirpos Street was 21-16.
U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) defended her vote condemning the anti-Israel BDS movement—a split from the so-called “Squad” that includes Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.).
“I would like to commend the U.S. House of Representatives for overwhelmingly approving, by a great bipartisan majority, Democrats and Republicans alike, a decision against boycotts against Israel,” said Netanyahu in a video on Twitter.
