Tag: israel

U.S. Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., joined U.S. Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., in leading a bipartisan group of their colleagues in a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and U.S. Secretary of Homeland...

Two members of the Florida delegation in the U.S. House were able to get their proposal to support Greece’s military and having that nation work closely with the U.S., Cyprus and Israel included as...

U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch, D-Fla., the chairman of the U.S. House Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee, criticized progressives in the Democratic caucus for stopping additional funds going to Israel to support the Iron...

Rubio was joined by U.S. Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-NY, Mike Rounds, R-SD, Joe Manchin, D-WV, Susan Collins, R-Maine, Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., and John Thune, R-SD, in sending a letter to U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee  Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. and Vice Chairman Richard Shelby, R-Ala., urging them to support Israel’s emergency request of “$1 billion in security assistance in order to replenish and prepare its Iron Dome missile defense system for a future conflict.” 

This week, Florida Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis sent a letter to Susannah Levin, a former Ben & Jerry’s employee who recently resigned from the company following their decision to stop selling in Israeli settlements. 

Ben & Jerry’s has announced plans to remove its products and prohibit the sale of its ice cream in Judea and Samaria.

Earlier this month, U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, D-NJ, introduced the “U.S.-Greece Defense and Interparliamentary Partnership Act”  with U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., as a co-sponsor.