FMEP Legislative Round-Up July 18, 2025

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1. Bills, Resolutions
2. Letters & Reports
3. Hearings & Briefings
4. Selected Members on the Record
5. Selected Media & Press releases/Statements

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1. Bills & Resolutions

(ACTUAL GENOCIDE? MEH. BUT WE DRAW THE LINE AT A SLOGAN WHICH WE DEFINE TO MEAN SOMETHING THE PEOPLE WHO USE IT SAY IT DOESN’T MEAN) H. Res. 588 [resolution text]: Introduced 7/17/25 by Yakym (R-IN) and 13 cosponsors [11 Republicans plus Gottheimer (D-NJ), and Suozzi (D-NY)],  “Condemning the slogan ‘Globalize the Intifada’ as a call to violence against Israeli and Jewish people across the world and urging United States national, State, and local leaders to condemn it as such.“ Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Also see:

  • Among other things, the resolution states: “Whereas the Anti-Defamation League characterizes the slogan ‘Globalize the Intifada’ as ‘generally understood as a call for indiscriminate violence against Israel, and potentially against Jews and Jewish institutions worldwide” and “Whereas the American Jewish Committee characterizes the slogan ‘Globalize the Intifada’ as ‘often understood by those saying and hearing it as encouraging violence against Israelis, Jews, and institutions supporting Israel‘”
  • The resolutions resolves that: “(1) the slogan, ‘Globalize the Intifada’, is a call for violence against Israeli and Jewish people across the world; (2) the slogan undermines the safety and security of Israeli and Jewish people in their communities; (3) those truly committed to Middle East peace should refrain from affirming, chanting, or displaying the slogan; (4) organizers of demonstrations truly committed to Middle East peace should denounce participants that affirm, chant, or display the slogan; and (5) the slogan must be strongly and unequivocally condemned by national, State, and local leaders.“
  • press release – Yakym, Gottheimer Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Condemning “Globalize the Intifada”; Gottheimer, Yakym Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Condemning “Globalize the Intifada” — Phrase Is Hate Speech That Calls for Violence Against Jews

(CONCERN FOR CHRISTIANS PERSECUTED BY MUSLIMS – NEVER MIND ISRAEL KILLING/INURING/DISPLACING CHRISTIAN PALESTINIANS, OR EVEN BOMBING A CHURCH IN GAZA THIS WEEK) H. Res. 594 [resolution text]: Introduced 7/17/25 by Moore (R-WV) and 7 Republican cosponsors, “Condemning the persecution of Christians in Muslim-majority countries.”  Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Also see: press release – Congressman Moore, Senator Hawley Introduce Resolution Condemning International Persecution of Christians

(TARGETING THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD) S. 2293 & HR 4397:  Introduced 7/15/25 in the Senate by Cruz (R-TX) and 5 cosponsors (all Republicans), and in the House by Diaz-Balart (R-FL) and 8 cosponsors (5 Republicans plus Moskowitz, D-FL; Suozzi, D-NY; and Gottheimer, D-NJ), “to require the President to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a foreign terrorist organization, to direct the Secretary of State to submit a report to Congress regarding such designation, and for other purposes.” Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Also see:

(MORE US $$ FOR, & COOPERATION WITH, ISRAEL) HR. 4473 [bill text]: Introduced 7/16/25 by Weber (R-TX), Pappas (D-NH), and Tenney (R-NY), “To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a bilateral research and innovation program to facilitate and coordinate efforts between the United States and Israel in certain health-related areas, and for other purposes” aka the “United States-Israel Bilateral Innovation for Research and Development in Health Act of 2025’’ aka the “BIRD Health Act of 2025.” Referred tto the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Also see: press releases — Pappas, Weber Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Strengthen U.S.-Israel Medical Innovation; Rep. Weber Introduces BIRD Health Act to Strengthen U.S.-Israel Medical Innovation. Bipartisan bill aims to expand U.S.-Israel health collaboration (Jewish Insider 7/16/25)

(TARGETING HEZBOLLAH IN LATIN AMERICA) HR 4531: Introduced 7/17/25 by Shreve (R-IN) and 4 cosponsors (3 Republicans plus Gottheimer, D-NJ), “To require a strategy to counter Iranian and Hezbollah influence operations in Latin America.” Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

(TARGETING HEZBOLLAH IN ARGENTINA) H. Res. 597: Introduced 7/17/25 by Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) and 3 bipartisan cosponsors, “Condemning the attack on the Argentine Jewish Mutual Association Jewish Community Center in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in July 1994, and encouraging accountability for the attack.“ Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. NOTE: Wasserman Schultz previously introduced this resolution in 2024, 2023, and before that it was introduced (or something like it) multiple times by then-House member Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL).

(DELEGITIMIZING/TARGETING US NON-PROFITS & PROTEST/PROTESTORS) S. 2305: Introduced 716/25 by Budd (R-NC) and 3 Republican cosponsors, “A bill to amend the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended to treat certain tax-exempt organizations receiving funding from foreign principals of foreign countries of concern as agents of a foreign principal under such Act, and for other purposes” aka “the Foreign Registration Obligations for Nonprofit Transparency (FRONT) Act.” Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Also see: press release – Sens. Budd, Justice, Hawley, Ricketts Introduce Bill to Increase Transparency of Foreign Funds Fueling Left-Wing Agitators [“FRONT Act would require U.S. nonprofits to register under FARA if they accept funds from hostile nations”].

(DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION – SENATE) S. 2296: Introduced 7/15/25 by Wicker (R-MS), “An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.” Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 115.

(DEFENSE APPROPS BILL – HOUSE) HR 4016: This week the House took up HR 4016, the FY26 Defense Appropriations bill, and passed it 7/18/25 at 12:45am by a vote of 221 – 209. The base bill includes:

“Sec. 8067. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act under the headings “Procurement, Defense-Wide” and “Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide”, $500,000,000 shall be for the Israeli Cooperative Programs: Provided, That of this amount, $60,000,000 shall be for the Secretary of Defense to provide to the Government of Israel for the procurement of the Iron Dome defense system to counter short-range rocket threats, subject to the U.S.-Israel Iron Dome Procurement Agreement; $127,000,000 shall be for the Short Range Ballistic Missile Defense (SRBMD) program, including cruise missile defense research and development under the SRBMD program; $40,000,000 shall be for co-production activities of SRBMD systems in the United States and in Israel to meet Israel’s defense requirements consistent with each nation’s laws, regulations, and procedures, subject to the U.S.-Israeli co-production agreement for SRBMD; $100,000,000 shall be for an upper-tier component to the Israeli Missile Defense Architecture, of which $100,000,000 shall be for co-production activities of Arrow 3 Upper Tier systems in the United States and in Israel to meet Israel’s defense requirements consistent with each nation’s laws, regulations, and procedures, subject to the U.S.-Israeli co-production agreement for Arrow 3 Upper Tier; and $173,000,000 shall be for the Arrow System Improvement Program including development of a long range, ground and airborne, detection suite.“

Prior to the House taking up the bill, the House Rules Committee met 7/14/25 to adopt a Rule governing how the bill woud be dealt with on the floor, including deciding which amendments would get floor votes. Middle East-related amendments “Made in Order,” as laid out in the Rule adopted by the committee, are listed below, along with how they fared:

  • Amendment offered by Jackson (R-TX) and Schneider (D-IL) to “Increase the Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide account by $10,000,000 to be used for joint United States/Israel anti-tunneling programs and efforts. This amendment is offset by decreasing the Operations and Maintenance, Defense-Wide account by $10,000,000.”  PASSED 7/16/25 AS PART OF EN BLOC (H. Res. 46) by Voice Vote
  • Amendment offered by Gottheimer (D- NJ), Garbarino (R-NY), and Gimenez (R-FL), “Increases funding by $5,000,000 to Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide to increase funding for the U.S.-Israel Counter-UAS and directed energy development program by $5,000,000. Offsets from Operations and Maintenance, Defense-Wide.” PASSED 7/16/25 AS PART OF EN BLOC (H. Res. 46) by Voice Vote. Also see Gottheimer X-post 7/18/25 – “This week, my amendment to boost cooperation between the United States and Israel to develop technology to counter “killer drones” passed the House. Iran is the leading state sponsor of terror with a growing arsenal of deadly drones. We must continue to work with Israel to counter threats to our security.“
  • Amendment offered by Greene (R-GA), “Strikes funding for the Israeli Cooperative Programs.” [Also see: Greene’s very long X-post announcing her amendments, including: “…The U.S. State Department already gives Nuclear armed Israel over $3 Billion every single year. Nuclear armed Israel has nearly decimated Hamas in Gaza all by themselves. And we just successfully bombed Iran’s and wiped out Iran’s nuclear program for Nuclear armed Israel. Nuclear armed Israel’s national debt is under $400 Billion compared to our crippling national debt of $37 TRILLION. Nuclear armed Israel seems to have their defense and debt under control, so the American taxpayers should not be required to give Nuclear armed Israel another $500 million in our U.S. defense bill. Jordan gets around $1.6 Billion from the U.S. State Department every year, why do we have to give them another $500 Million?”…P.S. Not giving another additional $500 Million to Nuclear armed Israel will not make us all anti-Semitic. Or Isolationist. P.S.S. We don’t have to pay off Jordan with another $500 Million either.”] Failed by a vote of 6 – 422. Votes in favor: Greene (R-GA), Massie (R-KY), Green (D-TX) [statement], Lee (D-PA), Omar (D-MN), and Tlaib (D-MI) [statement]. Also see: House votes 422-6 to reject MTG bid to cut missile defense aid for Israel (Jewish Insider 7/18/25); Nadler (D-NY) X-post opposing the amendment.
  • Amendment offered by Steube (R-FL), “Prohibits all assistance to the Lebanese Armed Forces”  FAILED by a vote of 76 – 355. Also see Steube X-post w/ video clip – “”
  • Amendment offered by Greene (R-GA), “Strikes funding to support the armed forces of Jordan.” FAILED by a vote of 30 – 400
  • Amendment offered by Tlaib (D-MN), Ramirez (D-IL), and Johnson (D-GA), “Strikes the provision blocking funds for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency.” Made in order but not voted on.

Finally: all proposed amendments to this bill, as submitted to Rules, are here. As is always the case with bills of this nature (which attracts huge numbers of amendments, many for grandstanding purposes), most proposed amendments were not made in order (and therefore did not get a vote). Yet, all are worth paying attention to all of them, since they offer a useful roadmap to the plans and priorities of various members — plans and priorities that will likely come up again in relation to other legislative vehicles. Middle East-related amendments that were NOT made “in order” on this bill are:

Re: Israel

  • Amendment offered by Omar (D-MN), “Strikes $500,000,000 in funding for Israel.“
  • Amendment offered by Ogles (R-TN), “Prohibits funds for military exercises with countries that boycott Israel or Israeli defense companies.“
  • Amendment offered by Tlaib (D-MI), “Prohibits funds from being used to support the unilateral annexation by Israel of the illegally Occupied Palestinian Territories of the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Gaza.”
  • Amendment offered by Tlaib (D-MI), “Prohibits funds for any Israeli military and intelligence units that assist or fail to take reasonable actions to prevent or intercede to stop Israeli settler violence against Palestinian civilians and their property in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.“
  • Amendment offered by Ogles (R-TN), “Prohibits funds to participate in any defense exposition that has a policy of excluding participation by the State of Israel.”

Re: Lebanon

  • Amendment offered by Tlaib (D- MI), “Prohibits funds from being used in contravention of the War Powers Resolution with respect to Lebanon.”
  • Amendment offered by Steube (R-FL),  “Conditions aid to the Lebanese Armed Forces.“

Re: Iran

  • Amendment offered by Nadler (NY), “Requires a report detailing the battle damage assessment (BDA) of the US strike on Iranian nuclear facilities, including the impact on the nuclear program, the remaining capabilities, any resulting difference in breakout time, an assessment of any remaining nuclear material, and an assessment of the impact of the strike on Iranian ballistic missile program and proxy activity.”
  • Amendment offered by Tlaib (MI), “Prohibits funds from being used in contravention of the War Powers Resolution with respect to the Islamic Republic of Iran.”
  • Amendment offered by Simon (D-CA), “Prohibits funds from being used to introduce U.S. forces into hostilities in Iran in contravention of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.).”
  • Amendment offered by Massie (R-KY) and Khanna (D-CA), “Prohibits funds from being used in contravention of the War Powers Resolution with respect to the Islamic Republic of Iran.“

Re: Jordan, Syria, Iraq, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, UAE

  • Amendment offered by Tlaib (D-MI), “Prohibits the use of funds to maintain a U.S. military presence inside Syria after one year, unless otherwise Congressionally authorized.“
  • Amendment offered by Tlaib (D-MI), “Prohibits funds from being used in contravention of the War Powers Resolution with respect to Yemen.“
  • Amendment offered by Tlaib (D-MI), “Prohibits funds from facilitating the unilateral annexation of Yemeni territory by the United Arab Emirates or the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia“
  • Amendment offered by Tlaib (D-MI), “Prohibits the use of funds for foreign military sales to the United Arab Emirates.”
  • Amendment offered by Steube (R-FL), “Prohibits all assistance to the Government of Iraq.“

Re: Antisemitism

  • Amendment offered by Jackson (R-TX), “Prohibits funds made available by this act to be used by an institute of higher education that allows antisemetic [SIC] demonstrations on its campus and fails to take action to mitigate and prevent such occurrences in the future.” [Missed this in the last Round-Up due to the spelling error]
  • Amendment offered by Goldman (D-NY), “Increases the Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide account by $1,000,000 to support enhanced screening of civilian personnel and implementation of training programs to prevent domestic extremist, white supremacy, and antisemitic ideology within the Department of Defense workforce.“

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Other bills/legislation news

  • See next week’s Round-Up for a comprehensive breakdown of Middle East-related elements in the FY25 National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Bill (NSRP —  formerly known as SFOPS, formerly known as ForeignOps), marked up in the House Appropriations National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Subcommittee 7/15/25.

2. Letters & Reports

3. Hearings & Briefings

July 23, 2025: The Senate Foreign Relations Committee’s Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism will hold a hearing entitled, U.S. Diplomatic Strategies for a Dynamic Middle East. Scheduled witnesses will be: Brian Hook, former US Special Representative for Iran and Senior Policy Advisor to the Secretary of State; Daniel Shapiro, former U.S. Ambassador to Israel and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Middle East; and Shelly Culbertson, Senior Policy Researcher, RAND.

July 22, 2025: The House Committee on Foreign Affairs will hold a markup of various measure, including – “H.R. ___, To provide authority to enhance security assistance with countries that are engaged in regional security cooperation efforts in the Middle East and North Africa, and for other purposes.” Not clear why there is no bill number/text, as this appears to be a bill covered in the 7/11/25 edition of the Round-up —  “HR 4335 (bill text): Introduced 7/10/25 by Lawler (R-NY) and 25 cosponsors [22 Republicans plus Moskowitz (D-FL), Davis (D-NC) and Gottheimer (D-NJ)], “To provide authority to enhance security assistance with countries that are engaged in regional security cooperation efforts in the Middle East and North Africa, and for other purposes” aka the “Abraham Accords Defense Against Terror Act.” Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Also see: press release – Messmer Supports the Abraham Accords Defense Against Terror Act; Jewish Insider 7/10/25: Bipartisan House bill would expedite arms sales to Abraham Accords partners [“Rep. Lawler: ‘I am committed to strengthening our relationships with regional partners and putting our ally Israel in the best position possible to do the same’”]”

July 15, 2025: The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight held a hearing entitled, “How Leftist Nonprofit Networks Exploit Federal Tax Dollars to Advance a Radical Agenda,” advertised as a hearing that would “examine how left-wing organizations have exploited federal tax dollars to advance their radical causes. In particular, the hearing will focus on how federal grants from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and Justice Department were leveraged by these organizations to fund causes fundamentally opposed to the national interests of Americans.” Witnesses were: Scott Walter, President, Capital Research Center [statement] (and whose organization in March 2025 published a report, When Charities Betray America: How “Pro-Palestinian” Protest Groups Promote Anti-Americanism – Data analysis warns of escalating terrorism threat; and who published a July 12, 2025 op-ed, Time to End the NGO Gravy Train); also see the organization’s “DOGE Files,” listing allegedly controversial recipients of US government grants and mentioned repeatedly during the hearing;  Mike Gonzalez, The Heritage Foundation [statement] (and co-author of the June 2025 report, How the Revolutionary Ecosystem Sustains Pro-Palestinian Protesters and the BLM Movement); Tyler O’Neil, formerly of the Heritage Foundation, now senior editor of the Daily Signal [statement] (and who in February 2025 delivered testimony at the House DOGE committee, entitled USAID’s Troubling Ties to the Left’s Dark Money Network; he’s also the author of the book, The Woketopus — “The same left-wing dark money foundations that supported the anti-Israel protests are funding a radical cabal, manipulating the administrative state on education, unions, transgender orthodoxy, elections, and the weaponization of law enforcement to silence their critics.”); and Luis C. Debaca, Lawyer and former United States Ambassador-at-Large to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons [statement]. Some key moments from the hearing:

  • Raskin: “Ambassador Debaca, is there anything illegal about not-for-profit spending money on a priority that a government agency or department also has? And I’ll give you an example, the Gates Foundation has spent $30 billion to advance vaccines, both research and spreading vaccines around the world. USAID spent $3 billion over the last decade on that. Is that either illegal or unusual, that you would have a convergence of the not-for-profit philanthropic sector with a governmental priority?” Debaca: “It’s not illegal, and in fact, it is a best practice, so that you can extend the both the governmental and the philanthropic space.“
  • O’Neil, after being pressed to confirm that USAID funding to Tides was spent to support the SPLC: “We don’t have concrete proof of the fact of the Tides Center receiving [taxpayer] money that they then gave to the Southern Poverty Law Center…“
  • Raskin – “Is there anything illegal about people in not for profits going to work in the federal government in a new administration?” Debaca – “No, sir.” Raskin – “In fact, a great example of that is this guy, Ed Martin, who was for a while, the acting US Attorney in the District of Columbia. They were forced to withdraw his nomination when it turned out that his close friend is a Neo Nazi who dresses up like Adolf Hitler, and they just switched over to appointing him to a non-confirmable position in the Department of Justice, believe it or not, running the Task Force on weaponization. But any event, he ran something called the Patriot Freedom Project, which is a 501, c3 not for profit organization that supported January 6 defendants and their families, more than 100 criminal defendants, including people who violently assaulted our police officers, wounding them, injuring them, disfiguring them, permanently, disabling them. And then he went into the government, and he’s got close ties. In fact, he dismissed some of the prosecutions against these people, and they have fired lots of January six prosecutors. That looks like a really tight little revolving door channel, and it’s not just him. In fact, they hired an actual January 6 insurrectionist who was convicted of crimes to go work for him at that same entity in the Department of Justice. As much as we might hate it, as much as we might think the American people should know about it, that the criminals in this soft on crime administration are taking over at the Department of Justice. It’s hard to say that there’s anything illegal about it, right? So if somebody goes from working at the Gates Foundation or the Open Society Institute at the State Department, is there anything illegal or criminal about that? Is there anything that should cause public alarm in the way these gentlemen are trying to stimulate it?” Debaca – “No, sir.“
  • Raskin: “…This, this hearing, is just weird. It’s just people getting up and complaining about things that happen under administration they disagree with when the administration they agree with is doing the exact same thing on a mirror image basis.”
  • Chairman Van Drew (R-NJ): “Mr. Raskin and I think Ms Crockett as well, had brought up, you know, that there’s nothing illegal. I agree. The purpose of the hearing is this wasn’t talking about the legality that we don’t know what maybe there is, but we don’t know of illegal activity. But the point is, it’s distasteful. It’s. Disturbing. It’s disgusting…”

July 15, 2025: The House Committee on Education and the Workforce held yet another hearing ostensibly on antisemitism, this one entitled, “Antisemitism in Higher Education: Examining the Role of Faculty, Funding, and Ideology” (hearing video).  This is the 9th hearing in this Committee focused, ostensibly, on antisemitism, in the past 18 months, as pointed out by Ranking Member Scott (D-VA) in his opening statement. Witnesses were: Dr. Robert M. Groves, Interim President, Georgetown University (statement); Dr. Félix V. Matos Rodríguez, Chancellor, The City University of New York (statement); Dr. Rich Lyons, Chancellor, University of California, Berkeley (statement); and Matt Nosanchuk, Principal, Mattnos Strategies and Former Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education (statement). Also see:

July 15, 2025: The House Appropriations Committee’s Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations held a Markup of Fiscal Year 2026 National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Bill. Also see:

July 15, 2025: The Senate Foreign Relations Committee held a hearing to consider a slate of presidential nominees (hearing video), including Michael Walz to be US Ambassador to the UN. Also see:

4. Selected Members on the Record

[NOTE: I’m not covering the various statements/tweets responding to the NEA’s decision to cease working with the ADL. To find out whether a given member said something on the topic, check his/her website or social media]

Concern over Murder of American in the West Bank by Israeli settlers 7/11/25 [I did not any statements from any Republicans]

  • Frankel (D-FL) 7/18/25: X-post – “My deepest condolences go out to the family and loved ones of Saif Musallet, an American citizen from my home state of Florida, who was tragically and senselessly killed in the West Bank. I join those urging the Israeli government to conduct a swift and thorough investigation and to ensure that those responsible are brought to justice.“
  • Schneider (D-IL) 7/18/25: “I am appalled and heartbroken by news of the killing of Sayfollah Musallet, a 20-year-old American citizen from Florida, by Israeli settlers in the West Bank. The attack took place in Area B as defined by the Oslo Accords, a space where Israel exercises security responsibility and no settlements may be constructed. Palestinian militant attacks on Israelis and Israeli settler attacks on Palestinians are acts of terrorism. Terrorism is never justified. As a lifelong and unyielding defender of Israel’s security, and a committed advocate for peace between Israelis and Palestinians, I’ve repeatedly called on the Israeli government to address the growing number of violent attacks by Israeli settlers in the West Bank. This violence is a threat to Israel’s security and a barrier to a better, peaceful future for Israelis, Palestinians and the region as a whole.  Israel’s democracy, like all democracies, depends on the rule of law and its equal application to all citizens. Israeli authorities must fully investigate this incident and hold the perpetrators to account.“
  • Panetta (D-CA) 7/17/25: X-post – “The killing of Sayfollah Musallet, an American citizen visiting family in the West Bank, is horrible and heartbreaking. My condolences to his family, loved ones, and the community in mourning. The Israeli government must investigate this killing and hold those responsible accountable under the law. Senseless violence of this type must stop for there to be lasting peace.”
  • Watson Coleman (D-NJ) 7/17/25: X-post – “Sayfollah Musallet was beaten to death by Israeli settlers. He was an American citizen, just 21 years old. His death should matter and still U.S. leaders are refusing to reconsider weapons sales to the government responsible for protecting his killers. It’s indefensible.“
  • Sherman (D-CA) 7/17/25: “I am the Co-Chair of the Israel Allies Caucus, the Ranking Member of the Congress-Knesset Friendship Group, and a lifelong advocate for an ironclad U.S.-Israel relationship. It is in the spirit of that support that I wholeheartedly condemn the heinous recent terrorist murder by extremist Israeli settlers of Sayfollah Musallet, a young Palestinian American visiting family in the West Bank. Just today I discussed this with Israel’s Consul General Israel Bachar and will be expressing these views to Ambassador Yechiel Leiter tomorrow. Mr. Musallet was attacked on his family’s property in Area B of the West Bank, where no settlements may be constructed and no settlers should be present. All settlement outposts in Area B, particularly those associated with this incident, should be dismantled. Further fueling the outrage are reports that the assailants prevented ambulances from reaching Mr. Musallet for hours while there still may have been an opportunity to save his life. I join U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee in calling this crime what it is: a ‘criminal and terrorist act. Terrorism, whether its targets be Israelis or Palestinians, is unacceptable and unjustifiable. Tolerance for terrorism anywhere and by any perpetrator is a grave threat to the safety of both Israelis and Palestinians alike. In addition, the U.S.-Israel relationship requires that the Government of Israel brings to justice anyone who commits such a heinous act against an American citizen.“
  • Friedman (D-CA) 7/16/25: X-post – “The murder of 20-year-old American Sayfollah Musallet by Israeli settlers in the West Bank is horrifying and unacceptable. I am praying for his family and loved ones. The U.S. must demand accountability to the full extent of the law and act to protect its citizens.”
  • DeSaulnier (D-CA) 7/16/25: X-post – “I am heartbroken and angered over the murder of 21-year-old American citizen, Sayfollah Musallet, who was beaten to death by Israeli settlers last week while visiting his family in the West Bank. As with the killing of any American citizen abroad, the government must conduct an independent investigation so that those responsible for Sayfollah’s death can be held accountable. As settler violence in the West Bank has reached epidemic levels, the Netanyahu government’s failure to intervene is unacceptable.“
  • Rosen (D-NV) 7/16/25: X-post – “I’m disturbed and saddened by the brutal killing of Saif Musallet, an American citizen, at the hands of Israeli settlers in the West Bank.   There needs to be a thorough, independent investigation, and those responsible must be brought to justice.   My thoughts are with Saif’s family and loved ones.”
  • Cortez Masto (D-NV) 7/16/25: X-post – “The brutal murder of U.S. citizen Saif Musallet by settlers in the West Bank is an outrage. Israel must conduct a full investigation and hold the perpetrators accountable.“
  • Lee (D-PA) 7/16/25: X-post – “Another U.S. citizen murdered in the West Bank. Sayfollah Musallet deserves justice and accountability. The U.S. government must conduct a swift investigation and take action against settler violence.”
  • Ansari (D-AZ) 7/16/25: X-post – “The Israeli government must conduct a full and transparent investigation into this murder and ensure that those responsible are held accountable under the law. Escalating attacks on Palestinian civilians are a violation of human rights and must end immediately. If we are to play a meaningful role in securing a just and lasting peace, the Trump Administration cannot remain silent as our own citizens are killed.”
  • Larson (D-CT) 7/15/25: “My heart goes out to Sayfollah Musallet’s family in Connecticut and the Palestinian American community in Connecticut’s First District and across the country…There is no place for such horrific violence. The settlers responsible for Sayfollah’s death should be swiftly brought to justice, and I join with his family in calling for a formal inquiry by the U.S. State Department and an FBI investigation. Violence in the West Bank, which clearly goes against the goal of achieving peace for Israelis and Palestinians, must end. I am a cosponsor of the West Bank Violence Prevention Act in Congress to sanction instigators of settler violence, and I urge all my colleagues to join in demanding accountability.”
  • Meng (D-NY) 7/15/25: X-post – “The murder of Saif Mussallet, an American citizen, was a tragedy and an act of violence. My deepest condolences go out to his family and loved ones. I urge the Israeli authorities to conduct a thorough investigation and for all parties, including the Palestinian Authority, to cooperate fully. Those responsible must be held accountable.“
  • Himes (D-CT) 7/15/25: “The murder of Sayfollah Musallet, a 20-year-old American citizen visiting his family in the West Bank, is appalling and unacceptable. My heart is with his family and community as they mourn this tragic loss. The Israeli government must immediately investigate this brutal killing, and those responsible should be brought to justice. For too long, violence in the West Bank has undermined the prospects for peace and long-term stability in the region. Earlier this year, I joined Representatives Nadler and Smith in introducing the West Bank Violence Prevention Act to ensure that instigators are held accountable for their actions. Today, I am calling on my colleagues to support this effort and move towards restoring peace and security for the Israeli and Palestinian people.”
  • DeLauro (D-CT) 7/15/25: “I am disturbed and outraged by the brutal killing of Sayfollah Musallet, a 20-year-old Palestinian American citizen, by Israeli settlers in the West Bank, where he had travelled to visit family. There, he was beaten and strangled by settlers, who blocked medical personnel from reaching him for hours. He died en route to the hospital. Sayfollah had family in Florida and Connecticut, and I join them in grieving this senseless killing. Deadly attacks like this have become horrifically commonplace as Israeli settlers have pushed further and further into Palestinian communities, engaging in vigilante violence with tacit and sometimes explicit support from Prime Minister Netanyahu’s government. That is why I led a bicameral effort urging the Biden Administration to sanction Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir, two hard-right Israeli ministers who openly support settler violence, as well as settler organizations that support illegal construction and land seizures in the West Bank. President Trump has since lifted sanctions on these organizations and withdrawn the executive order authorizing them — a boon for extremist supporters of the settlement movement. I condemn the killing of Sayfollah Musallet in the strongest terms, and demand that the U.S. Department of State and the Federal Bureau of Investigation launch a formal inquiry into this targeted killing of an American citizen. I will continue to advocate for a ceasefire that allows unimpeded delivery of humanitarian aid, the release of all remaining hostages held by Hamas, and formal negotiations to end this war.”
  • Garcia (D-IL) 7/15/25: X-post – “Sayfollah ‘Saif’ Musallet, a U.S. citizen of Palestinian descent, was brutally killed in the West Bank while visiting his family. The U.S. should conduct an independent investigation into his murder and demand accountability of all those involved.“
  • Van Hollen (D-MD) 7/15/25: X-post w/ video clip – “We just saw yet another US citizen killed by violent settlers in the West Bank. There must be an independent, US-led investigation NOW.“
  • Velazquez (D-NY) 7/16/25: X-post – “Sayfollah ‘Saif’ Musallet was a 20-year-old American visiting family in the West Bank for the summer. He was beaten to death by Israeli settlers. The U.S. must immediately launch a full, independent investigation and demand accountability for his death.”
  • Simon (D-CA) 7/15/25: X-post – “I am heartbroken to hear of the brutal murder of Sayfollah “Saif” Musallet, a 21 year old U.S. citizen, by Israeli settlers in the West Bank.”
  • Welch (D-VT) 7/15/25: X-post – “A 20-year-old American was just beaten to death by a mob of Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank. President Trump revoked President Biden’s sanctions against violent settlers on his first day in office. Congress should pass my bill to codify the Biden sanctions into law.“
  • McCollum (D-MN) 7/15/25: X-post – “It is horrifying that two young men, including Palestinian-American Sayfollah ‘Saif’ Musallet, were beaten to death in the West Bank by violent settlers. The Israeli government must be held accountable for this unconscionable brutality. My heart goes out to the families and loved ones of these young men.”
  • Subramanyan (D-VA) 7/15/25: X-post – “The killing of Sayfollah Musallet, an American citizen visiting his family in the West Bank, is horrifying and unacceptable. I strongly condemn this act and call for a full investigation so that those responsible will be held accountable.“
  • Carson (D-IN) 7/15/25: X-post – “Sayfollah Musallet was a 20-year old American of Palestinian descent. He worked at his family’s ice cream shop in Tampa. He’s been described as kind and compassionate.    He was beat to death by Israeli settlers while visiting his family in the West Bank.   Any American citizen killed abroad must be independently investigated. I join Sayfollah’s family in mourning and call on the US government to fully investigate this killing, and the rise in violence towards Palestinians by Israeli settlers in the West Bank.”
  • Budzinski (D-IL) 7/15/25: X-post – “The murder of two young men, including Palestinian-American Sayfollah Musallet, is heartbreaking and unacceptable. Israel must carry out a full, transparent investigation — accountability is non-negotiable. Sayfollah should be alive, and those responsible must face justice. This tragedy underscores the alarming rise in settler violence in the West Bank. I urge the Administration to impose sanctions on those fueling instability and to actively pursue a genuine path to peace.“
  • Goldman (D-NY) 7/15/25: X-post – “I am outraged by the brutal murder of Saif Musallet, a Palestinian American, by Israeli settlers in the West Bank. There must be a full investigation, and those responsible must be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law. Since the atrocities committed by Hamas on October 7, I have repeatedly warned of the dangers of escalating violence against Palestinian civilians by Israeli settlers in the West Bank. This conduct erodes democracy in Israel and the possibility of peace in the region, and I urge the Israeli government to nfroce the rule of law by ensuring accountability for those who perpetrated this act. My heart goes out to Saif’s family. I will continue to push for justice and democracy in the West Bank in pursuit of a lasting peace in the region.“
  • Schneider (D-IL) 7/15/25: X-post – “I am appalled and heartbroken by news of the killing of Sayfollah Musallet, a 20-year-old American citizen from Florida, by Israeli settlers in the West Bank. The attack took place in Area B as defined by the Oslo Accords, a space where Israel exercises security responsibility and no settlements may be constructed. Palestinian militant attacks on Israelis and Israeli settler attacks on Palestinians are acts of terrorism. Terrorism is never justified. As a lifelong and unyielding defender of Israel’s security, and a committed advocate for peace between Israelis and Palestinians, I’ve repeatedly called on the Israeli government to address the growing number of violent attacks by Israeli settlers in the West Bank. This violence is a threat to Israel’s security and a barrier to a better, peaceful future for Israelis, Palestinians, and the region as a whole. Israel’s democracy, like all democracies, depends on the rule of law and its equal application to all its citizen. Israeli authorities must fully investigate this incident and hold the perpetrators to account.”
    • Landsman (D-OH) 7/15/25: X-post – “Agree strongly with my colleague. An American citizen was killed in the West Bank. Israel must investigate immediately and hold these criminals accountable.”
    • Castor (D-FL) 7/15/25: X-post – “”
  • Tlaib (D-MI) 7/14/25: X-post – “An American was beaten to death by Israeli settlers backed by the military. Instead of pursuing justice for Sayfollah, our government continues to send billions to prop up the apartheid system that killed him and kills Palestinians like him every day. Arms Embargo Now.“
  • Jayapal (D-WA) 7/14/25: X-post – “Yet another horrific killing of an American in the West Bank. How many more times must this happen before our government demands real action? We need and deserve accountability and justice.“
  • Jeffries (D-NY) 7/14/25: “The brutal killing of Sayfollah Musallet, an American citizen of Palestinian descent, while he was visiting his family in the West Bank is shocking and appalling. I extend my deepest condolences to his family, loved ones and the community in mourning. The Israeli government must thoroughly investigate this killing and hold any and all settlers responsible for the brutal death of Mr. Musallet accountable to the fullest extent of the law. The rise in violence by Israeli settlers in the West Bank directed at Palestinian civilians is completely and totally unacceptable. The Trump administration cannot continue to turn a blind eye to what is happening in the West Bank if it is truly committed to finding a just and lasting peace between Israel and the Palestinian people.“
  • Nadler (D-NY) 7/14/25: X-post – “I am horrified by the brutal murder of 20‑year‑old Palestinian‑American Sayfollah Musallet by Israeli settlers in the West Bank. Reports that the settlers prevented ambulances from reaching the victims and IDF soldiers were also present but failed to intervene are deeply disturbing. Violence in the West Bank has reached epidemic levels. That is why I introduced the West Bank Violence Prevention Act, which codifies and enshrines into law the Biden Administration’s Executive Order 14115, which sought to prevent these kind of acts of violence in the West Bank and to punish all those who commit such acts in the West Bank, regardless of their nationality. I call on my colleagues to join me and cosponsor HR 3045 in the wake of this terrible tragedy, in hopes that one day such violence will cease, and Israelis and Palestinians can live together in peace, security, and stability through a negotiated and viable two-state solution.“
  • Pressley (D-MA) 7/14/25: X-post – “Sayfollah Musallet should be alive today. Instead, he was beaten to death in the West Bank by Israeli settlers, the second American killed there this year. The State Department must lead an immediate investigation and root out settler violence once and for all. There must be accountability”
  • Slotkin (D-MI) 7/14/25: X-post – “Another violent week in the Middle East: in Gaza, this weekend brought the death of another 60 Palestinians who were simply seeking food and water for their families. Israel has the responsibility to allow humanitarian aid in — just as the US had the responsibility to allow aid into places like Fallujah. And if President Trump’s hand-picked aid organization can’t get food and medicine to people in Gaza a safe way, Israel has the responsibility to find one that can. In the West Bank, Israeli settlers beat a Palestinian-American U.S. citizen to death. This totals 5 Americans killed in the West Bank since October 7, 2023 and more than a dozen Palestinians killed by lawless settler violence. It’s hard to understand this lack of accountability by the Netanyahu government as anything other than tacit approval by the state — something that should be treated as abhorrent by all decent people. This violence has to end. As I saw from my own experience in places like Iraq, democratic governments have responsibilities even when under threat. If President Trump and his team truly want a lasting ceasefire (not to mention a Nobel Peace Prize), they need to extract basic humanitarian and law and order standards now.“
  • Omar (D-MN) 7/14/25: X-post – “Sayfollah Musallet, a Palestinian‑American was beaten to death by Israeli settlers in the West Bank. An immediate investigation into his horrific murder must take place. We can’t continue to let settler violence, or any acts of terror continue with the full backing of the United States. There must be accountability.“
  • Ramirez (D-IL) 7/14/25: X-post – “Saif is the 6th Palestinian American brutally murdered in the West Bank since October 7. As we mourn Saif, the US State Dept. must launch an immediate investigation into his murder and all murders of Americans in the West Bank as a result of settler and military violence. There must be accountability.“
  • Swalwell (D-CA) 7/12/25: X-post – “I have long worked to stop settler violence in the West Bank. This death of a U.S. citizen must be investigated.” Linked to Reuters article: US citizen killed in West Bank settler attack

Bipartisan Concern/Warnings/Threats to Ireland, that it BETTER NOT pass a law to boycott West Bank Settlements 

  • Latimer (D-NY) 7/17/25: X-post – “It is disheartening to see a bill in the Irish Parliament advance defining the sovereign State of Israel as an “occupying” entity in the Middle East. As an American of Irish heritage, I celebrate the full Irish independence finally achieved in 1949; that sense of national identity and purpose also applies to Israel’s establishment in 1948. Economic efforts to punish American companies who do business with Ireland from also doing business with Israel is bad economic policy, and a misguided geopolitical policy.“
  • McCormick (R-PA) 7/17/25: X-post – “Ireland’s proposed bill boycotting Israeli goods is ill-conceived and morally bankrupt in the face of the threats facing Israel. It will also have significant ramifications on U.S. companies operating in Ireland and damage the U.S.-Ireland relationship. Ireland should know that there will be economic and trade consequences if they proceed down this misguided path.“
  • Weber (R-TX) 7/16/25: X-post – “Ireland’s attempt to boycott goods from Judea & Samaria is outrageous and reeks of antisemitism. Let’s be clear: targeting Jewish communities is not foreign policy…it’s hate. I stand with Israel.“
  • Diaz-Balart (R-FL) 7/16/25: X-post – “I am deeply concerned about the blatantly anti-Israel boycott legislation being pushed in Ireland. This is clearly based on unfounded claims. If passed, this law would not only harm the trade of Israeli goods, but also negatively impact the 1,000 U.S. companies operating in Ireland. U.S. law prohibits American companies from complying with unsanctioned foreign boycotts. Israel is a strong U.S. ally, and the United States will continue to stand in solidarity with it as it faces existential threats from Iran and Iran’s terrorist proxies.“
  • Cramer (R-SD) 7/16/25: X-post – “Ireland’s proposed ban against trading with Israel-occupied settlements is discriminatory, antisemitic, and strategically reckless. The United States needs to stand with our friend and ally Israel against this foolishness.“
  • Rogers (R-KY) 7/16/25: X-post – “The United States’ support of Israel has been reaffirmed time and again, not only in defending and protecting our allied nation, but in bolstering economic trade. Ireland’s proposed bill to boycott trade with Israel is a blatant antisemitic move that should be stopped in its tracks.”
  • Schneider (D-IL) 7/16/25: X-post – “Ireland can be a constructive voice drawing on its history of bridging divide rather than stoking division and undermining transatlantic relationships.“
  • Hagerty (R-TN) 7/16/25: X-post – “Ireland’s anti-Israel BDS bill engages in discriminatory economic warfare against Israel, America’s ally. It rewards Hamas terrorists. And it creates significant legal conflicts for U.S. companies operating in Ireland. I urge and Irish lawmakers to reconsider.”
  • Cotton (R-AR) 7/16/25: X-post – “Ireland’s embrace of Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) is a shameful economic attack on Israel. We have laws protecting our allies from boycotts and we will enforce them.”
  • Barr (R-KY) 7/15/25: X-post – “The legislation boycotting, divesting, and sanctioning Israel moving through the Irish parliament is a huge mistake and will have impacts on American companies. I urge lawmakers and Prime Minster Harris to reconsider. This would be a stain on Ireland.“
  • Webster (R-FL) 7/16/25: X-post – “Ireland’s proposed BDS policy is deeply troubling and risks damaging trade with American companies. Israel is a key ally of the U.S. and the Irish government’s proposal would embolden extremists while punishing businesses partnerships and peace prospects.“
  • Stauber (R-MN) 7/15/25: X-post – “Ireland is making a serious mistake. Banning the import of goods from Israeli businesses operating in the West Bank and East Jerusalem is not only antisemitic, but it also has serious ramifications for American businesses. Ireland must reconsider.”
  • Messmer (R-IN) 7/15/25: X-post – “I join my colleagues and the world in condemning this threatened antisemitic behavior, and urge Ireland to stop this appalling proposal!“
  • Scott (R-FL) 7/15/25: X-post – “This foolish move not only wrongfully targets Israel & the Jewish Community, but also harms American businesses. They should think twice about the message they’re sending by passing this bill, which complicates our economic relationship & targets our ally.“
  • Tenney (R-NY) 7/15/25: X-post – “Ireland’s proposal to ban products made in Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria is not only deeply anti-Semitic but antithetical to Western values. As the Chair and Founder of the Friends of Judea & Samaria Caucus, I call on @dfatirl to rescind this radical proposal immediately“
  • Gottheimer (D-NJ) 7/15/25: X-post – “Ireland’s proposal to boycott, divest, and sanction Israel is blatantly antisemitic — and it will hurt American companies too. I strongly urge Ireland to reverse course and reconsider. There is no place for this kind of hate.“
  • Emmer (R-MN) 7/15/25: X-post – “The BDS law being considered in Ireland is not only biased and anti-Israel, it also creates uncertainty for American companies operating in Ireland. Ireland should reject the BDS movement, for the benefit of their own nation and the rest of the world.”
  • Graham (R-SC) 7/15/25: X-post – “I hope that Ireland will reconsider their efforts to economically isolate Israel, as they are in a fight for their very existence. I do not believe these efforts would be well received in the United States and they certainly would not go unnoticed.“
  • Hageman (R-WY) 7/15/25: X-post – “Ireland’s proposed legislation targets Jewish communities by singling out settlements tied to Israel. American companies with a presence in Ireland who complied would violate U.S. anti‑boycott statutes and face penalties in the U.S. America will continue to stand with our ally Israel and protect our companies.“
  • Moore (R-AL) 7/15/25: X-post – “Ireland’s proposal to ban products made in Judea and Samaria wrongfully targets Israel and hurts American businesses. I ask that @dfatirl rescind this radical proposal immediately!“
  • Ogles (R-TN) 7/15/25: X-post – “Ireland’s proposed ban of Jewish-made products is nothing short of antisemitic. This proposal not only harms American businesses but undermines the very principles of Western Civilization. I vehemently oppose this decision and urge Ireland to reconsider.“
  • Crapo (R-ID) 7/15/25: X-post – “The United States opposes any foreign government-led boycotts against Israel, including those which seek to target Israeli-controlled territories. More than 36 states, including Idaho, agree with this policy, and the U.S. will not support any contradiction to this legal obligation.”
  • Lawler (R-NY) 7/15/25: X-post – “Ireland’s draft BDS law is reckless and sets a dangerous precedent. Targeting Israel won’t bring peace, and will only reward extremism. Ireland should reject this misguided legislation and stand against hate.”
  • McClain (R-MI) 7/15/25: X-post – “Any legislation boycotting, divesting, or sanctioning Israel would be a huge mistake for Ireland. This type of extreme antisemitic hate is unacceptable and should be rejected.“
  • Scalise (R-LA) 7/15/25: X-post – “Ireland’s proposed boycott law is misguided, blatantly anti-Semitic, and a threat to U.S.-Ireland relations. It undermines commercial ties and empowers efforts to delegitimize and demonize Israel. Ireland must reconsider.“

Syria

  • Wilson (R-SC) 7/18/25: X-post – “Israel’s strikes on Syria are suicidal. The real enemy is Tehran. Israel and Syria should work together. President Trump will deescalate the situation. Grateful to speak to @FoxNews.” With link to Fox News article: Pro-Israel congressman accuses Tel Aviv of ‘mocking’ Trump with ‘suicidal’ strikes in Syria
  • Tlaib (D-MI) 7/17/25; X-thread – “The Israeli government’s rogue bombing of Syria must end. The same occupying power that ethnically cleansed Syrian Druze from the Golan is no protector. All Syrians deserve real safety. The Syrian government must end the violence, hold perpetrators accountable, and commit to an inclusive transition that protects all of Syria’s diverse communities.“
  • Shaheen (D-NH) 7/16/25: “I am deeply concerned by the uptick of violence in Syria, including Israel’s decision to launch airstrikes on Damascus and Suwayda. This escalation could undermine and endanger Syria’s stability and derail progress made by Special Envoy Tom Barrack towards achieving normalization between Syria and Israel. Concurrently, Syria’s authorities must commit to peacefully restoring order in Druze areas and pursuing accountability for any security forces who have committed violations in Druze communities. The only way forward is for all sides—Druze, Bedouin tribes, Israeli forces and the Syrian government—to de-escalate immediately. Syria’s authorities need international support to build capacity, professionalize and train their forces and support our shared objectives of eliminating the threat posed by terrorist groups and other nefarious actors in Syria. To that end, we must all aim towards and support the path to a unified Syria that protects the interests of all citizens and can pursue peaceful relations with its neighbors.”
  • Wilson (R-SC) 7/16/25: X-post – “I support President Trump’s efforts to de-escalate the situation in Syria. Israel’s unnecessary strikes must cease immediately. The strikes benefit Iran, the CCP, and war criminal Putin. Suicidal for Israel. Also, there must be accountability for sectarian crimes. Separatist drug traffickers with malign influence are sabotaging the most historic opportunity for peace & stability in Syria in our lifetime.“
  • Sherman (D-CA) 7/16/25: X-post – “I am deeply concerned about the ongoing attacks against #Syria’s #Druze community. The Syrian government and President al-Sharaa must get serious and adopt a zero-tolerance policy for the kind of sectarian violence we’re seeing erupt in Syria once again. The international community has been much too silent as innocent Druze are targeted – the time to speak is now.”
  • Gottheimer (D-NJ) 7/16/25: X-post – “I am closely monitoring developments in southern Syria and strongly condemn any violence against the Syrian Druze community. A swift and immediate end to this violence is crucial for peace in Syria and the region.“

We stand with Israel in everything it does, including against Americans who criticize Israel

  • Moore (R-WV) 7/17/25: X-post – “I am saddened to learn of the deaths and injuries at the Holy Family Catholic Church today in Gaza, which left three dead and nine wounded. Though it has yet to be determined how exactly this occurred, I would urge Israel to utilize their military target discrimination capabilities to ensure the protection of Catholic Churches and other Christian sites. I pray for the souls of the faithful who died. Eternal rest grant unto them, o Lord, and may perpetual light shine upon them.”
  • LaLota (R-NY) 7/17/25: X-post – “Iran backs terror, funds Hamas, and spreads violence. We must keep max diplomatic and economic pressure until terror ends, hostages are freed, and Hamas stops targeting Israel. Appeasement won’t work—strength will.”
  • House Foreign Affairs Committee GOP/Mast (R-FL) 7/15/25: X-post – “Honored to share the stage with @AvivaKlompas at the @israelcc summit in Washington today. From war zones to college campuses, antisemitism must be combated and eradicated!”
  • Davidson (R-OH) 7/16/25: X-post (responding to news of an Israeli settler attack on a Christian-Palestinian village in the West Bank) – “Christian Persecution? No, cover for arsonists trying to stop Israelis from living in Israel. Here’s the explanation I have from friends I trust, who live there: The incident in question took place in an area of the Binyamin region where Jewish shepherds have been grazing legally on public land. In recent weeks, we have witnessed a troubling trend: deliberate arson attacks by Arab residents intended to destroy grazing lands and displace Jewish presence. In this specific case, the fire was indeed set intentionally by Arabs,not by Jews. The Jewish farm owner and his workers, who were present in the area, attempted to contain and extinguish the fire. Video evidence exists showing them actively working to stop the flames. In fact, the farm owner filed three official complaints with the police regarding repeated arson attempts against his farm. Tragically, the fire spread and reached a nearby Christian cemetery, causing damage. This is deeply regrettable, and I emphasize that the damage was unintended and collateral, stemming from Arab-initiated arson and not any act by Jewish residents. Nonetheless, certain actors are now attempting to twist the narrative and accuse the very people who tried to put out the fire. There is a broader campaign underway by well-funded and politically motivated groups, including some operating under Christian labels, whose goal is to delegitimize Jewish life in Judea and Samaria by spreading false accusations and emotional misinformation. These groups seek to vilify our residents in the eyes of the international community, weaken Christian-Jewish alliances, and ultimately pressure Israel to abandon our ancestral heartland.“
  • Bacon (R-NE) 7/13/25: X-thread – “There should be no room for anti-Semitism in both parties. Anti-Semitism is anti-American…I served with Israeli defense Forces and proud of it.” Responding to X-post from Sen. Murphy (D-CT) – “It’s weird that a big tent Democratic party wouldn’t include the guy who just handily won the Democratic primary in the city with the most Democratic voters in America. #votersmatter”
  • Graham (R-SC) 7/13/25: X-post – “It was my great honor to speak with my friends at the Chabad of Charleston today. We shared our love for Israel and affirmed its right to exist. We also discussed the importance of ending the threat from regimes and entities who want to eliminate the one true Jewish state. We must unapologetically stand with Israel. All those who wish to destroy Israel also wish to destroy us.”
  • Ernst (R-IA) 7/13/25: X-post – “My DEFEND Act created unprecedented cooperation between Israel and Abraham Accords nations, but October 7th was a reminder that our enemies are constantly evolving. By updating my DEFEND Act in the NDAA, we can ensure that America and our partners stay one step ahead of our enemies.“

Concerns/Criticisms Related to Israel, Bibi Govt, Etc.

  • Sanders (I-VT) 7/15/25: X-post – “More and more Americans understand that support for the racist Netanyahu government is not only immoral, it is a gross misuse of taxpayer dollars. We should not provide billions to a government that shoots starving people waiting for food. NO MORE U.S. MILITARY AID TO ISRAEL.“
  • Sanders (I-VT) 7/14/25: X-post – “Israel’s far right tried to expel Ayman Odeh, an Arab Israeli opposition leader, from the Knesset because of his opposition to Netanyahu’s war. Today, they failed. If Israel is going to be considered a democracy, it cannot expel members of parliament for their political views.”
  • Sanders (I-VT) Welch (D-VT) and Van Hollen (D-MD) 7/13/25: Sanders, Welch, Van Hollen Issue Statement of Solidarity with MK Ayman Odeh Following Expulsion Efforts from the Israeli Parliament
  • Omar (D-MN) 7/11/25: X-post “Get lost, your intimidation tactics aren’t working on us anymore. P.S. Tell Israel to use its own money, because I and many others don’t want $3.5 billion dollars of our money going to them.” Responding to AIPAC X-post 7/9/25: “.@RepMTG and @IlhanMN: two sides of the same radical coin. Each proposed the same legislation to weaken America and hurt our ally Israel. Cutting off funding for missile defense cooperation between America & Israel undermines U.S. national security and helps our shared enemies.“

Other stuff

  • Welch (D-VT), Merkley (D-OR), Van Hollen (D-MD) & Sanders (I-VT) 7/18/25: Welch, Merkley, Van Hollen, Sanders Denounce Threats to West Bank Communities
  • Bacon (R-NE) 7/13/25: X-post – “I worked on a team that stood up long-range missile defense in Israel focused against Iran in 2009 – 2010. It has paid off… this past year it has intercepted 99% of the Iranian and Houthi missiles fired at Israeli cities. I am proud of 3rd Air Force and the Israelis for the mission success and saving many lives.“
  • Hagerty (R-TN) 7/11/25: Hagerty joins Varney & Co. on Fox Business to Discuss Iran Threat, Crypto Regulation Reform
  • Gill (R-TX) 7/11/25: X-post – “Zohran Mamdani is as radical as radical gets. His rabid racism and antisemitism have no place in our country.”
  • Omar (D-MN) 7/10/25: Column in Hometown Source – Omar on Minnesota shootings, Iran and ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’

5. Selected Media

Elex/politics/Mamdani

Other stuff