Businessman Dave McCormick, a Republican Senate candidate in Pennsylvania, was reportedly in Israel on Tuesday to show solidarity with the nation and “demonstrate understanding.” [the] “We're monitoring the situation from the ground,” Axios reporter Barak Ravid said.
As many members of Congress slowly return to Washington, D.C. after the new year, the candidates vying for Sen. Bob Casey's (D-PA) seat are Spent Israel, January 2 – three months after the Hamas terrorist attack on the country.
Republican Pennsylvania Senate candidate Dave McCormick is in Israel. Today he met with Israeli Defense Forces personnel in Kfar Azha. He will meet with military leaders, government officials and families of hostages.Sources say he is there to show solidarity and understand the situation from the ground. pic.twitter.com/ELAfBAMHuq
— Barak Ravid (@BarakRavid) January 2, 2024
Rabid said McCormick met with IDF officials at a kibbutz in southern Israel on Tuesday.[IsraeliDefenseForceofficialsatKfarAzza”akibbutzinSouthernIsraelaccordingtoRavid[IsraeliDefenseForceofficialsatKfarAzza”akibbutzinSouthernIsraelaccordingtoRavid
“He will meet with military leaders, government officials and families of hostages. Sources says he will be there to show solidarity and understand the situation from the ground,” Rabid added.
said Dina Powell, wife of a U.S. Senate candidate who served as vice national security adviser in former President Donald Trump's administration. accompanied He is traveling.
McCormick will be joined in Israel by his wife, Dina Powell, who was the Trump administration's vice national security adviser and a member of the White House Middle East team. https://t.co/d3SQ1dKJyd
— Barak Ravid (@BarakRavid) January 2, 2024
After the Oct. 7 attack on Israel, McCormick emphasized that the United States “must support Israel and its right to self-defense.”
I condemn in the strongest terms today's horrific act of war by Hamas terrorists against one of America's greatest allies. Our country must support Israel and its right to defend itself and its people from these attacks.
— Dave McCormick (@DaveMcCormickPA) October 7, 2023
Mr. Casey has expressed support for Israel, but Mr. McCormick has criticized Mr. Casey over his vote for Israel. table The House's single-funding bill, the Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, was passed on November 14 and would have provided $14.3 billion in emergency aid to Israel.
Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania speaks during a press conference at the Capitol on December 7, 2021 in Washington. Casey, one of the last self-proclaimed pro-life Democrats on Capitol Hill, said Tuesday, May 10. , announced in 2022 that she would support a bill that would write abortion rights into federal law as Democrats scrambled to respond to the Supreme Court's leaked draft decision overturning the landmark Roe v. Wade decision. (AP Photo/Carolyn Custer, File)
The bill would also reduce IRS funding by $14.3 billion, but does not include aid to Ukraine. Senate Democrats are aiming to combine aid for Israel and Ukraine into one package, a framework similar to the one proposed by the White House in the fall.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said there would be no vote on the bill, but Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kansas) pushed for a vote on the House bill on the Senate floor. Mr. Casey and Republican lawmakers pushed the bill to a vote. His Democratic colleagues voted to introduce the bill. politiko I got it..
Earlier in the day, Casey had attended a March for Israel rally at a shopping mall in Washington.
Senator, I appreciate your show of solidarity, but just hours later you voted against aid to Israel.
If he wanted to “ensure that Israel has the resources and support it needs to defeat Hamas,” he could have voted to make that happen today. https://t.co/ABKRBjWMhT
— Dave McCormick (@DaveMcCormickPA) November 15, 2023
In a social media post retweeting Casey's tweet from the event, McCormick wrote: “Senators, thank you for showing solidarity, but hours later voting against supporting Israel.” I wrote.
Citing Casey's own words, McCormick added, “If Israel wanted to 'secure the resources and support it needs to defeat Hamas,' it could have voted to make that happen today.” Ta.
