Last updated on Fri April 14, 2023 at 12:40 PM Washington DC time.
Israel - Palestine
Bowman (D-NY-16) 04/13/2023: Tweet – “.@SenSanders and I sent a letter to @POTUS and @SecBlinken on the escalating violence in Palestine and the alarming actions of the new extreme right-wing Israeli government. To achieve peace, we must ensure U.S. funding is not used to violate human rights. Link to image”
Bush (D-MO-1) 04/14/2023: Tweet – “Each year, the U.S. funnels billions of tax dollars to the Israeli government, funding obscene human rights violations. We must stop funding Israeli apartheid. I joined my colleagues in urging @POTUS & @SecBlinken to ensure foreign aid to Israel isn't funding state violence. Link to image”
Craig (D-MN-2) 04/13/2023: Tweet – “As Muslims, Christians, and Jews celebrated some of their most important holidays, Iran-backed terrorist groups instigated violence in Israel. We must stand with our ally Israel, united for peace. Link to quoted tweetIran and its terrorist proxies are deliberately escalating their attacks on Israel. They are responsible for forcing Israel to respond. America must stand by our ally as it acts to protect its citizens from terrorism.”
Grijalva (D-AZ-7) 04/14/2023: Tweet – “My colleagues and I are making a simple request: ensure the billions in US funding to Israel's military isn't used to kill Palestinians, violate their human rights and freedoms, or steal their land. That's already US law––we're asking @POTUS to make sure it's being followed. Link to quoted tweet.@SenSanders and I sent a letter to @POTUS and @SecBlinken on the escalating violence in Palestine and the alarming actions of the new extreme right-wing Israeli government. To achieve peace, we must ensure U.S. funding is not used to violate human rights. (Link to twitter.com)”
Sanders (I-VT) 04/14/2023: Retweet of @RepBowman – “.@SenSanders and I sent a letter to @POTUS and @SecBlinken on the escalating violence in Palestine and the alarming actions of the new extreme right-wing Israeli government. To achieve peace, we must ensure U.S. funding is not used to violate human rights. Link to image”
Tlaib (D-MI-12) 04/13/2023: Retweet of @theIMEU – “WATCH: Since Israeli soldiers killed world-renowned Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh last May, her family has been fighting tirelessly to secure #JusticeforShireen. Catch “The Story of Shireen Abu Akleh” here: The Story of Shireen Abu Akleh... | youtu.be. Link to video”
Tlaib (D-MI-12) 04/14/2023: Retweet of @bethavemiller – “This is the most forceful statement from Congress since Netanyahu's extremist coalition government came into power. @JamaalBowmanNY and @BernieSanders are calling for a basic and common sense approach: the US should not fund Israel's human rights abuses against Palestinians Link to quoted tweet”
Iran
Cornyn (R-TX) 04/14/2023: Retweet of @emiliotgonzalez – “#Biden invites corrupt socialist anti-US Brazilian President #Lula to the White House. Lula then permits Iranian warships into #RiodeJaneiro, backs Russia vs Ukraine, prefers the yuan over the dollar and grovels before Xi. Our friends don't respect us Our enemies don't fear us Link to image”
Menendez (D-NJ) 04/13/2023: Tweet – “The Iranian regime must be held accountable for both its systematic poisoning of Iranian school girls & its cruel & misleading comments to shift blame. I again urge the @UN to thoroughly investigate this violence. Link to quoted tweetIRAN: Poisoning of schoolgirls see new wave across country, more than 13,000 students already impacted. Video from Isfahan today of family protests following an attack: (Link to twitter.com)”
Iraq
Waltz (R-FL-6) 04/13/2023: Tweet – “The Biden Admin must apply real pressure on the Government of Iraq to reopen oil exports for the Kurdistan Region. US dollar transfers to Iraq by the @USTreasury, repeated sanctions waivers, and designations of key individuals & entities must be on the table.”
Jewish, Anti-semitism
Brown (D-OH-11) 04/14/2023: Tweet – “There were more antisemitic incidents in 2022 than in any other year since @ADL began tracking them in 1979. That cannot be tolerated. As a member of the Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Antisemitism, I'm dedicated to protecting our Jewish communities from all forms of hate.”
Cohen (D-TN-9) 04/14/2023: In reply to TweetSHOCKER: No Wonder why Marjorie Taylor Greene came out in support of Jack Teixeira. Not only was he "White and Christian," like Greene exclaimed in her Tweet, but according to 'The Guardian': "Teixeira was also a key member of a group of about 30 people who shared an interest… (Link to twitter.com) (Link to twitter.com) – “@krassenstein And an anti semite. Sure he was concerned about Jewish space lasers. #IntelligenceLeak #MarjorieTaylorGreene”
Schatz (D-HI) 04/14/2023: Retweet of @joshtpm – “2/ Yet the person described is a textbook far right radical, heavily into guns, racist and antisemitic, worshipping at the cult of Ruby ridge/antigovernment activism. There aren't any contradictions to reconcile. Again, textbook.”
Swalwell (D-CA-14) 04/14/2023: Tweet – “FBI just caught one of the biggest traitors in America's history, a right-wing anti-Semitic lunatic who stole America's secrets and put our troops at risk. Yet, not a word from Kevin McCarthy to thank FBI and condemn the traitor. Does he stand with the traitor or our troops?”
Swalwell (D-CA-14) 04/14/2023: Tweet – “As his MAGA colleagues celebrate the anti-Semitic traitor who gave away top secret troop movements, why can't Kevin McCarthy condemn the act? His silence speaks volumes. Kevin, are you with the troops or the traitor?”
Wasserman Schultz (D-FL-25) 04/13/2023: Tweet – “I couldn't agree more with @TIME for including Amb. Lipstadt among 2023's 100 Most Influential People. The @StateSEAS's dedication to combat antisemitism and hate around the world is a model we all should embrace and seek to replicate. #TIME100 Deborah Lipstadt: The 100 Most Influential People of 2023... | time.com”
Afghanistan
Cortez Masto (D-NV) 04/14/2023: Tweet – “Our Afghan allies like Mohammad Shirzad risked their lives helping our troops. But when he was evacuated, his family was left in danger under the Taliban. I fought to cut red tape and bring his family to safety, and I was thrilled to join them in Las Vegas and see them reunited. Link to image”
Cruz (R-TX) 04/13/2023: Retweet of @RichSementa – “Sen @tedcruz: “what's really shameless about this also, this is revisionist history” of what really happened in Afghanistan. Sen Ted Cruz: It's Amazing Nobody Lost Their Job Over Botched Afghanistan Withdrawal... | rumble.com”
Mast (R-FL-21) 04/13/2023: Tweet – “REMINDER: Withdrawal from landlocked Afghanistan was done through ONE airport because of orders to secretly leave Bagram Air Base 45 days before the Taliban took over Kabul. That was a massive strategic failure and it rests solely on Joe Biden's shoulders.”
McCaul (R-TX-10) 04/13/2023: Twitter thread – “CHM @RepMcCaul agrees with Amb. James Jeffrey: “…there is also strong bipartisan interest in avoiding repeats of past mistakes that put American lives on the ground at risk. State Department Should Give Congress Kabul Dissent Channel Cable... | justsecurity.org “.@StateDept should release the dissent cable expeditiously to ensure that Congress - and the American people - gain a fuller picture of the events leading up to the withdrawal and the lessons that should be learned.””
Waltz (R-FL-6) 04/13/2023: Retweet of @GuyBensonShow – “.@michaelgwaltz (R-FL) Blasts Biden Review Of Chaotic Afghan Withdrawal: ‘It's Just Insult After Insult' #FoxNews #Afganistan #Biden Rep. Michael Waltz (R-FL) Blasts Biden Review Of Chaotic Afghan Withdrawal: 'It's Just Insult After Insult'... | radio.foxnews.com”