Last updated on Sun May 14, 2023 at 12:41 PM Washington DC time.
Israel - Palestine
Bacon (R-NE-2) 05/13/2023: In reply to TweetI am also partial to David's Sling. Nothing against you Iron Dome but David's Sling has a special place in my heart. (Link to twitter.com) – “@VictoriaCoates David's Sling targets longer ranged missiles/rockets while Iron Dome goes after shorter ranged ones. We need both! Link to reply@RepDonBacon Oh I agree--and Arrow 2&3 are critical too. But I wrote a book called "David's Sling" so it's my favorite :). @VictoriaCoates I figured that out… belatedly. I better buy it now! Link to reply@RepDonBacon Oh I agree--and Arrow 2&3 are critical too. But I wrote a book called "David's Sling" so it's my favorite :). @VictoriaCoates I helped put in radar and satellite connectivity for the Arrow in 2009 and 2010.”
Cornyn (R-TX) 05/14/2023: Retweet of @AIPAC – “Thank you @JohnCornyn for celebrating 75 years of a strong U.S.-Israel relationship! #Israel75 🇺🇸🇮🇱 Link to video”
Crane (R-AZ-2) 05/14/2023: Retweet of @AIPAC – “On May 14, 1948, David Ben-Gurion declared the establishment of the modern State of Israel. 75 years later, we celebrate Israel's remarkable journey and proudly work to ensure its strength, security and enduring partnership with the United States of America. 🇺🇸🇮🇱 #Israel75 Link to video”
Gottheimer (D-NJ-5) 05/13/2023: Tweet – “It was an honor to join @RepJeffries in Israel — our historic and most vital ally in the Middle East, and an indispensable partner of the United States. I will continue to make sure that the U.S.-Israel relationship remains bipartisan and strong. House Democrats will ‘lean in on our strong support' for Israel, Jeffries says following Israel trip... | jewishinsider.com”
Hyde-Smith (R-MS) 05/14/2023: Tweet – “Wishing a very happy 75th birthday to Israel! A strong U.S.-Israel relationship is critical to both of our nations' security & I will continue to stand with Israel, as Israel stands with us. I look forward to many more years of friendship. 🇮🇱 Link to video”
McGovern (D-MA-2) 05/14/2023: Tweet – “Over the past 369 years, Jewish Americans have contributed in countless ways to their communities and this nation. I join @AJCGlobal in celebrating #JewishAmericanHeritageMonth Link to image”
Tlaib (D-MI-12) 05/13/2023: Retweet of @AymanMSNBC – “.@RepRashida responds to McCarthy's effort to block her Nakba event, marking Palestinian displacement: "We all deserve to be able to share our stories and to be able to have space to do that…I think [McCarthy] doesn't believe that someone like me deserves that same access.” Link to video”
Türkiye
Cornyn (R-TX) 05/14/2023: Retweet of @hughhewitt – “Polls have closed in #Turkey and this is a big one for the West which really would benefit from Ankara returning to a more traditional NATO ally. We need Sweden in the Alliance and a Turkey free of Russian weaponry.”
Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY-14) 05/13/2023: Retweet of @ryangrim – “Looks like Erdogan demanded @elonmusk censor his political opposition a day ahead of the election and he immediately complied. Musk is either the world's most sanctimonious hypocrite, coward and fraud or actually wants to censor the opposition to help Erdogan. Or both. Link to quoted tweet”
Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY-14) 05/13/2023: Retweet of @jimmy_wales – “What Wikipedia did: we stood strong for our principles and fought to the Supreme Court of Turkey and won. This is what it means to treat freedom of expression as a principle rather than a slogan. Link to quoted tweet”
Pocan (D-WI-2) 05/13/2023: Tweet – “Is this @ElonMusk's trial balloon before putting a thumb on the scale for the 2024 presidential election? Twitter says it will restrict access to some tweets before Turkey election... | washingtonpost.com”
Pocan (D-WI-2) 05/13/2023: Tweet – “Doesn't matter if you are on Team Red, Team Blue or any other, @elonmusk is wrong to do this right before an election. At the end of the day, Elon is on team Elon. Link to quoted tweetLooks like Erdogan demanded @elonmusk censor his political opposition a day ahead of the election and he immediately complied. Musk is either the world's most sanctimonious hypocrite, coward and fraud or actually wants to censor the opposition to help Erdogan. Or both. (Link to twitter.com)”
Sanders (I-VT) 05/13/2023: Tweet – “Turkey will hold a decisive election tomorrow. More than 5 million young people will vote for the first time, with a chance to decide their country's future and whether Erdoğan's twenty-year rule will continue.”
Schiff (D-CA-30) 05/13/2023: Tweet – “The day before a critical election in Turkey, Twitter appears to be acquiescing to the demands of the country's autocratic ruler, Erdogan, and is censoring speech on the platform. Given Twitter's total lack of transparency, it is hard to avoid the conclusion that Musk's promises… Show more Link to quoted tweetIn response to legal process and to ensure Twitter remains available to the people of Turkey, we have taken action to restrict access to some content in Turkey today.”
Jewish, Anti-semitism
Deluzio (D-PA-17) 05/13/2023: Tweet – “Happy Jewish American Heritage Month! This a time to both celebrate the contributions and vibrant culture of Jewish Americans and to reignite the fight against hate and antisemitism in all its forms. #JewishAmericanHeritageMonth”
Pascrell (D-NJ-9) 05/13/2023: Tweet – “When this miscreant was arrested for leaking national security secrets top republicans in Congress and on fox “news” called him a hero. Here he is musing about murdering Jews and Black Americans. Link to image”
Paulina Luna (R-FL-13) 05/13/2023: Twitter thread – “Outside the Gulf Coast Jewish Family and Communications Services Shelter in Safety Harbor with @SenRickScott where we spoke to media following a tour of the shelter where a migrant child died this week. Link to image It took losing an innocent child on Biden's watch to get national attention on the stark reality that this administration's blatant refusal to stop this insanity is taking lives. Real people. Children. Every day. I have three words: end this madness.”
Strickland (D-WA-10) 05/13/2023: Tweet – “#JewishAmericanHeritageMonth to the 72k+ Jewish Americans that call Washington state home. Link to image”
Wasserman Schultz (D-FL-25) 05/13/2023: Tweet – “Here's a link to my recent @MyJScreen hereditary cancer talk. We discussed my new bill to provide genetic testing & follow-up coverage. Their mission: prevent Jewish genetic diseases. I'm proud to team up on that and widen screening & prevention access. JscreenStream_v2... | blueorchidproductions.wistia.com Link to image”
Welch (D-VT) 05/13/2023: Tweet – “May is Jewish American Heritage Month, when we celebrate the contributions of Jewish Americans to our country. We must also confront rising antisemitism so Jewish Americans can live their lives to the fullest.”
Afghanistan
McCaul (R-TX-10) 05/14/2023: Tweet – “UP NEXT🚨 CHM @RepMcCaul will join @jonkarl on @ThisWeekABC TODAY at 9:00amET to discuss Biden's border crisis and the passage of H.R. 2, the debt ceiling, and the latest on his Afghanistan withdrawal investigation. Link to image”
McCaul (R-TX-10) 05/14/2023: Tweet – “CHM @RepMcCaul has formally requested the first set of transcribed interviews for the committee's investigation into the Biden Admin's chaotic and deadly withdrawal from Afghanistan. Read the list of requested interviews here ⬇️ McCaul Formally Requests First Transcribed Interviews for Afghanistan Withdrawal Investigation - Committee on Foreign Affairs”
McCaul (R-TX-10) 05/14/2023: Tweet – “ICYMI🚨CHM @RepMcCaul sat with @jonkarl on @ThisWeekABC today to discuss the crisis at our southern border and the passage of HR 2, the debt ceiling, Putin's unprovoked war of aggression on Ukraine, and the latest on his Afghanistan withdrawal investigation. WATCH⬇️ Link to video”
McCollum (D-MN-4) 05/13/2023: Tweet – “Major Courtney “Voodoo” Vidt of the U.S. Air Force is a C-17 Pilot/Weapons Officer who flew four missions out of Afghanistan during the 2021 withdrawal. She was the Aircraft Commander for an all-female crew—inspiring to meet with her in my D.C. office this week! Link to image”