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AJC is outraged at the tweet posted by Representative Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) claiming that U.S. senators who had introduced Israel-related legislation “forgot what country they represent.” That assertion, which completely avoids legitimate debate about the content of the bill itself, insinuates that a number of respected, long-serving senators are somehow more loyal to Israel than they are to the United States.

The state of the EU-Israel relationship would make an ideal topic for an Oxford Union debate. Cite the fact that the European Union is Israel’s biggest trading partner, that Israel is integrated into many exclusive EU programs, or point out how the “Open Sky” agreement has lowered airfares while boosting tourism between the two sides, and you can convincingly argue that they are the best of partners. But an equally convincing case can be made for the exact opposite motion. Cite the long list of Israel-critical EU statements, the disagreement about the Iranian nuclear deal, and the European public’s negative image of the Jewish state, and it looks like a relationship in crisis.

Denouncing antisemitic and antidemocratic rhetoric, wherever it comes from- targeting both Jews and the state, the police, and all national institutions— is I believe my and every person of good faith’s duty.

Religious liberty, a fundamental American value, is at stake in Texas. It is now in the hands of the Tarrant County Republican Party, which is set to vote on Thursday on whether Trauma surgeon and Southlake City Council member Shahid Shafi will be removed from his position as Vice Chairman of the Tarrant County Republican Party.

Members of the Tarrant County GOP should make a clear statement in support of Dr. Shafi by voting to retain him in his duly elected leadership role. The imposition of a religious test to hold any office contravenes our nation’s values and the principles on which the United States was founded.