The budget that keeps the government running through Sept. 2023 includes $3.3 billion in security assistance for Israel and $300 million for the Palestinians.
“We have a responsibility to fight anti-Semitism with all the tools available to us,” said U.S. Congressional Israel Allies Caucus co-chair Chris Smith.
The issue of Qatar gets to the heart of the policy dilemma facing Western nations in the Middle East, in that the emirate effectively plays both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
“Going from slavery to freedom has become the universal theme of liberation for all people, Jews and non-Jews alike,” states Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations.
Yaakov Berg, who owns the Psagot Winery with his wife, expresses his hope that “peace with the Emirates will change our relationship with Palestinians.”