Politics of Israel

Dr. Tre Pennie, U.S. Congressional Candidate (Texas CD30), Releases Israel Policy

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Thursday, July 9, 2020

Candidate for Texas Congressional District 30, announces his Israel Policy expressing solidarity with the People of Israel.

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  • Candidate for Texas Congressional District 30, announces his Israel Policy expressing solidarity with the People of Israel.
  • The relationship between the United States of America and Israel is one built upon shared values as much as mutual interests.
  • BDS: The Boycott, Divestment, and Sanction (BDS) movement is a thinly disguised anti-Semitic economic movement to cause economic harm to Israel.
  • The BDS movement makes peaceful resolution of Middle East conflict less likely, and I oppose it as an anti-Semitic policy.

AJC Salutes Inauguration of New Israeli Government

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Monday, May 18, 2020

NEW YORK, May 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --American Jewish Committee (AJC) congratulated Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on successfully forming a new coalition government in Israel.

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  • NEW YORK, May 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --American Jewish Committee (AJC) congratulated Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on successfully forming a new coalition government in Israel.
  • The government, sworn in yesterday, is the result of an agreement between Netanyahu and Benny Gantz, head of the Blue and White Party, to create a national unity government.
  • Netanyahu will serve as prime minister for the first 18 months, andGantz is slated tobecome prime minister in November 2021.
  • "On behalf of AJC, we extend to you our heartfelt congratulations on the inauguration of a new Israeli Government under your leadership," wrote AJC President Harriet Schleifer and CEO David Harris in a letter to Prime Minister Netanyahu.

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu Shares View on Key World Jewish Issues

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Monday, June 3, 2019

The prime minister addressed the issue of traditional bipartisan support for Israel, amid indications that Israel may become an issue of division between American political parties.

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  • The prime minister addressed the issue of traditional bipartisan support for Israel, amid indications that Israel may become an issue of division between American political parties.
  • "I don't think there's a big difference between the Democratic Party and the Republican Party as I have known it over the years on these issues," said Netanyahu.
  • On an issue of heightened concern to many American Jews, the state of Israel-Diaspora relations, the prime minister was sympathetic.
  • Turning to the issue of rising anti-Semitism, the prime minister acknowledged its "enduring resilience" after nearly 3,000 years.

AJC: Presbyterians Continue with BDS, Reject Curtailing Dialogue with Israel Supporters

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Sunday, June 24, 2018

"The Church remains obsessively critical of Israel in its national utterances," said Rabbi Noam Marans, AJC Director of Interreligious and Intergroup Relations.

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  • "The Church remains obsessively critical of Israel in its national utterances," said Rabbi Noam Marans, AJC Director of Interreligious and Intergroup Relations.
  • "For many years and in myriad ways, the PCUSA has gone beyond legitimate criticism of Israel and embraced demonization of the Jewish state."
  • All but two of the 13 overtures and resolutions about the Middle East region focused on Israel.
  • A particularly egregious overture that misleadingly described American Jewish leaders' attitudes and called for curtailing dialogue with Israel supporters was replaced with one that called for open and truthful interfaith dialogue.

Prime Minister Netanyahu Addresses Opening of AJC Global Forum

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Monday, June 11, 2018

JERUSALEM, June 11, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, addressing the opening plenary session of the 2018 AJC Global Forum last night, reaffirmed his commitment to countering Iranian aggression, achieving peace with the Palestinians, and expanding access to the Western Wall.

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  • JERUSALEM, June 11, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, addressing the opening plenary session of the 2018 AJC Global Forum last night, reaffirmed his commitment to countering Iranian aggression, achieving peace with the Palestinians, and expanding access to the Western Wall.
  • More than 2,400 people, from 56 countries and six continents, are attending the AJC Global Forum in Jerusalem.
  • The prime minister noted that AJC was the first American Jewish organization to open a full-time office in Jerusalem, in 1962.
  • Watch Prime Minister Netanyahu's full speech to the AJC Global Forum at:

Tzipi Livni to Address AJC Global Forum in Jerusalem

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Thursday, May 24, 2018

NEW YORK, May 24, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --Israeli Knesset Member Tzipi Livni, head of the Hatnua party and former Foreign Minister, will address the American Jewish Committee (AJC) Global Forum in Jerusalem.

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  • NEW YORK, May 24, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --Israeli Knesset Member Tzipi Livni, head of the Hatnua party and former Foreign Minister, will address the American Jewish Committee (AJC) Global Forum in Jerusalem.
  • The AJC gathering will be the largest ever for an American Jewish advocacy organization in Jerusalem.
  • "Tzipi Livni, a long-time friend of AJC, will be discussing the meaning of Israel for her and her vision of the country's future."
  • Livni addressed the AJC Global Forum in Washington, D.C., in June 2013, when she was Israel's Justice Minister and oversaw negotiations with the Palestinians.

Israel Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman to Address AJC Global Forum

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Thursday, May 3, 2018

JERUSALEM, May 3, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --Israel Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman will address the American Jewish Committee (AJC) Global Forum in Jerusalem.

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  • JERUSALEM, May 3, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --Israel Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman will address the American Jewish Committee (AJC) Global Forum in Jerusalem.
  • It will be the first time in AJC's 112-year history that the AJC Global Forum convenes outside the United States.
  • "Hearing directly from our friend, Minister Lieberman, regarding his perspectives on the security challenges Israel is facing now, whether from Iran, Hezbollah, Hamas, or others, is especially timely."
  • Lieberman immigrated to Israel in 1978, and first won election to the Knesset in 1999.