Republicans cited UNRWA's schools and curriculum, which they said teaches antisemitism and hate for Israel, as a reason the agency should be defunded.
Ben-Ami cited the use of the term “genocide”, which Bowman has used multiple times in the months since the war began, as a breaking point.
Although Israel may not be the “little America” as its adversaries sometimes label it, events here could wield significant influence in determining who ends up in the White House next year.
WASHINGTON WATCH: It would be easy to chalk this up to this dysfunctional Congress’s aversion to bipartisanship, but the reality is this is a result of internecine warfare in the GOP.
Presumptive Democratic nominee and sitting President Joe Biden is not on the first-in-the-nation primary ballot.
Netanyahu’s tough talk appears to have triggered the two-sentence statement, along with other notes of reproval from pro-Israel Democrats.
Ackman gained an elevated public profile in recent weeks as he led the successful effort to force out Claudine Gay, the president of Harvard University, his alma mater.
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