NEWS
Jerusalem Post
THE US MUST STOP FUNDING TERROR-AFFILIATED GROUPS LIKE UNRWRA
Breitbart news Sunday
HEATHER JOHNSTON DISCUSSES ISRAEL WITH JOEL POLLAK
Joel Pollak interviews Heather Johnston on key topics related to the U.S.-Israel relationship including the two-state solution, an alternative solution for the Palestinian people, and a grassroots peace movement of Palestinian and Israelis working together for economic growth.
Jerusalem Post
ON A MORE SERIOUS NOTE
IN WASHINGTON this week, Rep. Diana Harshbarger (R-TN) and Rep. Juan Vargas (D-CA) introduced the United States-Abraham Accords Cooperation and Security Act of 2024, aimed at establishing an FDA bureau in the Abraham Accords Region to serve as a staging ground for fostering friendly partnerships in the Middle East.
Newsweek
MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL FRIEND-SHORING IS BIPARTISAN COMMON SENSE
Nearly one year ago, we came together to tell Americans that "protecting America's medical supplies is a bipartisan national security priority." We highlighted America's overreliance on China for life-saving drugs and the need to act quickly in the interest of national security.
Press Release
USIEA RELEASES IMPORTANT POSITION PAPER ON ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR
USIEA has released a comprehensive position paper announcing its official stance on the Israel-Hamas war. The paper includes messages for the U.S. government regarding hostages and how Israel should conduct future operations in the South.
Jerusalem Post
Hamas’s deputy leader outside of Gaza, Saleh al-Arouri, was killed along with at least five other people in an alleged Israeli drone strike in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Hamas confirmed Tuesday evening.
Jewish News syndicate
The Palestinian Authority should not be allowed to govern a post-Hamas Gaza, an idea that has of late been floated by the Biden administration. The P.A. is essentially Hamas without resources; they hold the same antisemitic, rejectionist and violent worldview as Hamas. The Biden administration would do well to drop it as a partner.
ARMSTRONG WILLIAMS SHOW
Armstrong Williams interviews Heather Johnson in Washington. D.C.
1819 News
A group from Alabama is among the thousands in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday for the March for Israel.
NTD
USIEA'S Former Board of Director General Krulak speaks on challenges Israel military faces.
WVTM-TV NBC 13
1819 News
Alabama’s junior U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) brought a mother’s viewpoint during a visit to the war-torn Middle East this past weekend, where she and seven other U.S. Senators of both parties met with key leaders in the region and “emphasized the United States’ unequivocal support for Israel in the wake of the brutal terrorist attacks by Hamas October 7.”
Times of Israel
Soon after news broke in the United States of Saturday’s shocking early-morning multi-pronged assault by Hamas terrorists, American Jewish organizations began expressing their support for the Jewish state.
The Washington Stand
High-tech is not always the best tech. “Gaza is surrounded by a huge fence. They breached the fence. They ‘low-teched’ us. … They just low-teched us and they swarmed into the country and they entered 22 different towns, committed atrocities of every way, shape and form, murdered, raped, and took hostages back to Gaza.”
Press Release
LATEST HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS REPORT FOCUSES ON PROMOTING ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN INTEGRATED BUSINESS MODEL
i24News
U.S. Congress on Thursday will consider a proposal to open the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) offices in Israel and the United Arab Emirates.
TBN
Tensions between the U.S. and China are rising, and the U.S. has become over-dependent on China for critical medical supplies. We must continue to educate members of Congress on this ongoing threat and work with the Abraham Accords nations (Israel, Bahrain, Morrocco, and UAE) to secure U.S. medical supply lines.
PRESS RELEASE
Former FDA Associate Commissioner Peter Pitts has been appointed a Senior Research Fellow at the U.S. Israel Education Association (USIEA) to advise on “America’s Medical Friendshoring Solution,” the organization’s friendshoring strategy to shift America’s medical and pharmaceutical supply chains away from China.
cbn
CONCERNS OVER CHINA, IRAN PROMPT U.S. LAWMAKERS TO STRENGTHEN ISRAEL TIES
As Iran’s nuclear potential reaches new levels and China increases its influence in the Middle East, the relationship between the U.S. and Israel grows even more vital. That is a major reason many U.S. lawmakers visit America's number one ally in the region.
The Hill
ISRAELI, PALESTINIAN BUSINESS LEADERS SEEK BOOST FOR INVESTMENT PROJECT
“In a strong bipartisan way, we should be supporting the grassroots movement for economic cooperation between Israelis and Palestinians," said Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers. "It’s foundational to achieve peace in the region."
The Huckabee Show
HEATHER JOHNSTON AND FORMER GOVERNOR MIKE HUCKABEE DISCUSS ISRAEL
Huckabee and Johnston discussed key topics related to the U.S.-Israel relationship such as the changes in Israel since October 7th, the two state solution, and what Congress members are surprised by when they go to Israel with USIEA.
Atlanta Black Star
U.S. TOO SOFT ON IRAN DESPITE STRIKES TO AVENGE DEATHS OF THREE BLACK SOLDIERS, EXPERT SAYS
The United States launched a strike in Baghdad Wednesday that killed a pro-Iranian paramilitary commander in response to the drone attack on a U.S. base in Jordan that claimed the lives of three Black soldiers in late January.
Foreign Affairs NZ
REP. HARSHBARGER, VARGAS INTRODUCE BILL TO STRENGTHEN AND SECURE MEDICAL SUPPLY CHAINS
Yesterday, Representatives Diana Harshbarger (TN-01) and Juan Vargas (CA-52) introduced the United States-Abraham Accords Cooperation and Security Act, bipartisan legislation that will establish a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Abraham Accords bureau to provide guidance and technical assistance aimed at protecting our medical supply chains and ending our reliance on adversarial nations like China.
Press Release
CONGRESS INTRODUCES NEW LEGISLATION FOR MIDDLE EAST FDA OFFICE THANKS TO USIEA IMPACT
Today, Rep. Diana Harshbarger (R-TN) and Rep. Juan Vargas (D-CA) introduced the United States-Abraham Accords Cooperation and Security Act of 2024, which calls for the establishment of a U.S. FDA Bureau in the Abraham Accords region. The bill already has strong bipartisan support, with Reps. Rick Allen (R-GA), Andy Harris (R-MD), Mike Levin (D-CA), Scott Peters (D-CA), and Randy Weber (R-TX) signed on as original co-sponsors.
The Washington Stand
Heather Johnston, the founder of USIEA, went on to share that “it is unambiguously clear that when it comes to a time like this, we have to stand with Israel. [The church is] crying for a fresh move of God on the United States."
Washington Watch
Heather Johnston, Founder and CEO of USIEA, discusses why the U.S. must remain resolute in its support of Israel.
The Media Line
Some 91% of Iranian petroleum exports are purchased by China and the money Iran receives is used to fund terrorist operations, say congressmen who passed the SHIP Act in the House of Representatives and are urging the Senate to do the same.
CBN
Chris Mitchell interviews Heather Johnston, USIEA Founder & CEO, on Israel at war with Hamas.
1819 News
During a roundtable addressing the rise of anti-Semitism on college campuses held by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) condemned anti-Semitism and read aloud a statement from Auburn head basketball coach Bruce Pearl.
1819 News
U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) and Auburn head basketball coach Bruce Pearl spoke at a Jewish temple in Birmingham about the attacks on Israel early last month, decrying Hamas and advocating for a more aggressive foreign policy.
WSFA-TV NBC 12
Jewish News Syndicate
The world has changed since Oct. 7, and there is no going back.
Israel is done being the “guarantor” for the Palestinians of the Gaza Strip. It is ready to change its entire approach towards Gaza, which is the only realistic option after Hamas’s barbaric invasion on Oct. 7.
Israel has outlined a three-phase plan that will guide its Gaza strategy.
1819 News
Following terrorist attacks in Israel, the U.S. Israel Education Association (USIEA) responded to the attacks in Israel Saturday by urging Congress to act.
Press Release
APPROPRIATIONS BILL'S REPORT CALLING FOR ABRAHAM ACCORDS FDA BUREAU GOES TO A FULL HOUSE VOTE ON SEPT 29
The Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 (H.R. 4368) is reported to be put to a vote on Friday, September 29th on the House Floor.
Y NET NEWS
Is the FDA finally on its way to opening a branch in Israel? A U.S. Congress committee is expected to give the initial go-ahead on Thursday for a proposal to open a branch of the Food and Drug Administration in Israel.
PRESS RELEASE
Palestinian leader, Sheikh Ashraf Jabari, will welcome Israeli Avi Zimmerman, to Hebron in the West Bank on May 10 to discuss the criticality of Israelis and Palestinians building a business ecosystem in the West Bank.
USIEA has identified a favorable friendshoring opportunity, “America’s Medical Friendshoring Solution: Establishing a Middle East staging ground for collaboration,” in response to the United States' overdependence on China for essential medical and pharmaceutical supplies.
Senator Joni Ernst
The Abraham Accords have the potential to anchor Middle Eastern security cooperation, economic prosperity, and cultural exchange grounded in mutual understanding.
Cathy McMorris Rodgers
MCMORRIS RODGERS ANNOUNCES BIPARTISAN, BICAMERAL ABRAHAM ACCORDS CAUCUS TO SUPPORT PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST
Eastern Washington Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05), along with Representatives David Trone (MD-06), Brad Schneider (IL-10), and Ann Wagner (MO-02), today announced the creation of the Abraham Accords Caucus to build on the success of the historic Abraham Accords.
Real Clear Health
THE FUTURE OF U.S. BIOPHARMACEUTICAL INNOVATION AND SUPPLY CHAIN SECURITY LIES IN THE ABRAHAM ACCORDS REGION
Congress is acting. Recently proposed bipartisan legislation to establish an FDA Bureau in the Abraham Accords region is a groundbreaking step to align the Middle East’s biotech corridor and represents a legitimate and collaborative extension of the historic Abraham Accords agreement.
Newsmax
HEATHER JOHNSTON: FORTHCOMING MENA FDA BUREAU BILL A LONG-AWAITED VICTORY
Friend-shoring to the Abraham Accords Nations is a Viable Path to Peace. Amid a cataclysmic war in the Mideast between the region's only democracy, Israel, and Iran's terrorist proxies, there is still every reason to remain hopeful for a brighter future.This war may have threatened the progress made by the Abraham Accords over the past four years, but as U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken said, "Virtually every leader I talked to supports moving forward with integration, normalization."
CITIZEN TRIBUNE
HARSHBARGER INTRODUCES BILL TO STRENGTHEN AND SECURE MEDICAL SUPPLY CHAINS
Representatives Diana Harshbarger and Juan Vargas (CA-52) introduced the United States-Abraham Accords Cooperation and Security Act, bipartisan legislation that will establish a U.S. Food and Drug Administration Abraham Accords bureau to provide guidance and technical assistance aimed at protecting our medical supply chains and ending our reliance on adversarial nations like China.
WJHL 11
Republicans of Kingsport welcomed a rocket scientist as a virtual guest to their Tuesday meeting, the main topic of discussion being the war between Israel and Hamas.
Tallahassee Democrat
The war between Israel and Hamas is not about “underdogs” or about the “oppressor” and “oppressed.” It is about good versus evil.
Newsmax
To this day, Hezbollah remains a powerful force in Lebanon and a dire threat to Israel, especially those living in the north. At some point, the war between Hamas and Israel will come to an end. A looming but important question: what’s next?
NBC13
Heather Johnston, CEO of the Birmingham-based United States Israel Education Association, is in Washington, D.C., participating in one of the largest pro-Israel marches since the start of the war.
Times of Israel
Western civilization is at an inflection point. A precipice that requires each leader to unambiguously choose a side.
WIAT-TV CBS 42
SENATOR BRITT, AUBURN'S COACH PEARL ADDRESS ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR DURING PANEL
Birmingham Business Journal
Hamas’s terrorist invasion of Israel and the monstrosities that accompanied it have shocked the conscience of the civilized world. More than 1,400 Israelis were murdered in this horrendous assault, the proportional equivalent of multiple 9/11s.
The Hill
Israel’s missile defense system is highly sophisticated, demonstrating state-of-the-art rocket science and breathtaking ingenuity. But one can argue that the missile defense system has become so effective that it rendered the Hamas rocket threat a mere nuisance.
1819 News
USIEA hosted a Zoom meeting Monday of 247 U.S. activists developing a strategy to support Israel in the face of terrorist attacks featured Alabama's U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) and Auburn head basketball coach Bruce Pearl.
Prophecy News Watch
"We're trying to pull ourselves together," a survivor said, looking around at the rubble, the charred and bullet-sprayed houses.
Media Line
ISRAELI PM NETANYAHU FACES PROTESTS DURING US VISIT FOCUSED ON TECH AND DIPLOMACY
The prime minister discusses AI and antisemitism with Elon Musk ahead of the UN General Assembly and meetings with President Biden and other world leaders in New York, all while trying to drown out the sound of protesters on both coasts
press release
USIEA CALLS ON BIDEN ADMINISTRATION TO REVERSE POLITICIZED BAN OF WEST BANK SCIENTIFIC INNOVATION
USIEA is raising awareness of the Biden Administration’s recent reimposition of a ban prohibiting U.S. taxpayer funds from going toward joint research between U.S. universities and Israeli institutions located in the West Bank.
PRESS RELEASE
Jewish news syndicate
A proposal to open U.S. Food and Drug Administration branches in Israel and the United Arab Emirates is headed to Congress on Thursday for preliminary approval.
PRESS RELEASE
Data shows the U.S. healthcare industry is far behind its retail and technology peers when it comes to offshoring manufacturing from China
Newsweek
PROTECTING AMERICA'S MEDICAL SUPPLIES IS A BIPARTISAN NATIONAL SECURITY ISSUE
America is beholden to those who supply us. Institutions from the military to hospitals rely on imports from a broad range of countries, and not all of them are friendly. Relying on non-allied countries for critical goods makes us vulnerable. We can only improve that reality with bipartisan collaboration.
Times of israel
The top Democrats and Republicans in the Senate and several other U.S. lawmakers taking part in a series of visiting congressional delegations met with Israel’s leadership this week to discuss judicial overhaul plans, Iran and ties between Jerusalem and Washington.
The Hill