Last updated on Thu February 16, 2023 at 12:41 PM Washington DC time.
Israel - Palestine
Foster (D-IL-11) 02/16/2023: Retweet of @YinamCohen – “Enjoyed meeting Congressman @RepBillFoster in #Aurora this morning. Israel is America's closest ally and we appreciate the strong support of US Congress for our strategic bond. 🇮🇱🇺🇸 Link to image”
Mast (R-FL-21) 02/15/2023: Tweet – “As the death toll from the earthquake in Turkey & Syria reaches 40K, Israel has sent aid to the search effort. Meanwhile, Iran is smuggling weapons to Syria under the guise of aid. Its real goal is to empower Hezbollah & wipe Israel off the map. The US must stand with our ally.”
Merkley (D-OR) 02/15/2023: Tweet – “The Israeli government's decision to legitimize 10,000+ settlement units and outposts previously illegal under Israeli law is devastating to the prospects for a peaceful future and deeply damaging to the relationship with America. I stand against this unilateral move. Link to quoted tweetThe U.S. is deeply troubled by Israel's announcement that it will reportedly advance thousands of settlements and begin a process to retroactively legalize nine outposts in the West Bank that were previously illegal under Israeli law. We strongly oppose these unilateral measures. (Link to twitter.com)”
Risch (R-ID) 02/15/2023: Tweet – “UNRWA has a long history of employing people connected to terrorist movements, promoting anti-Semitic textbooks, & using its schools to store Hamas weapons. It is unthinkable that U.S. taxpayer dollars would fund this. POTUS must instill accountability. Risch Leads Effort to Cut U.S. Funds to Anti-Semitic UNRWA | United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations”
Rubio (R-FL) 02/15/2023: Tweet – “Senator Rubio joined @SenatorRisch and colleagues in reintroducing the United Nations Relief & Works Agency Accountability and Transparency Act. The bill outlines a comprehensive approach to cease U.S. contributions to Anti-Semitic UNRWA. Link to quoted tweetUNRWA has a long history of employing people connected to terrorist movements, promoting anti-Semitic textbooks, & using its schools to store Hamas weapons. It is unthinkable that U.S. taxpayer dollars would fund this. POTUS must instill accountability. (Risch Leads Effort to Cut U.S. Funds to Anti-Semitic UNRWA | United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations)”
Ryan (D-NY-18) 02/16/2023: Retweet of @J_Insider – ““I just could have never imagined that almost a century after the horrors of Nazism… that I would have to worry about my kids going to the playground and seeing a swastika on a slide,” @PatRyanUC told @marcrod97. Pat Ryan takes aim at antisemitism, Iran from the Armed Services Committee... | jewishinsider.com”
Santos (R-NY-3) 02/16/2023: Tweet – “Rough reception at home buddy! @RitchieTorres… Link to quoted tweetPART 1: Some friends of mine and I last night confronted @RitchieTorres on the Sy Hersh Revelations, Being a Palestinian genocide Denier, and taking money from big Israeli lobby groups. In this first part I start the intervention by going after the Nordstream revelations. (Link to twitter.com)”
Swalwell (D-CA-14) 02/15/2023: Retweet of @JacobRubashkin – “A sign of the changing times… in 2008 John McCain rejected Hagee's endorsement for president because of the pastor's statements “that Adolf Hitler had been fulfilling God's will by hastening the desire of Jews to return to Israel in accordance with biblical prophecy.” Link to quoted tweet”
Torres (D-NY-15) 02/16/2023: Tweet – “Speaking of a rough reception at home, 78 percent of your constituents want you to resign. Poll: 78% of Santos' voters want him to resign... | nbcnews.com As for your retweet, you do realize you're amplifying pro-Putin, anti-Israel conspiracy theorists? You think your constituents would approve? Link to quoted tweetRough reception at home buddy! @RitchieTorres… (Link to twitter.com)”
Wasserman Schultz (D-FL-25) 02/15/2023: Tweet – “Thrilled to welcome @ELALUSA to @FLLFlyer. This will have a tremendous impact on our local economy - bringing jobs and visitors. Thanks for your leadership @Michaeludine. The U.S.-Israel relationship is unbreakable. Look forward to my next trip! Link to bit.ly”
Williams (R-NY-22) 02/15/2023: Tweet – “Combatting anti-Semitism and supporting the state of Israel are part of my core beliefs. In the wake of recent terrorist attacks in Israel and increased anti-Semitism here at home, I joined Congregation Beth Shalom, in DeWitt, for an open discussion on these issues. Link to image”
Wilson (R-SC-2) 02/15/2023: Tweet – “While optimistic for Sudan's work towards becoming a civilian-led democratic state, and their refounded normalization with Israel, I am concerned about the announcement of a Russian sea base in the Red Sea. War criminal Putin can't be allowed to continue expanding his influence.”
Syria
Lesko (R-AZ-8) 02/15/2023: Tweet – “During his tenure as Commander in Chief, President Biden's display of “strength” against the Iranian-made drone fails to change the fact that our enemies know they have little to fear due to President Biden's continued weakness on the world stage. US military shoots down Iranian-made drone over oil site in Syria... | foxnews.com”
Shaheen (D-NH) 02/15/2023: Tweet – “I joined @mitchellreports to discuss critical humanitarian assistance to Syria & Türkiye following the earthquake. As we support the victims, we must also take action to prevent an ISIS resurgence by passing my bipartisan bill, the Syria Detainee & Displaced Persons Act. Link to video”
Iran
Casten (D-IL-6) 02/15/2023: Twitter thread – “In light of today's news about David Malpass stepping down, let's chat briefly about climate change and global finance. World Bank President, Dogged By Climate Questions, Steps Down Early... | nytimes.com 1/ We are witnessing massive movements of capital in response to climate change. One of the most comprehensive reports on that movements was issued by the CFTC in the Trump White House. I recommend reading the whole thing. Link to PDF | cftc.gov 2/ Some of that movement is a flight away from risk. Insurers raising premiums or simply refusing to cover property in flood- or extreme-weather prone regions. Banks off-loading risk onto tax payers or less sophisticated players. 3/ Some of the movement is a flight to quality. Oil company stocks trade at really low price/earnings ratios right now, especially compared with clean tech companies. Investors in the former are stripping cash so they can reallocate to the latter. 4/ Gradual rebalancing is fine. But for a sector has been so subsidized for so long, they've lost the muscle memory to adapt to markets. The transition for them, their investors, their employees and their host communities/countries is not gradual. Fossil Fuel Subsidies... | imf.org 5/ A country, or a region that has all their jobs dependent on an industry that can't compete, can't attract capital and is exposed to a rapidly changing climate (think gulf coast US and flooding, or Iran and heat waves) has very little room to gracefully maneuver. 6/ Go too slowly and markets will destroy you. Move too quickly and politics will destroy you. The glide path for political leaders in both places favors kick-the-can cowardice. Which is the worst possible path, but it's the one too much of the world has been on. 7/ The World Bank matters because they have the ability to think longer term, to help ease that transition on both sides. And when their leader demurred on climate change by saying "I'm not a scientist", it was a clear sign that he was entirely unfit for the job. 8/ That's why @RepHuffman and I, along with 25 of our colleagues called on the Biden administration to replace him last September. And I'm glad that he is now stepping down. Casten, Huffman Lead Colleagues in Calling on President Biden to Remove World Bank President Malpass | Representative Sean Casten 9/ The next step is now critical. In the words of the great Gina McCarthy (say this in your best Boston accent, please), "we've got no time for the deniers". Let's get proper leadership in place at the World Bank while we still (barely) have time. Onward. /fin”
Cornyn (R-TX) 02/16/2023: Tweet – “DIA report confirms Russia's use of Iranian drones in Ukraine DIA report confirms Russia's use of Iranian drones in Ukraine... | taskandpurpose.com”
Fallon (R-TX-4) 02/15/2023: Tweet – “The admin's negotiations and lax enforcement of sanctions in Iran have predictably failed to deliver anything but a proposal shorter and weaker than the 2015 agreement. It's time for a new strategy.”
Menendez (D-NJ) 02/16/2023: Tweet – “#Siamand_Mothtadi is just one of many courageous journalists the Islamic Republic has arrested in its crackdown on all dissent. The regime must free all unjustly detained journalists & protesters now. Link to quoted tweetOn February 11, 2023, security forces arrested journalist #Siamand_Mohtadi, a resident of #Bukan, and took him to an undisclosed location. #Iran (Journalist Siamand Mohtadi Arrested - Hrana) (Link to twitter.com)”
Risch (R-ID) 02/15/2023: Tweet – “The threat from #Iranian drones is reshaping the security environment across the Middle East & Europe. Hundreds of drones have threatened our int'l partners, US troops, & diplomats. It's long past time we develop solutions to make all of us safer. ⬇️ Risch, Menendez Introduce Legislation to Protect Civilians from Iranian Drones | United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations”
Rounds (R-SD) 02/16/2023: Twitter thread – “The Chinese Communist Party is not our friend. They should not own American farmland. This is a threat to our national security. Link to quoted tweetChinese ownership of our American farmland is a national security threat. Defend our farms. Protect our farmers. Let's get our bipartisan bill the PASS Act signed into law, which blacklists China, Russia, Iran and North Korea from owning American farmland or ag businesses. More on the PASS Act: Rounds, Tester Lead Legislation to Blacklist Foreign Adversaries from Buying American Farmland and Agricultural Businesses... | rounds.senate.gov”
Saudi Arabia
Boebert (R-CO-3) 02/15/2023: Tweet – “The Bidens are the most corrupt family in the history of politics. Biden bro hired to broker secret $140M Saudi deal when Joe was veep,...... | nypost.com”
Gooden (R-TX-5) 02/16/2023: Tweet – “James Biden: Brokered a $140M deal with Saudis. Hunter Biden: Made $50K a month from Burisma. The Biden Family used Joe to ENRICH themselves and now America's national security is at risk.”
Swalwell (D-CA-14) 02/15/2023: Retweet of @OversightDems – ““I am deeply troubled by your continued refusal to produce documents regarding the Saudi government's $2 billion investment in your fund...just months after you left a senior White House position.” —RM @RepRaskin on Jared Kushner's conflict of interest Democrat seeks documents about $2 billion Saudi investment in Kushner fund... | washingtonpost.com”
Swalwell (D-CA-14) 02/15/2023: Retweet of @OversightDems – “The American people deserve to know if the Saudi government's $2 billion investment into former Sr. White House Advisor Jared Kushner's investment firm was a quid pro quo deal. 📺 WATCH Ranking Member @RepRaskin discuss this glaring conflict of interest on @TheLeadCNN. Link to video”
Swalwell (D-CA-14) 02/15/2023: Retweet of @allinwithchris – “Rep. Jamie Raskin is calling for a congressional investigation into the $2 billion Saudi investment in Jared Kushner's private equity fund. "He has been completely dodging our effort to get at the truth of it," says Raskin. Raskin calls for investigation into Kushner's $2 billion Saudi deal... | on.msnbc.com”
Swalwell (D-CA-14) 02/15/2023: Retweet of @washingtonpost – “Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Mad.) wrote that Jared Kushner failed to respond to an inquiry into whether he “improperly traded” on his government work to benefit financial interests. The letter also requested Kushner to identify foreign investors in his company. Democrat seeks documents about $2 billion Saudi investment in Kushner fund... | wapo.st”
Türkiye
Babin (R-TX-36) 02/15/2023: Retweet of @RepublicanStudy – “ATTN: @POTUS This is @EnesFreedom. He is a law-abiding US citizen. Turkey has placed a $500k bounty on his head for being a voice for FREEDOM in the Middle East. Why do you refuse to meet with him? Link to image”
Scott (R-FL) 02/16/2023: Tweet – “According to today's PPI report, prices have SOARED since last year with no sign of slowing down: 🥚 Eggs: + 209.3% 🍝 Pasta: +30.5% 🦃 Turkey: +36.8% ☕️ Coffee: +20.7% Dems' spending spree is stretching our budgets to the MAX, & without spending reform, it'll only get worse.”
Horn of Africa
Green (R-TN-7) 02/16/2023: Twitter thread – “A distinguished leader, selfless public servant, and dear friend all describe the life and legacy of MAJ GEN Gary Harrell. /1 Gary's 35-year career in the Army took him to some of the most dangerous places in the world, including Somalia, where he was severely injured in what is now depicted in the movie Black Hawk Down. /2 When I think of service and sacrifice, I think of Gary. My heart is with his wife, Jennifer, and their children and grandchildren. /3 Profiles of Valor: God Bless You, Gary Harrell... | patriotpost.us”
Jewish, Anti-semitism
Lieu (D-CA-36) 02/15/2023: Tweet – “I am retweeting these facts about the campaign launch of @NikkiHaley for your information and without comment. Link to quoted tweetNikki Haley is beginning her presidential campaign launch with an invocation from John Hagee, a pastor who blamed Catholics for the Holocaust, called Hitler a "half breed Jew," predicted the Anti-Christ will be gay, and predicted the end times were beginning in 2014. (Link to twitter.com) (Link to twitter.com)”
Afghanistan
Bacon (R-NE-2) 02/16/2023: In reply to TweetRumors about the demise of the #CurtNover Thriller series have been grossly exaggerated. #AfghanGhosts coming soon and #RussianPuppeteer is written and in edit. Get ya some on Amazon. (Link to twitter.com) – “@JeffFisch You're a machine.”
Banks (R-IN-3) 02/15/2023: Tweet – “The Biden admin's failed withdrawal from Afghanistan led to a Taliban takeover and the banning of women and girls from school. Their solution? Lizzo. Link to quoted tweet”
Johnson (D-GA-4) 02/15/2023: Tweet – “Happy to have brought back funding for @GeorgiaStateU to help Afghan refugees -- many of whom worked w/ our US military -- learn English as new arrivals & integrate them into the fabric of our communities. Language is the gateway to establishing new lives. @ClarkstonCenter Link to image”
Johnson (R-SD-0) 02/15/2023: Tweet – “Marcus Rothlisberger was wounded in action in Afghanistan. Unfortunately, our government neglected to provide him with the Purple Heart at that time. Today, after two years of working with Marcus, I had the honor of pinning the Purple Heart on his chest. He's a great American. Link to quoted tweet Link to video”
Johnson (R-SD-0) 02/16/2023: Retweet of @keloland – “Marcus Rothlisberger was serving in Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom when his position guarding a helicopter landing zone was rocked by mortar fire. Almost a dozen years later, he was awarded the Purple Heart. Mitchell Army Veteran receives belated Purple Heart... | bit.ly Link to image”
Johnson (R-SD-0) 02/16/2023: Retweet of @keloland – “Marcus Rothlisberger was serving in Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom when his position guarding a helicopter landing zone was rocked by mortar fire. Almost a dozen years later, he was awarded the Purple Heart. Mitchell Army Veteran receives belated Purple Heart... | bit.ly Link to image”
Mast (R-FL-21) 02/15/2023: Tweet – “Millions of Afghan girls were "ready to learn," but they've been forced into Sharia law & deprived of education because of this Administration's botched withdrawal. They deserve more than woke pandering to celebrities. They deserve a real plan from the US to counter the Taliban. Link to quoted tweet”
McCaul (R-TX-10) 02/15/2023: Tweet – “Afghan women need real help. They've been forced into the shadows, with no rights or freedoms. Many are starving and don't have access to health care. The admin needs a plan to both pressure the Taliban to restore rights and ensure aid gets to those who need it—not slogans. Link to quoted tweet”
Van Orden (R-WI-3) 02/15/2023: Tweet – “You have got to be joking. The Taliban used to execute people in the soccer stadium in Kabul. I believe many Afghans remember that. Link to quoted tweetThis👇… from the State Dept official responsible for saving Americans and Afghan allies from the Taliban. Pathetic. (Link to twitter.com)”
Waltz (R-FL-6) 02/15/2023: Tweet – “This👇… from the State Dept official responsible for saving Americans and Afghan allies from the Taliban. Pathetic. Link to quoted tweet”
Waltz (R-FL-6) 02/15/2023: Retweet of @johnondrasik – “Because of your boss - Afghan girls are starving, being forced to marry at 14, are Taliban sex slaves, and forbidden from attending school. Are you familiar with that? Link to quoted tweet”
Zinke (R-MT-1) 02/15/2023: Tweet – “How many Biden failures can America endure? Afghanistan, Ukraine, border, inflation, baby formula, supply chain, crime, chemical spills, spy balloons, the list goes on. 2024 can't come soon enough.”