Last updated on Sun January 02, 2022 at 12:39 PM Washington DC time.
Israel - Palestine
DeLauro (D-CT-3) 01/01/2022: Twitter thread – “.@UNRWA's work is critical to supporting the Palestinian people as we advance the cause of lasting peace in the Middle East. I applaud this announcement of additional U.S. government funding, which will meet urgent humanitarian needs. Link to quoted tweetThe U.S. is proud to announce $99M for UNRWA to provide education, health care, and emergency relief to hundreds of thousands of Palestinian children and families during a time of need. U.S. remains focused on the agency's accountability, transparency, neutrality, and stability. On a recent trip to Israel and the Palestinian Territories, I joined a delegation of Members where we saw first hand @UNRWA's good work at a boys' school in Hebron and were briefed by their offices in Gaza. This funding allows those vital efforts to continue.”
Iran
Gooden (R-TX-5) 01/02/2022: Tweet – “Big Tech companies allow terrorists like the Taliban and the Iranian Ayatollah on their platforms, but they BAN President Trump & now a sitting member of Congress, @mtgreenee. An absolute disgrace. We must break up Big Tech.”
Afghanistan
Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-8) 01/01/2022: Tweet – “They stood with us for two decades, and now it is time for us to stand with them. It is essential we help our Afghan allies begin their new lives in America. Months later, Afghan evacuees abroad and at US bases still wait to be resettled... | cnn.com”
Long (R-MO-7) 01/02/2022: Tweet – “And what exactly does that 'new phase of diplomacy' look like? #Russia taking #Ukraine faster than the #Taliban took #Afghanistan? #JoeBiden-#VladimirPutin call ushers in new phase of diplomacy. Biden-Putin call ushers in new phase of diplomacy - POLITICO Link to image”