Last updated on Tue April 19, 2022 at 12:48 PM Washington DC time.
Israel - Palestine
Billy Long 04/18/2022: Retweet of @HananyaNaftali – “The Iron Dome has intercepted a rocket fired from Gaza into Israel this evening as the Jewish nation celebrates the holiday of Passover. What a lovely neighbor we have. Link to video”
Billy Long 04/19/2022: Retweet of @HananyaNaftali – “"Jews storming into al-Aqsa mosque" Wow. what a storming. Link to video”
Cassidy (R-LA) 04/18/2022: Retweet of @AIPAC – “Iron Dome saves lives. Link to quoted tweet”
Jayapal (D-WA-7) 04/19/2022: Tweet – “Violence in any form is wholly unacceptable. Palestinians deserve to worship in peace. Actions like this perpetrated by the Israeli government are unacceptable and push us further away from peace. We must all stand together and condemn this attack. Link to quoted tweetDuring the holiest time for Muslims, Jews, and Christians around the world, we must pray for peace and understanding. I wholly condemn the violence perpetrated against more than 150 Palestinians worshiping at Al-Aqsa Mosque in East Jerusalem. (Israeli forces enter Jerusalem mosque during Ramadan prayers; more than 150 Palestinians injured... | usatoday.com)”
Pocan (D-WI-2) 04/19/2022: Tweet – “Missiles after 2021 Israeli mosque attacks made things worse. Violence begets violence. Israel should take missiles out, NOT disproportionately respond. Palestinians need better humanitarian conditions w/o a few firing missiles. People on both sides stuck. Israel strikes Gaza Strip in response to Palestinian rocket as tensions soar in Jerusalem... | cbsnews.com”
Lebanon
Risch (R-ID) 04/19/2022: Tweet – “Support from #Iran & #Hezbollah has helped fuel #Houthi military advances & given rise to an aggressive police state w/ a known record of #humanrights abuses. The international community must focus attention on the long-term threat de-facto Houthi rule poses to regional security. Link to quoted tweetWhen a band of scrappy rebels known as the Houthis stormed out of northern Yemen's mountains in 2014, friends and foes dismissed them as unsophisticated tribal fighters. But during Yemen's civil war, the group has gone through a remarkable transformation. (Yemen's Houthis Went From Ragtag Militia to Force Threatening Gulf Powers... | nyti.ms)”
Iran
Tenney (R-NY-22) 04/18/2022: Tweet – “Biden is relying on Russia to broker a new nuclear deal with Iran. And yet, Biden's Special Envoy for Iran still refuses to testify in public about negotiations. ICYMI, read my op-ed on this Admin's failed attempt at peace in the Middle East. What is Biden's Iran envoy hiding? | Opinion”
Egypt
Malinowski (D-NJ-7) 04/18/2022: Tweet – “We provide far more sophisticated weapons (Patriots, F-16s) to dictatorships that face no existential threat, like Egypt and Saudi Arabia, than to a democratic Ukraine that is fighting for everything we believe in. Ukraine would need time to train up, but we should start now. Link to quoted tweetThe battle for Donbas is underway..are we doing enough for Ukraine? What is our goal for the assistance? Enable Ukraine to defeat Russian aggression, or just do as much as possible without provoking Putin? US leadership is critical now!”
Marshall (R-KS) 04/19/2022: Tweet – “Russia is actively blockading wheat purchases by Egypt. I can't stress this enough: Russia's war in Ukraine has global ramifications - their chokehold on Ukrainian wheat will result in a global food shortage. Ukraine says grain on ships in blocked Black Sea ports may deteriorate... | reuters.com”
Iraq
Gallego (D-AZ-7) 04/18/2022: Retweet of @chrizap – “Exactly - So where are all the anti-imperialists? Those who protested invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan - not to mention Vietnam and actions in Central America? Where are they? Link to quoted tweet”
Bahrain
Billy Long 04/19/2022: Retweet of @RNCResearch – “Kamala Harris says she has met with the leaders of "Beh-ran." "Behran" is not a country. Bahrain is. Link to video”
Horn of Africa
Merkley (D-OR) 04/18/2022: Tweet – “Ensuring Tigray receives aid and fuel is critical during this crisis. I'm glad to see the efforts of this administration and humanitarian organizations across Ethiopia and the world to get large-scale aid to Tigray. I'll continue to advocate for resources and humanitarian access. Link to quoted tweetWe welcome the arrival of additional life-saving humanitarian assistance in Tigray & applaud efforts of humanitarian organizations across Ethiopia to provide aid to all in need. Constant humanitarian access & urgent resumption of basic services is critical for long-term peace.”
Sherman (D-CA-30) 04/18/2022: Retweet of @DrTedros – “.#Eritrea invaded #Tigray in November 2020 & with Ethiopian forces sealed off 7 million people from the world. A truce was called 3+ weeks ago, but only 69 humanitarian trucks, 4% of the needs, have been allowed in. Situation is dire. People are dying, the siege must end for real”
Warner (D-VA) 04/19/2022: Tweet – “Continued efforts to expand access to the Tigray region are positive progress, as humanitarian orgs work to provide needed aid. It's vital that the US advance diplomatic efforts with the Ethiopian govt, and support humanitarian and economic initiatives for the Ethiopian people. Link to quoted tweetWe welcome the arrival of additional life-saving humanitarian assistance in Tigray & applaud efforts of humanitarian organizations across Ethiopia to provide aid to all in need. Constant humanitarian access & urgent resumption of basic services is critical for long-term peace.”
Pakistan
Clarke (D-NY-9) 04/18/2022: Tweet – “It was my sincere pleasure, thank you for having me. Link to quoted tweetCG @pakinNewyork attends the community Iftar hosted by Naseem Khan @AlizaiNaseem. Thank you Congresswoman Clarke @RepYvetteClarke for your presence at the event & your strong support and service to the Pakistani American community of Brooklyn. (Link to twitter.com)”
Hawley (R-MO) 04/18/2022: Tweet – “This Administration has officially reached peak absurdity Link to quoted tweetJoe Biden quickly interrupted by the Easter Bunny after he starts to comment on #Afghanistan and #Pakistan at the White House #EasterEggRoll 🐰 (Link to twitter.com)”
Jewish, Anti-semitism
Brown (D-OH-11) 04/18/2022: Retweet of @USJewishDems – “🚨2022 ENDORSEMENT ALERT 🚨 Since being elected to Congress last year, @ShontelMBrown has been a fierce advocate delivering for #OH11. She is a committed partner of Jewish Americans who shares our values, and we could not be more proud to endorse her again in 2022. Link to image”
Larsen (D-WA-2) 04/19/2022: Retweet of @HolocaustMuseum – “#OTD in 1943, the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising began after German SS troops and police entered the ghetto to deport its inhabitants. Ill-equipped Jewish fighters held off the Germans for weeks, forcing them to destroy the ghetto and capture survivors block by block. 📷: NARA”
Schneider (D-IL-10) 04/18/2022: Retweet of @USJewishDems – “🚨2022 ENDORSEMENT ALERT 🚨 Since being elected to Congress last year, @ShontelMBrown has been a fierce advocate delivering for #OH11. She is a committed partner of Jewish Americans who shares our values, and we could not be more proud to endorse her again in 2022. Link to image”
Afghanistan
Billy Long 04/19/2022: Retweet of @FoxNews – “SAVED BY THE BUNNY: Biden whisked away by Easter ally as he starts discussing touchy topic with reporters. 'Easter Bunny' whisks Biden away as he starts discussing Afghanistan: video | Fox News Link to video”
García (D-IL-4) 04/19/2022: Retweet of @ceprdc – “Today, we join 40+ human rights, anti-war, veteran, faith-based, 9/11 victim, working-class & diaspora communities urging @POTUS to reverse his decision to block Afghan central bank access to $7B of Afghan money held in the US. #UnfreezeAfghanistan Link to PDF | bit.ly Link to image”
García (D-IL-4) 04/19/2022: Retweet of @ceprdc – “The US government helped push the Afghan economy into free fall. Without action, 4X MORE Afghans may die than in the last 20 years of war. We are demanding @POTUS #UnfreezeAfghanistan now. Link to PDF | bit.ly Link to image”
Hawley (R-MO) 04/18/2022: Tweet – “Fighting for accountability with the debacle that happened in Afghanistan, Sen. Hawley notes that “not a single Administration official has been fired or held accountable for their role in the Afghanistan withdrawal disaster…” Hawley Objects to Biden Nominee Over Administration's Continued Foreign Policy Debacles | Senator Josh Hawley”
Kim (D-NJ-3) 04/18/2022: Twitter thread – “If you were in downtown Bordentown last week, you might have seen Father Matt, our neighbor and Rector at Christ Church, loading large boxes of food and household goods into his truck during the biannual "Fill Father Matt's Truck" food drive. #ServiceSpotlight Link to image Donations from 100s of our neighbors refill the Bordentown Community Panty, providing families in need with food and personal care items. A now beloved biannual community event, "Fill Father Matt's Truck," is 1 of the ways Father Matt brings people together through service. A volunteer firefighter, Father Matt also works with thousands of NJ families experiencing homelessness, delivering homemade meals, organizing free laundry nights, and during COVID-19, teaching them how to stay safe from the virus. Link to image With every family helped, Father Matt's passion, understanding, and love for our community grows. In partnership with his parish, Father Matt's efforts quickly expanded and took him to @jointbasemdl. Before COVID-19, Father Matt, Christ Church, & volunteers from Bordentown came together each month to cook meals for troops living in the Joint Base dorms. When COVID made this no longer possible, Father Matt knew that their work could not stop, it would just have to change. Last summer, when our Afghan allies arrived at the Joint Base as refugees, Father Matt knew he could bring together the Bordentown community to help. He began collecting supplies and partnered with other churches, community organizations, neighbors, and nonprofits to change the lives of these families who were suddenly and traumatically in very unfamiliar surroundings. The community's response was astounding. Father Matt shared that he truly believes people want to help others and do good, sometimes they just don't know how. He now sees it as his duty to give his neighbors these opportunities. Link to image Service is at the heart of Father Matt's faith. It informs his work and passions. From his experiences, he firmly believes that service is what brings neighbors closer together and can truly change the lives of people who need it most. #ServiceSpotlight”
Massie (R-KY-4) 04/19/2022: Twitter thread – “Those most responsible for the government's ineffective, unconstitutional, deadly, soul crushing, economically devastating COVID response will never be held accountable, but never forget who they are, because they should never be trusted again. Link to reply@Mixedliberty1 @RepThomasMassie SO ACCORDING TO YOU THERE WAS NEVER A PANDEMIC? PLEASE EXPLAIN THE REST OF THE WORLD? @Haywonderwoman @Mixedliberty1 Link to image Link to reply@RepThomasMassie @Mixedliberty1 @RepThomasMassie you haven't answered the question - complete towns were wiped out in death - I have 3 friends ( athletes) who died - that's not normal flu @Haywonderwoman @Mixedliberty1 Which towns were wiped out? Link to reply@RepThomasMassie @Mixedliberty1 (Coronavirus: Italy's hardest-hit city wants you to see how COVID-19 is affecting its hospitals... | news.sky.com) @Haywonderwoman @Mixedliberty1 Someone should tell the travel agents that city no longer exists… Link to image Link to reply@RepThomasMassie @Haywonderwoman @Mixedliberty1 Oh hey now that you're answering questions, could you explain this? I am one of your constituents after all. (Link to twitter.com) @NowWithVitaminR @Haywonderwoman @Mixedliberty1 The irony of you posting that article is my explanation is contained in that article. Link to reply@RepThomasMassie @Haywonderwoman @Mixedliberty1 I asked because the reason you gave is a joke. "because it contains language that could set the table for bringing spurious war crimes charges against American service members for mistakes made during military operations in theaters such as Afghanistan" I mean really..? @NowWithVitaminR @Haywonderwoman @Mixedliberty1 You asked because you read the title of the article and didn't read the article. But at least now you've read the article. Link to reply@RepThomasMassie @NowWithVitaminR @Mixedliberty1 I READ THE ARTICLE YOU DID NOT . THE POINT IS / YOU ARE MAKING LIGHT OF A VIRUS THAT WAS LIKE NO OTHER. YOU HAVE BEEN DOING THIS SINCE DAY ONE . MEANWHILE YOU DID GET VACCINATED AND BOOSTED. PROTECTING THOSE AROUND YOU IS NOT LOSS OF FREEDOM @Haywonderwoman @NowWithVitaminR @Mixedliberty1 If you really think I'm vaccinated and boosted why did you post this three days ago? 👇 Link to image”
Risch (R-ID) 04/19/2022: Tweet – “Growing needs in #Afghanistan serve as a compelling reminder of the importance of ensuring proper oversight measures are in place to protect against diversion of int'l funds. We owe it to the Afghan people to ensure U.S. assistance benefits those who need it most. Link to quoted tweetAfghans are selling their organs or family members' to stave off hunger and pay off debts. “No father wants to sell his son's kidney.” (‘No Father Wants to Sell His Son's Kidney.' Afghans Pushed to Desperate Measures to Survive... | on.wsj.com)”