
Luria statement on the situation in Israel
Second District Congresswoman Elaine Luria released the following statement on the ongoing situation in Israel.

Second District Congresswoman Elaine Luria released the following statement on the ongoing situation in Israel.

Israel’s founders had a vision—a vision that defied millennium-old persecution, discrimination, oppression, and death.

The result of the fourth election in two years clearly points to the dysfunction of Israel’s political system and the many fault lines of Israel’s democracy.

Israel’s continued treatment of Palestinian political prisoners is unconscionable.

As president, Joe Biden has a momentous opportunity to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and both sides will do well to grasp the moment.

The normalization of relations between Israel and Sudan is another step forward toward the establishment of a comprehensive Arab-Israeli peace.

The peace agreement between Israel and the UAE lays the foundation for a future Israeli-Arab alliance, which has been quietly developing behind the scenes over the past several years.

Congresswoman Elaine Luria, D-Va., has announced her support for the bipartisan Expanding Medical Partnerships with Israel to Lessen Dependence on China (EMPIL-DOC) Act.

As Israel celebrates the 72nd anniversary of its independence, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict continues to simmer as neither side seems to have learned anything from their seven decades-old conflict, and dramatic changes on the ground are readily dismissed.

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