Last updated on Tue May 30, 2023 at 12:40 PM Washington DC time.
Israel - Palestine
Goldman (D-NY-10) 05/29/2023: Tweet – “With antisemitism on the rise, this kind of hateful and misleading rhetoric is simply unacceptable. Hate speech has no place in society and certainly not in our public schools. NYC's public law school releases video of ‘antisemitic' commencement speech... | timesofisrael.com”
Iran
Cruz (R-TX) 05/30/2023: Tweet – “Joe Biden is funding both sides of the war in Ukraine. The Biden administration's desire to re-enter the Iran nuclear deal has had disastrous ramifications for the rest of the world. Link to video”
Iraq
Doggett (D-TX-37) 05/29/2023: Twitter thread – “Moving concert and ceremony at the US Capitol. Chairman of Joint Chiefs, General Mark Milley, a true patriot who stood up against sedition, reminding us of our duty to protect America “from all enemies, foreign and domestic.” (1/3) Link to image I'm thinking of the debt we owe those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country as well as the many bad policy decisions like the unjustified invasion of Iraq, which cost so many lives and caused so many families so much pain. (2/3) Let us learn from both the courage of those who served and the failures of those who put too many of them unnecessarily in harm's way. (3/3)”
Higgins (D-NY-26) 05/29/2023: Tweet – “With a heavy heart this #MemorialDay we honor Buffalo's own – @USArmy PFC David Evans, Jr. who was killed while serving in Iraq. It is fitting we lay a brick at the @BfloNavalPark with his name. PFC Evans' selfless service lays the foundation for all American Freedom. Link to image”
Issa (R-CA-48) 05/29/2023: Tweet – “From Bunker Hill to Bull Run, Normandy to Iwo Jima, Kamdesh to Fallujah, today we honor our nation's fallen heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice in defense of freedom. Link to image”
Kaine (D-VA) 05/29/2023: Tweet – “At Virginia War Memorial with Gold Star mother Lula Lamb, a friend from church whose son Almar Fitzgerald was killed in Iraq in 2006. A solemn day, but a great tribute to all who've made the ultimate sacrifice for our nation. Link to image”
Ryan (D-NY-18) 05/29/2023: Tweet – “Continuing my first MDW as a Congressman in Kingston. This is the community that raised me, that sent me care packages every week when I was in Iraq. Honored to march alongside my fellow veterans as we remember the Kingston natives who lost their lives defending our country. Link to image”
Slotkin (D-MI-7) 05/30/2023: Twitter thread – “Yesterday, I had the privilege of joining the MDP Veterans Caucus to honor those whose lives were lost while serving our country. Link to image I was given a plaque that lists Michiganders who paid that ultimate sacrifice in Iraq. I am reminded that all of the things we enjoy — the parades and the time with family — are because someone preserved our freedoms and the ability to live the American dream. I hope you join me in honoring their memories, not only on Memorial Day, but every day.”
Türkiye
Wilson (R-SC-2) 05/30/2023: Twitter thread – “As Chairman of the Caucus on U.S.-Türkiye Relations & Turkish Americans, I commend the people of Türkiye on their strong commitment to democracy and congratulate President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on his reelection. Türkiye is a valued partner and NATO ally, and the US looks forward to continuing its important work with President Erdogan, including defeating war criminal Putin in Ukraine. Turkey's Erdogan Claims Victory in Presidential Election... | wsj.com”
Tunisia
Roy (R-TX-21) 05/29/2023: Retweet of @ehdomenech – “Ok I had to take a break for the rain…MAJ Ellis Arnold 1LT Robert Jenkins SSGT John Brdeja SGT Joseph Johnson COL Charles Phillips SGT Maurice Cohen Killed in a downed aircraft in Tunisia in 1945, buried here as brothers 🇺🇸#TheHonorProject Link to image”
Sudan
Cornyn (R-TX) 05/30/2023: Tweet – “U.N. warns more than one million may flee Sudan bloodshed U.N. warns more than one million may flee Sudan bloodshed... | reuters.com”
Jewish, Anti-semitism
Bacon (R-NE-2) 05/29/2023: Retweet of @lawler4ny – “This is exactly why I am finalizing legislation to strip universities of their funding if they engage in and promote anti-semitism. CUNY should be ashamed of itself — and should lose any federal funds it currently receives. Link to quoted tweet”
D'Esposito (R-NY-4) 05/29/2023: Tweet – “Beyond despicable that blatant antisemitism has been allowed to take hold at a taxpayer funded university here in New York. There must be a full blown investigation into @CUNY practices that permit such hatred to be willingly spread in our public college system. Link to video”
Malliotakis (R-NY-11) 05/30/2023: Retweet of @CasePacUSA – “STATEMENT: CASEPAC Slams Biden Administration for Including @CAIRNational as National Partner in #Antisemitism Plan and Praises Congresswoman @NMalliotakis for Speaking Out Statement: CASEPAC Slams Biden Administration for Including CAIR as National Partner in Antisemitism Plan and Praises Congresswoman Malliotakis for Speaking Out — CASEPAC... | casepac.org”
Wasserman Schultz (D-FL-25) 05/29/2023: Tweet – “Did you know God Bless America was written by a #JewishAmerican immigrant? 🎶 🇺🇸 #OurSharedHeritage #JAHM2023 Link to image”
Afghanistan
Cloud (R-TX-27) 05/29/2023: Retweet of @JerryDunleavy – “A thread of the 13 U.S. service-members killed by an ISIS-K suicide bomber on Aug. 26, 2021 as they manned the gates at Kabul airport after the Taliban took over Afghanistan. They were put in an impossible situation by Joe Biden, but they did their duty honorably & died heroes.🇺🇸 Link to image”
Greene (R-GA-14) 05/29/2023: Tweet – “Every Memorial Day, I honor those who died defending our freedoms by doing a CrossFit workout called “Murph” named after Lt Michael Murphy who was killed in Afghanistan in 2005. Today my kids did it too. We are grateful for those who gave the ultimate sacrifice defending our… Show more Link to image”
Mast (R-FL-21) 05/30/2023: Tweet – “A cool story: a fellow soldier who also lost both legs to an IED in Afghanistan has just made history by summiting Mt. Everest. Veterans are badasses. Former soldier who lost both legs in Afghanistan makes history on Everest | CNN”