Matthew Shea

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[Matthew Shea @MatthewShea__]

ICYMI: In my latest for @jewishinsider, the Trump admin is preparing to submit a proposed civil nuclear pact with Saudi Arabia to Congress.

However, lawmakers are raising concerns and experts warn the deal abandons key safeguards, risking a regional nuclear arms race. 👇

https://t.co/SFKjWXeKaf

[Josh Kraushaar @JoshKraushaar]

NEW @jewishinsider via @emilyfjacobs: "Fetterman warns Trump against caving on Iran nuclear deal"

"Fetterman, the most hawkish member of his party on Iran, told JI that failing to eliminate Tehran's nuclear threat would undermine the president's legacy"
https://t.co/ct4Z7uTZvY

[Emily Jacobs @emilyfjacobs]

New: Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu tells CNBC's @SaraEisen that he wants to oversee the winding down of U.S. aid to Israel in the final two years of Trump administration

"The other thing I want to do is move away, in America, from aid to partnership. We're now working on a memorandum of understanding, which will bring down the aid. I want it to start now, I want it to start in the last two years of the Trump administration and I want it to keep going down, coming to zero, because I think we've come of age."

"Israel has a robust economy, and I want us to go from aid to a partnership where we both invest equal amounts and both share equally in the fruits of our innovators and technologies. I think that's very, very important. It will also take away the myth that Israel is depleting America's coffers."

[Jewish Insider @jewishinsider]

The Trump administration sent a fresh slate of diplomatic nominations to the Senate for approval. Noticeably absent was a full-throated push to fill critical vacancies across the Middle East and North Africa.

@MatthewShea__ reports: https://t.co/KzetLqGki2

[Matthew Shea @MatthewShea__]

One of Israel’s most urgent emerging security threats is not a sophisticated missile or advanced weapons system, but a small, cheap drone that could be bought off Amazon and quickly assembled.

Hezbollah’s use of FPVs — widely utilized in the Russia-Ukraine war — has caused Israeli casualties and is exposing vulnerabilities in the Iron Dome.

https://t.co/NUop336ugT

[Matthew Shea @MatthewShea__]

Reps. Marlin Stutzman (R-IN) and Abe Hamadeh (R-AZ), two strong supporters of Israel, made another trip to the country this week, during which they met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar on Wednesday.

https://t.co/Qst9EpLi0k

[Jewish Insider @jewishinsider]

Time is running out to fill key Middle East ambassadorial posts, @marcrod97
and @MatthewShea__ report.

https://t.co/RUAbeAX4aw

[Jewish Insider @jewishinsider]

Reps. Josh Gottheimer and Jared Moskowitz said on Wednesday that they would seek to expel Maureen Galindo, a Democrat running for Congress in Texas who has expressed extreme antisemitic views, if she is elected.

@marcrod97 reports:
https://t.co/5wD2eC2Ei1

[Matthew Shea @MatthewShea__]

NEW @jewishinsider: Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, along with other Israeli officials, issued a sharp condemnation of far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir after he released a video showing himself taunting detained flotilla activists.

https://t.co/yj7PDCyKkk

[Jewish Insider @jewishinsider]

Iran war is leading to stronger alliance between Israel, India and the UAE, experts tell @MatthewShea__.

https://t.co/E00WoFTwNF

[Josh Kraushaar @JoshKraushaar]

BREAKING @Jewishinsider via @MarcRod97: “Rosen, Lankford introduce bill championed by Jewish leaders to address antisemitism”

“The Jewish American Security Act addresses security threats, antisemitism on campus and online anti-Jewish hate” https://t.co/oY9lhr4HOq

[Matthew Shea @MatthewShea__]

Treasury Sec Bessent called on U.S. allies to “step up” and join Washington in taking economic action against Iran and its terrorism financing networks. The comments came the same day that the Treasury Department’s OFAC sanctioned individuals associated with a pro-Hamas flotilla

https://t.co/QdSyNihG6E

[Matthew Shea @MatthewShea__]

BREAKING | The Israeli military carried out a strike in Gaza on Friday targeting Izz al-Din al-Haddad, the most senior remaining Hamas commander in the enclave.

Latest @jewishinsider:
https://t.co/s5Fs1x6GuW

[Jewish Insider @jewishinsider]

Former White House officials warn Trump admin over Middle East ambassadorship vacancies, @MatthewShea__ reports.

https://t.co/W2XA00e9G1

[Matthew Shea @MatthewShea__]

The UAE has come out now denying that the visit took place, countering the PMO’s claims and calling the reports “entirely unfounded.”

[Matthew Shea @MatthewShea__]

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made an unannounced visit to the United Arab Emirates during the war with Iran to meet with Emirati President Mohammed bin Zayed.

Latest for @jewishinsider:

https://t.co/lpbCjBfqbf

[Matthew Shea @MatthewShea__]

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made an unannounced visit to the United Arab Emirates during the war with Iran to meet with Emirati President Mohammed bin Zayed.

Latest for @jewishinsider:

https://t.co/lpbCjBfqbf

[Jewish Insider @jewishinsider]

Asked at the Politico Security Summit if she still calls herself a Zionist, Sen. Elissa Slotkin said, “I believe in a Jewish State of Israel, yes. And that to me isn’t a radical thing to say and I always have.”

@DanielleCoh07 reports:

https://t.co/rtOn4Jydye

[Matthew Shea @MatthewShea__]

EXCLUSIVE | I spoke with @Vikings owner Mark Wilf, defensive tackle Levi Drake Rodriguez, offensive lineman Walter Rouse and defensive end Elijah Williams about their trip to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum.

More on the trip and their takeaways:

https://t.co/60JZUHLVCq

[Jewish Insider @jewishinsider]

Iran’s attacks on Qatar could prompt regional realignment, experts tell @MatthewShea__.

https://t.co/7u6oe55YwC