U.S. vetoes unilateral Palestinian bid for full UN membership axios.com/2024/04/18/us-… (Barak Ravid in @Axios)

Today our Druze Delegation attended a luncheon at the Conf Of Presidents NYC office, where we met with CEO William William Daroff and former Knesset Member ע'דיר כמאל מריח Gadeer Kamal Mreeh.

As we told them, at a time when external enemies are trying to break us, our strength lies in our ability to stand…

During our G7 meeting today, we discussed continued efforts to secure a ceasefire deal in Gaza that includes the release of hostages.

We also made clear we are committed to Israel’s security and condemn Iran’s unprecedented attack.

Biden: 'Let it be clear to all those who enable or support Iran’s attacks: The United States is committed to Israel’s security. We are committed to the security of our personnel and partners in the region. And we will not hesitate to take all necessary action to hold you…

44 House members voted against a resolution describing the chant “from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” as antisemitic.

The “no” votes came largely from progressive Democrats, as well as Republican Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), a frequent opponent of measures…

Oren Kessler is the winner of the 2024 nonfiction prize for his book 𝘗𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘦 1936: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘙𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘰𝘰𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘪𝘥𝘥𝘭𝘦 𝘌𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘵!
Congrats to finalists Jeremy Eichler, Michael Frank, and Natalie Livingstone

If another country targeted America with the single biggest drone attack in history how would we respond?

I spoke to Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant today to discuss the aftermath of Iran’s unprecedented April 13 attacks, which U.S., Israeli, and partner forces thwarted in a combined defensive operation.  I reiterated steadfast U.S. support for Israel’s defense and…

9 Members of Congress voted against resupplying Israel with Iron Dome, the defensive anti-missile system. If they had won, thousands more would be dead tonight

Cori Bush
André Carson
Jesús García
Raúl Grijalva
Marie Newman
Ilhan Omar
Ayanna Pressley
Rashida Tlaib
Thomas Massie

🔥 White House National Security spokesman John Kirby humiliates Iran and I am here for it:

“I’ve seen reporting that the Iranians meant to fail. That this spectacular and embarrassing failure was all by design.

I’ve also seen Iran say that they provided early warning to help…

Grateful to my friend William Daroff for being here in Boston tonight to deliver the Connie Spear Birnbaum memorial lecture; & for inspiring & challenging us regarding the uncharted waters we face amidst the war & rising antisemitism

President Biden spoke by secure video with the leaders of the G7 today. The leaders condemned Iran’s unprecedented attack against Israel and reaffirmed the G7's commitment to Israel's security.

I got this beautiful artwork from our friends at the Conf Of Presidents earlier this year.

All of that long sleepless night I kept thinking about the words:

'He who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep'

הנה לא ינום ולא ישן שומר ישראל

#AmIsraelChai

At the direction of President Biden, U.S. forces in the Middle East on April 13 intercepted dozens of missiles and UAVs en route to Israel, launched from Iran, Iraq, Syria and Yemen. Our forces remain postured to protect U.S. troops and partners in the region, provide further…

Overnight, the world saw the true face of Iran – a terrorist state that attacked Israel with hundreds of missiles and UAVs.

The world also saw the power of the IDF and the power of a coalition - Israel, the U.S. and partners, thwarted this attack in a way that is unparalleled.

Bless you dear soldiers and commanders of the IDF and IAF.

Bless the coalition of nations led by the US and President Biden.

Bless my sisters and brothers, the people of Israel, for their exceptional show of resilience.

Together, the forces of good will overcome the forces of evil.

Am…

What a night. דובר צה״ל דניאל הגרי - Daniel Hagari in a statement shared the tremendous achievements by the Air Force and our strategic allies in defending the people of Israel from Irans attack. 99% of the threats launched against Israel were intercepted together with the US, UK, France and others.…

Biden: “Israel demonstrated a remarkable capacity to defend against and defeat even unprecedented attacks – sending a clear message to its foes that they cannot effectively threaten the security of Israel.”

Tomorrow a G7 meeting to coordinate a “united diplomatic response.”