You guessed it - protecting Israel from BDS:
https://theintercept.com/2019/01/05/u-s-senates-first-bill-in-midst-of-shutdown-is-a-bipartisan-defense-of-the-israeli-government-from-boycotts/
These people (i.e., "our" Senators) are SICK.
Let Israel take care of itself, and get on with helping the American people. If you cannot do that, you don't belong in office.
Apparently the bill was defeated on its first go-round, but I don't think we're completely safe yet:
ReplyDeletehttps://dissidentvoice.org/2019/01/anti-bds-bill-defeated/
Here is additional discussion of the issue:
ReplyDeletehttps://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2019/01/10/americans-need-a-congress-that-represents-americans/
And again:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.unz.com/pgiraldi/benefiting-israel-tops-congressional-agenda/