Sanders
Thank you for inviting me to address you here today. It’s a pleasure to be here with J Street, which has been such a strong voice for saner, more progressive foreign policy ideas. And I am delighted to be in the company of friends from the Middle East and all over the world who I know will continue the struggle for a world of peace, justice and environmental sanity.
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Let me begin by noting that in the last several months, since Donald Trump’s victory in the presidential race, there has been a significant outbreak of anti-Semitism here in our country. I am very alarmed by the desecration of Jewish cemeteries, with Jewish Community Centers being threatened around the country, and with the headquarters of the Anti-Defamation League receiving a bomb threat last week.
When we see violent and verbal racist attacks against minorities – whether they are African-Americans, Jews, Muslims in this country, immigrants in this country, or the LGBT community, these attacks must be condemned at the highest levels of our government.
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The United States will continue its unwavering commitment to the safety of the State of Israel, but we must also be clear that peacefully resolving this conflict is the best way to ensure the long-term safety of both peoples, and for making America more secure.
To my Israeli friends here with us today: we share many of the same challenges. In both our countries we see the rise of a politics of bigotry and intolerance and resentment. We must meet these challenges together. As you struggle to make your society better, more just, more egalitarian, I want to say to you: Your fight is our fight.
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SPIEGEL
Erste Rede vor dem Kongress
Trump gibt sich versöhnlich
Er klingt präsidialer, doch von seinem Kurs rückt er nicht wirklich ab: Bei seinem ersten Auftritt vor dem Kongress hat US-Präsident Donald Trump die Parteien zur Zusammenarbeit aufgerufen. Neue Regeln sollen bald für die Einwanderung gelten.
Trump unterstrich auch seine Verbundenheit zur Nato und machte sich dafür stark, im Kampf gegen die Terrormiliz "Islamischer Staat" (IS) mit arabischen Partnern zusammenzuarbeiten.
Trump rückte aber nicht von seinen scharfen und zum Teil umstrittenen politischen Forderungen ab. Er machte sich erneut für eine strikte Einwanderungspolitik stark. Er werde die nationale Sicherheit wiederherstellen.
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