Last updated on Sat January 14, 2023 at 12:40 PM Washington DC time.
Israel - Palestine
Ernst (R-IA) 01/13/2023: Tweet – “Interfaith dialogues are an important tool for expanding people-to-people connections in the Middle East that support economic prosperity and regional security built on mutual respect and understanding. #AbrahamAccords Link to image”
Ernst (R-IA) 01/13/2023: Tweet – “I look forward to continuing to work with my fellow #AbrahamAccords Caucus co-chairs to advance religious freedom and understanding in the region to support the historic #AbrahamAccords. Link to quoted tweetInterfaith dialogues are an important tool for expanding people-to-people connections in the Middle East that support economic prosperity and regional security built on mutual respect and understanding. #AbrahamAccords (Link to twitter.com)”
Ernst (R-IA) 01/13/2023: Retweet of @AJCongress – “We applaud the bipartisan #AbrahamAccords Caucus in Congress for its leadership in promoting interfaith dialogue and religious freedom in the #MiddleEast. The U.S. should continue prioritizing efforts to bring the people of the region together. Link to quoted tweet”
Gillibrand (D-NY) 01/14/2023: Tweet – “I'm proud to join @SenJackyRosen and @SenatorLankford for a bipartisan delegation trip to the Abraham Accords member countries, starting in Morocco. I look forward to meeting with senior officials to discuss how we can strengthen the relationships fostered by the Accords. Link to image”
Goldman (D-NY-10) 01/13/2023: Retweet of @USJewishDems – “We're thrilled to kick off our new “Meet the Members” series with the four freshmen Jewish Dems in the House. Click to read responses from @danielsgoldman, @JaredEMoskowitz, @BeccaBalintVT & @GregLandsman on what being a proud Jewish Dem means to them. 👉 Meet the Freshmen Jewish Dems... | jewishdems.org”
Goldman (D-NY-10) 01/14/2023: Retweet of @USJewishDems – “.@danielsgoldman is committed to leading with his Jewish values & demanding equal justice for all. Rep. Goldman is ready to fight for our shared beliefs in Congress. #MeetTheMember Link to image”
Lankford (R-OK) 01/14/2023: Tweet – “I will continue to seek peace by strengthening and expanding the Abraham Accords.”
Mast (R-FL-21) 01/13/2023: Tweet – “The United States cannot reward any person, group or government who supports radical Islamic terrorists that want to destroy Israel and the values we hold dear. That's why @RepJoshG and I introduced the Hamas International Financing Prevention Act. Bipartisan Bill Introduced to Sanction Hamas Backers... | mast.house.gov”
Moskowitz (D-FL-23) 01/13/2023: Retweet of @USJewishDems – “We're thrilled to kick off our new “Meet the Members” series with the four freshmen Jewish Dems in the House. Click to read responses from @danielsgoldman, @JaredEMoskowitz, @BeccaBalintVT & @GregLandsman on what being a proud Jewish Dem means to them. 👉 Meet the Freshmen Jewish Dems... | jewishdems.org”
Moskowitz (D-FL-23) 01/14/2023: Tweet – “Using Hitlers word “solution” is intentional here. Israel has a right to exist. We will never compromise that. The Jewish people have a right to exist. We will ensure. Link to quoted tweetAt the University of Michigan, a call to murder Jews. (Link to twitter.com)”
Rosen (D-NV) 01/14/2023: Tweet – “📍First stop: Morocco We held a productive meeting with Prime Minister Akhannouch to discuss Morocco's leadership on the Abraham Accords and the importance of the US-Morocco relationship. Link to image”
Tlaib (D-MI-12) 01/13/2023: Tweet – “2022 was one of the deadliest for Palestinians in memory. Now, Netanyahu's new far-right government, led by racist extremist Ben-Gvir, has already murdered 7 Palestinians including 3 children. We can't keep sending billions each year to an apartheid state violating human rights. Link to video”
Syria
Malliotakis (R-NY-11) 01/14/2023: Tweet – “Turkey repeatedly violated Greece's airspace, threatens military incursions into Syria, disrupted our counter-ISIS operations & remains the only NATO member not to sanction Russia. Congress must reject sale & tell @POTUS there'll be #NoJetsForTurkey WSJ News Exclusive | Biden Administration to Ask Congress to Approve F-16 Sale to Turkey”
Iran
Cassidy (R-LA) 01/13/2023: Tweet – “رژیم ایران یک رژیم جنایتکار است که مردم خود را به دلیل استفاده از حقوق اولیه انسانی خود دار زده است. ما باید در کنار مردم ایران باشیم. #Iran”
Cassidy (R-LA) 01/13/2023: Tweet – “The Iranian Regime is a criminal regime hanging its own people for exercising their basic human rights. We must stand with the Iranian people. #Iran”
Huffman (D-CA-2) 01/13/2023: Tweet – “Republicans will not to be outdone by the Taliban and Iran's Morality Police. Game on! Link to quoted tweetMissouri House adopts new dress code for women requiring covering of arms (Missouri House adopts new dress code for women requiring covering of arms... | trib.al) (Link to twitter.com)”
Menendez (D-NJ) 01/13/2023: Retweet of @yashar – “I know so many Iranians who are so grateful for Senator Menendez's consistent support of the Iranian people and their fight for freedom. If you go through the @SFRCdems twitter account (which he controls) you can see how much he calls out the regime! Link to quoted tweet”
Menendez (D-NJ) 01/13/2023: Tweet – “The Iranian regime refused to let the family of #MohammadMehdiKarami say their goodbyes before taking him from them forever. Sending my deepest condolences to his family for their unimaginable loss. #StopExecutionsinIran Link to quoted tweetMohammad Mehdi Karami was executed in Iran this weekend. His family's pain is palpable. He was denied due process by the kangaroo court that condemned him after being arrested at #IranProtests. He was 22. #StopExecutionsinIran (Two More Men Executed in Iran in Connection with Protests, Others at Imminent Risk... | iranhumanrights.org) (Link to twitter.com)”
Scott (R-FL) 01/13/2023: Tweet – “Biden's appeasement policies AREN'T WORKING. Cuba EXPLOITS the U.S. by stoking instability across Latin America, supporting ruthless dictators like Maduro & Ortega & driving mass migration that benefits the regime & its evil allies in Communist China, Russia & Iran for decades.”
Turkey
Bilirakis (R-FL-12) 01/13/2023: Tweet – “Once again the Biden Administration tries to reward Turkey for its continued bad behavior. Rest assured, my colleagues and I in Congress will ensure no such sale ever comes to pass. Link to quoted tweet#BREAKING Biden administration seeks congress approval for selling F-16 jets to Turkey, in a bid to convince Ankara for approving Sweden and Finland's NATO bids: WSJ”
Pallone (D-NJ-6) 01/14/2023: Twitter thread – “The Biden Administration should not even consider selling F-16 fighter jets to Turkey. Erdogan has shown that he cannot be trusted. He's cozied up to Putin and other dictators, threatened to attack Greece, and committed numerous human rights abuses. Link to quoted tweetThe Biden administration is preparing to ask Congress to approve a $20 billion sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey, and a separate sale of F-35s to Greece, in a proposal already facing significant scrutiny on Capitol Hill. (Biden faces objections in Congress to selling warplanes to Turkey... | wapo.st) Now he's threatening to block Finland and Sweden's entry into NATO. Enough is enough. The U.S. should not trust him, and we certainly should not reward his harmful behavior. I will continue working with my colleagues to oppose the sale of military equipment to Turkey.”
Horn of Africa
McCaul (R-TX-10) 01/13/2023: Tweet – “CHM @RepMcCaul: “The United States will never stop hunting down those responsible for terrorist attacks against Americans wherever they are.” Link to quoted tweetOn January 5, 2020, dozens of al-Shabaab terrorists attacked U.S. personnel at a military base in Manda Bay, Kenya. Have information on the individuals responsible for the attack? Submit a tip and you could receive a reward of up to $10 million. (Link to twitter.com)”
Omar (D-MN-5) 01/13/2023: Tweet – “Last month, we led a letter urging the administration to extend and redesignate TPS for Somalia. Grateful the Administration has listened to our calls 🙏🏽 We'll fight for a permanent solution that provides a pathway to citizenship for those seeking a better life in the U.S. Link to image Link to quoted tweetNEWS: Today, @SecMayorkas announced the extension and redesignation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Somalia for an additional 18 months, from March 18, 2023, through September 17, 2024. Read more: (Lock... | dhs.gov) (Link to twitter.com)”
Jewish, Anti-semitism
Cardin (D-MD) 01/14/2023: Tweet – “I will never stop beating this drum for this exact reason. Antisemitism is so insidious because it's not always blatant - like we see in Holocaust deniers and the neo-Nazis who marched in Va. Identify these antisemitic tropes and call them out, always. Survey finds ‘classical fascist' antisemitic views widespread in U.S.... | washingtonpost.com”
Gottheimer (D-NJ-5) 01/13/2023: Twitter thread – “With hate crimes on the rise, I'm taking steps like bringing the House Homeland Security Committee to Teaneck for a hearing and introducing the bipartisan Holocaust Education & Antisemitism Lessons (HEAL) Act to remind our nation that hate has no home here New Jersey Has Shockingly Become a Case Study for Hate Crimes... | njmonthly.com We all must act to stop the drastic rise in hate and antisemitism in New Jersey and throughout our country. Our nation and our communities are strongest when we come together to celebrate the diversity and rich culture of all of our neighbors.”
Wasserman Schultz (D-FL-25) 01/13/2023: Tweet – “Antisemitism is on the rise. To reverse it, we need all the resources we can get. Proud to bring my bipartisan colleagues together to support more funds for @StateSEAS to defend Jewish communities around the world. Read the full press release here: Wasserman Schultz Leads Bipartisan Push to Boost Funding for Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism... | wassermanschultz.house.gov Link to image”
Afghanistan
Gonzales (R-TX-23) 01/13/2023: Tweet – ““The efforts of these military bases to sustain their full operational capacity by making immediate repairs to damages caused by Operation Allies Welcome should not be cause for punishment…” said Rep. Gonzales Military bases that housed Afghan refugees spending $260 million to repair damages... | stripes.com”
Gooden (R-TX-5) 01/14/2023: Tweet – “Joe Biden left classified documents in his garage. Joe Biden left Americans in Afghanistan. Joe Biden left the southern border wide open. The American people can't trust Biden to protect our national security.”
McCaul (R-TX-10) 01/13/2023: Tweet – “From Afghanistan to our southern border, the Biden administration has made serious foreign policy and national security blunders. As the first Texan to chair @HouseForeignGOP, I'm working to bring Texas-sized solutions to the problems this admin creates. 2023's Foreign Policy Problems Require Texas-Sized Solutions... | newsmax.com”
McCaul (R-TX-10) 01/13/2023: Tweet – “CHM @RepMcCaul on signing his Afghanistan oversight letter: “As Chairman, getting answers on the catastrophic Afghanistan withdrawal is a top priority for me – I renewed my oversight requests b/c the American people deserve to know why this was such a deadly & chaotic disaster.” Link to image”
Murkowski (R-AK) 01/13/2023: Twitter thread – “Check out this video about the Alaska Air National Guard's 212th Rescue Squadron, & a mission in 2010 to save rescue Americans facing fierce resistance against the Taliban. Master Sergeant Roger Sparks was awarded the Silver Star Medal in 2014 for his heroism during this rescue. Link to quoted tweetCheck out today's Minute Man Minute tribute to Roger Sparks and Koa Bailey and our incredible Alaskan Rescue Squadron! @176thWing @lisamurkowski @MaryPeltola @SenDanSullivan (Minuteman Minute | Master Sgt. Roger Sparks Blouse and Tether) I'm continuously grateful to MSgt Sparks, and for all members of the @AKNationalGuard, whose consistent bravery has saved lives.”
Other - Middle East
Crenshaw (R-TX-2) 01/13/2023: Retweet of @cnsnews – “"We must start treating [drug cartels] like ISIS -- because that is who they are." Republican Reps. Dan Crenshaw and Mike Waltz introduced a bill that would authorize military force against drug cartels. Crenshaw, Waltz Introduce Bill to Authorize Use of Military Force Against Drug Cartels: ‘Time to Go on Offense'... | cnsnews.com”
Pascrell (D-NJ-9) 01/14/2023: Tweet – “Vladimir putin and his enablers are butchers of innocents in Ukraine. The Russian government's terrorist contempt for humanity is no different than al qaeda or daesh. Pure evil. Link to quoted tweetVideo from the site of Russian rocket strike in Dnipro. #ArmUkraineNow (Link to twitter.com)”