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By Deedee Bitran, Shutts and Bowen LLP Since the Israel-Hamas war, the slogan “Me Too Unless You’re a Jew”[1] has circulated to highlight the blatant hypocrisy of the feminist movement and feminist organizations when it comes to acknowledging Hamas’ brutality and mass rape of Israeli women on October 7th. Florida leads the way in the […]
US President Joe Biden’s administration recently announced new sanctions for Israeli individuals and entities on March 14. President Biden had already directed his administration to sanction certain Israeli individuals for their acts in the West Bank. The individuals named in the sanctions package were allegedly making “threats of violence against civilians, intimidating civilians to cause […]
US Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) filed a new bill this week that would halt all US funding to the UN. The bill comes after the Israeli defense forces (IDF)unveiled UN agencies’ employees’ collaboration with Hamas during the October 7 attacks. According to the IDF, a dozen members of the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRW) […]
US Representatives Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), Mario Díaz-Balart (R-FL), and Carlos Giménez (R-FL) held a press conference to claim Cuba must remain on the US State Department’s State Sponsors of Terrorism list. The press conference comes at the heels of a recent trip to Cuba by some Democrat lawmakers. Last week, representatives Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) […]
US Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) has filed a bill to fulfill compensation payments pledged to victims of the 1996 Khobar Towers attack. On June 25, 1996, a terrorist blast destroyed part of the Khobar Tower housing complex in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, where US forces had been temporarily housed. The bomb killed 19 American servicemen, with […]
Thousands of people from all over the world, including countries opposed to America, continue to cross the border. In a recent appearance on Fox News's Hannity, Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) warned, "Something terrible is going to happen. It is just a matter of time now," while discussing the number of people found on the terror watchlist who were […]
WASHINGTON—The continued and unprovoked military strikes against U.S. Military assets in the Middle East by Iranian-proxy militias and terrorist organizations, that have now resulted in the deaths of three American servicemen, American lawmakers in Washington like Sen. Lindsey Graham and Rep. Carlos Gimenez want to see the Biden Administration conduct direct military action against the […]
Allegations have just emerged that twelve members of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) were involved in the October 7 Hamas terrorist attack on Israel. A statement from the US Department of State responding to the allegations stated the US is “extremely troubled” and announced the US would freeze all […]
While former President Donald Trump and Governor Ron DeSantis continue trading barbs in the contentious 2024 Republican presidential primary race, the two men appear to be on the same page on most issues, particularly on the issue of defunding Palestinian terrorism in the Middle East and supporting Israel. In response to a Wall Street Journal […]
Florida Representative Joe Casello (D-90) has filed a bill to preempt mass shootings by prohibiting behaviors typically antecedent to the shootings. The bill would prohibit individuals from planning to conduct a mass shooting or an act of terrorism. Per the bill, planning to conduct a mass shooting entails taking two or more actions with the […]
On the four year anniversary of the deadly Pensacola Naval Air Base (NAS) terrorist attack, US Representative Matt Gaetz (R-Fl) has filed a bill aimed at holding Saudi Arabia accountable. On December 6, 2019, Saudi Arabian Royal Air Force second lieutenant Mohammed Alshamrani opened fire on American servicemen after being radicalized by al-Qa‘ida’s ideology. Alshamrani […]
WASHINGTON—As Israel’s war against Hamas terrorists enters its second month after the October 7 attack that killed 1,400 Israelis, Americans, and other foreign nationals, Florida Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R) pushed back against the calls for a ceasefire and the questioning of the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) tactics of bombing inside densely populate region of Gaza, […]
WASHINGTON—Senator Marco Rubio is echoing FBI Director Christopher Wray’s recent warning that the October 7th Hamas terrorist attack against Israel could inspire U.S.—based jihadists to conduct attacks in American cities. "We assess that the actions of Hamas and its allies will serve as an inspiration the likes of which we haven’t seen since ISIS launched […]
A bipartisan effort within the U.S. Congress, particularly within Florida's congressional delegation, in support of Israel after the barbaric terrorist attack by Hamas that left 1,400 Israelis, Americans, and other foreign nationals, dead, continues to grow. While Progressive members of the House Squad—Reps. Jamaal Bowman, Cori Bush, Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez—continue to condemn […]
After the Hamas terrorist attack that left 1,400 Israelis, Americans, and other foreign nationals dead in Southern Israel, the relationship between Qatar and Hamas continues to be scrutinized, and in Florida, the relationship between Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava and Qatar, is now being questioned. Prior to the 2022 World Cup having been played […]
Shortly after the U.S. House of Representatives voted Rep. Mike Johnson (R) as Speaker, the first order of business was to vote on a measure to support Israel's right to defend itself after the recent terrorist attack that left 1,400 Israelis and foreigners dead, but as expected, members of the House of Representatives infamous “Squad” […]
Governor Ron DeSantis called on President Joe Biden to immediately reverse his border policies to prevent a possible terrorist attack similar to what was just seen in Israel. "I would also ask the president to consider reversing his policies on the southern border," DeSantis told CNN's John Berman in an interview today. "We are vulnerable […]
Could the events in Israel over the weekend happen here in the United States? Representative Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) warned it was possible thanks to the laxity at which the Biden Administration has handled our southern border in a recent appearance on Fox News's Jesse Watters Primetime. Host Jesse Watters began by asking if border policies will see […]
