U.S. Politics
It comes one day after Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) spoke at the CAIR Greater Los Angeles’ fourth annual Valley Banquet.
Brazilian politician Jamal Harfoush slams [King] Salman of Saudi Arabia and Gulf state leader for allegedly supporting U.S. embassy move to Jerusalem: “Pigs and apes, offspring of Mordechai!”
If enacted, the Palestinian International Terrorism Support Prevention Act would slap penalties on foreign persons, agencies and governments that assist Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad or their affiliates.
“It’s beyond troubling. It’s devastating. The Tree of Life murders were a punch in the gut for all of us in the Jewish community, not just in Pennsylvania.”
Fernando Paz, a historian, will run as part of the far-right Vox party in the city of Albacete, about three hours southeast of Madrid.
Looking to Israelis, the congressman says “they are fighting and protecting and advocating for the same ideals, concepts that we believe in, such as democracy.”
During his congressional tenure, the Texas House member largely followed his party’s stances when it came to Middle East issues, including support for the Iran nuclear deal, criticism of Israeli settlements and opposition to the embassy move from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
The designation has been changed from “Israeli-occupied” to “Israeli-controlled” in its annual human-rights report.
“I would also say that while no, it’s not true that Democrats hate Jewish people, [they did show] that as a party, they don’t hate the haters of Jewish people enough,” said presidential historian Gil Troy.
“I come here as an American. I come here to try to figure out what’s best for America. What’s best for America is a safe, secure and prosperous Israel,” said Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.).
“The tunnels have been used by groups like Hamas to smuggle weapons and terrorize Israeli citizens,” tweeted Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.).
In response, the Jewish Democratic Council of America declared: “President Trump is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts,” said the group in a statement. “In this case, both are just WRONG.”
