U.S. Politics
Amid concerns over anti-Semitism and erosion of support for Israel in the Democratic Party, a fledgling conservative group known as the Exodus Movement is seeking to appeal to young Jewish voters to switch allegiances ahead of the 2020 presidential election.
He has also called for a two-state solution, encouraging the Israelis and Palestinians to return to the negotiating table.
Crenshaw, a former Navy SEAL who was wounded in Afghanistan, says those who are supporting the BDS movement “are operating in a fantasy world where they actually don’t understand what the Middle East is all about.”
Rwanda’s national airline, RwandAir, is expected to have direct flights to Israel in the coming months.
The letter came in response to the congressman’s constituents in Ohio’s 12 Congressional District, replying to a survey sent by his office asking them what Congress should do to combat Jew-hatred.
“We’re absolutely supportive of the State of Israel, and I think he [Trump] is setting that up for political reasons, and it is completely unfair and unfounded. We unequivocally support that State of Israel and its right to exist.”
“Today, I have announced the first step, which is to open a trade office in Jerusalem, the capital of the State of Israel, and this will be an extension of our embassy in Tel Aviv,” said Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández in a statement issued by his government.
U.S. Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook said the maps are being officially redrawn and will be made available “as soon as they are ready.”
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo railed against anti-Semitism in front of a cheering crowd at the annual AIPAC convention in Washington, D.C.
The Republican representative from Alabama accused Democrats and the press for creating “a big lie” over special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation over whether the Trump campaign colluded with Russia.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, standing by U.S President Donald Trump’s side in the White House, called the decision a “historic justice” and a “diplomatic victory.”
Romanian Prime Minister Viorica Dăncilă has been met with resistance by President Klaus Iohannis, who would make the final decision.
