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The Tzav 9 movement responded to a report that the White House is considering sanctions against Israelis blocking supply trucks.
The congresswoman accused the president of protecting Israeli officials from the International Criminal Court.
The lack of available kosher food from government lists is challenging, but solvable, said attendees at the USDA’s “Kosher Supply Chain and Food Insecurity Dialogue” event.
The chaotic scenes of terror support on college campuses have left foreign officials wondering if the U.S. is “on the verge of becoming a failed state,” says antisemitism envoy Deborah Lipstadt.
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) called the International Criminal Court’s decision to seek warrants for Israeli leaders “shocking and disgraceful.”
“We have thousands of tons of aid in the pipeline,” said Navy Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, deputy commander of U.S. Central Command.
“My actions were well intended,” said Christi Fraga, of Doral, Fla., who rescinded the resolution and offered a new one in support of Israel.
“In our contemporary period that’s witnessing the rise of nationalism, and its sinister cousin antisemitism, Joyce’s book continues to offer sharp critiques,” said Yeshiva University professor Seamus O’Malley.
The group’s website states “decolonize Palestine” and has an image of a bulldozer that terrorists drove through the border fence with Israel on Oct. 7, said Sen. Shelley Moore Capito.
The statement from the White House came after Norway, Ireland and Spain announced unilateral recognition of “Palestine.”
“It’s fair to say that the Israelis have updated their plans. They’ve incorporated many of the concerns that we have expressed,” said a U.S. official.
“Very shortly, I think you’ll see aid starting to be delivered,” said Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder, the Pentagon press secretary.