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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. 

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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. 

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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.

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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. 

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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.

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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.

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ARMSTRONG WILLIAMS SHOW

Armstrong Williams interviews Heather Johnson in Washington. D.C. 

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1819 News

A group from Alabama is among the thousands in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday for the March for Israel.

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NTD

USIEA'S Former Board of Director General Krulak speaks on challenges Israel military faces. 

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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.”

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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.

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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.”

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Times of Israel

WASHINGTON SHOULD SUPPORT EXPANDING THE ABRAHAM ACCORDS TO BENEFIT AMERICA

After a 6.8-magnitude earthquake and more than 2,000 tragic deaths, Morocco has been the recipient of various relief funding from across the world. One of the fastest responders? Israel.

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Wall Street Journal

DRUG SHORTAGES STEM FROM QUALITY PROBLEMS IN INDIAN FACTORIES 

Shoddy conditions at factories in India have sickened Americans and stoked a shortage in chemotherapy drugs for cancer patients, raising calls to make the generic-drug supply more resilient.

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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. 

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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.

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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.

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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.

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DEMOCRATIC LAWMAKER SAYS ISRAELI REFORMS 'INTERNAL MATTER,' LAMENTS U.S. COURT   

Democratic Congressman Juan Vargas, who represents California's 52nd district, defended Israel's right to determine the structure of its judiciary this week.

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Jewish News Syndicate

NIMBLE PRO-ISRAEL ORGANIZATION KEY TO US-ISRAEL MISSILE DEFENSE FUNDING

The USIEA isn’t as well-known as AIPAC and the alphabet soup of Israel-supporting entities in America, but it has a history of punching above its weight.

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The Times of Israel

DAILY BRIEFING JAN. 10 - INSIDE A TINY US PRO-ISRAEL CHRISTIAN GROUP WITH BIG REACH

Diplomacy reporter Lazar Berman casts an eye on the USIEA and the race to head JAFI; news editor Amy Spiro updates us on the Western Wall and Israel’s 1st Orthodox figure skater.

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i24 News

USIEA WORKS TO BOLSTER U.S.-ISRAELI RELATIONS

Click the image to view the live interview.

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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."

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The Jerusalem Post

EYING TRUMP, PALESTINIANS, SETTLERS HOLD KOSHER HEBRON IFTAR CELEBRATION

USIEA Executive Director Heather Johnston witnessed a “paradigm shift” in the senior members of Congress over the course of the mission.

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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. 

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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. 

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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.

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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.

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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."

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Washington Watch

Heather Johnston, Founder and CEO of USIEA, discusses why the U.S. must remain resolute in its support of Israel.

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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.

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CBN 

Chris Mitchell interviews Heather Johnston, USIEA Founder & CEO, on Israel at war with Hamas. 

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Jewish News Syndicate

BOYCOTTING ISRAELI SCIENCE HARMS EVERYBODY

Congress must step in and codify a policy change on essential U.S. collaboration with Israeli research and development.

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Jewish News Syndicate

PROPOSAL TO SET UP ABRAHAM ACCORDS FDA OFFICE MOVES AHEAD

The bipartisan bill amended a direct reference to Israel to “Abraham Accord region” amid ongoing vacillation by the Israeli Health Ministry regarding the initiative.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Jewish insider

2024 GOP HOPEFULS POMPEOP AND COTTON VISIT ISRAEL 

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, two prospective 2024 Republican presidential candidates, are among several former and current U.S. officials and legislators visiting Israel this week.

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The Abraham Accords have the potential to anchor Middle Eastern security cooperation, economic prosperity, and cultural exchange grounded in mutual understanding.

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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.

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The Times of Israel

FROM IRON DOME TO SUPPLY CHAINS, US CHRISTIAN GROUP QUIETLY SHAPING US-ISRAEL TIES

After bringing House leaders to the West Bank and securing missile defense funding, the Alabama-based USIEA sees Abraham Accords countries replacing China as pharma suppliers.

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The Jerusalem Post

US-ISRAEL 'RIGHTING OLD WRONGS
BY EXTENDING WEST BANK AGREEMENTS

"We are elated with the overdue depoliticization of academic research, development and excellence," said USIEA Director Heather Johnston.

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The Jerusalem Post

JUDEA AND SAMARIA AS MUCH A PART OF ISRAEL AS GOLAN, TOP REPUBLICAN SAYS

The USIEA trip to the industrial park in the Ariel area was an “eye-opener,” Rep. Ann Wagner said. “To see Palestinians and Jews working together, so many of the myths I had heard fell apart.”

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The Jerusalem Post Magazine

GIVING CONGRESS A NEW PERSPECTIVE JUDEA AND SAMARIA

"When we go through the West Bank we give the whole situation a fair hearing," Heather Johnston said. "There's not a Republican or Democrat that would feel uncomfortable on one of USIEA's trips to Israel."

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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.

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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."

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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.

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Breitbart News

EJ KIMBALL INTERVIEWED ON THE ISRAEL HAMAS WAR 

EJ Kimball, USIEA Director of Policy, discusses the killing of Hamas leader Saleh Al-Arouri, the threat of the Hezbollah, and the important work of USIEA. 

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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.

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Tallahassee Democrat

The war between Israel and Hamas is not about “underdogs” or about the “oppressor” and “oppressed.” It is about good versus evil.

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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?

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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.

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Times of Israel

Western civilization is at an inflection point. A precipice that requires each leader to unambiguously choose a side.

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WIAT-TV CBS 42

SENATOR BRITT, AUBURN'S COACH PEARL ADDRESS ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR DURING PANEL

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Prophecy News Watch

"We're trying to pull ourselves together," a survivor said, looking around at the rubble, the charred and bullet-sprayed houses.

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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

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Birmingham Business Journal & Spot On Alabama

USIEA WELCOMES STACY RYAN AS CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

USIEA, a Birmingham-based nonprofit, has selected Stacy Ryan to serve as Chief Development Officer. 

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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The Hill

THE US CAN USE THE ABRAHAM ACCORDS TO NEARSHORE VITAL MEDICATIONS

The good news is that the global pandemic, combined with diplomatic breakthroughs in the Middle East, presents a unique opportunity for the United States to “nearshore” some of its pharmaceutical operations to Abraham Accords nations. 

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Jewish Insider

CONGRESS LAUNCHES BIPARTISAN ABRAHAM ACCORDS CAUCUS

The House-Senate caucus will be a ‘cheerleading squad’ for the normalization agreements, co-chair Sen. James Lankford told JI.

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Tony Perkins

HEATHER JOHNSTON SHARES ABOUT HER NEW BOOK, "UNCOMMON FAVOR"

Click the image to view the live interview.

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The Jerusalem Post

AYOUB KARA: ISRAELI TREATMENT OF THE BAHRAINI PRINCESS OPENED DOOR TO DEAL

Kara spoke at the second annual Israeli-Palestinian Economic Forum, a grassroots UISEA initiative to focus on ways to improve Israeli-Palestinian economic ties.

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Cleveland Jewish News

U.S. REPRESENTATIVES MEET WITH ISRAELI, PALESTINIAN BUSINESS LEADERS IN JUDEA AND SAMARIA

USIEA Executive Director Heather Johnston witnessed a “paradigm shift” in the senior members of Congress over the course of the mission.

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The Times of Israel

PALESTINIAN AND ISRAELI LEADERS LAUNCH WEST BANK ECONOMIC INITIATIVE

With support from USIEA, Palestinian and Israeli business and political leaders launched a joint economic initiative aimed at advancing economic opportunities in the West Bank.

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