Last updated on Tue July 05, 2022 at 12:48 PM Washington DC time.
Israel - Palestine
Cornyn (R-TX) 07/05/2022: Retweet of @CUFI – “"Israel and the United States are bound by common values." @JohnCornyn”
Weber (R-TX-14) 07/04/2022: In reply to TweetWishing a Happy 4th of July to our greatest ally, the United States of America, and all Americans defending freedom and democracy. The unbreakable U.S.-Israel alliance is a cornerstone of our security and that of the entire Middle East. Happy Independence Day! 🇺🇸 (Link to twitter.com) – “@IDF Thank you to our Greatest Ally!”
Lebanon
Griffith (R-VA-9) 07/04/2022: Tweet – “Two more Fourth of July parades to close out a busy weekend. Thank you Lebanon and Shawsville! And a happy Fourth of July to all! 🇺🇸 Link to image”
Iraq
Duckworth (D-IL) 07/05/2022: Tweet – “After listening to the videos captured at Highland Park, I thought to myself: the last time I heard a weapon with that capacity firing that rapidly on a Fourth of July was in Iraq. It was not on American soil. We can and we must and we will do better. Link to video”
Duckworth (D-IL) 07/04/2022: Tweet – “The last time I heard a weapon of that capacity firing that rapidly on the Fourth of July was when I was in Iraq—not the United States. For Highland Park and all communities terrorized by gun violence, we can and we must do better.”
Yemen
Murphy (D-CT) 07/04/2022: Tweet – “In the idyllic small town of Falls Village, downtown is making a comeback thanks to first generation immigrants. Hungarian immigrants opened a new cafe. Yemeni immigrants are keeping alive the sole gas station. This July 4th let's celebrate the immigrants who make America great. Link to image”
Jewish, Anti-semitism
Connolly (D-VA-11) 07/04/2022: Tweet – “Schools. Malls. Offices. Churches. Mosques. Synagogues. Nightclubs. Concerts. Grocery stores. Movie theaters. Fourth of July parades. The gun lobby and its Republican puppets have robbed Americans of our sense of safety in just about every place imaginable. Link to quoted tweetAt least five people killed and 16 others taken to the hospital in shooting at July Fourth parade in Illinois, officials say. Follow live updates. (At least 5 killed in Highland Park shooting incident, city says | cnn.it)”
Kinzinger (R-IL-16) 07/04/2022: Retweet of @BMeiselas – “Photos are now coming out showing the mass shooter is a MAGA die hard Trump rally-goer and QAnon fan. His father a big Trump fan and 2A nut. This mass shooting, in a strongly Democratic, heavily Jewish suburb, needs to be investigated as an act of terrorism and a hate crime.”
Swalwell (D-CA-15) 07/04/2022: Tweet – “A church. A country music concert. A grocery store. A night club. A synagogue. A school. A parade. It doesn't have to be this way. #IndependenceDay #4thOfJuly”
Other - Middle East
Cornyn (R-TX) 07/05/2022: Tweet – “Is Soviet-era punitive psychiatry making a return? | Human Rights | Al Jazeera Is Soviet-era punitive psychiatry making a return?... | aje.io via @AJEnglish”