U.S. - Israel Relationship
Congressman Sherman has served on the House Foreign Affairs Committee where he has worked to support the U.S. - Israel alliance.
Sherman is currently the Co-Chair of the House Israel Allied Caucus and the most senior Democrat on the House-Knesset Parliamentary Friendship Group.
Below are some of Sherman's recent efforts to strengthen the special bond between the United States and Israel.
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We do not yet know the full extent of the horrors perpetuated against Israeli civilians by Hamas terrorists, and we will likely learn of further war crimes by Hamas as new information surfaces in the coming hours and days. But what we've already seen are some of the most horrific images imaginable: elderly women slaughtered while waiting at a bus stop; dozens, including children, young women, and the elderly, kidnapped and taken into the Gaza strip; bodies of the dead desecrated and paraded around. The death toll has already reached 200 and is likely to continue to rise.
Washington DC – Congressman Brad Sherman (D-CA), a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, applauds President Joe Biden's breakthrough announcement that Israel would enter the U.S. Visa Waiver Program. The announcement comes 11 years after Congressman Sherman introduced the original bill to allow Israel's entrance into the U.S. Visa Waiver Program. Sherman's Visa Waiver for Israel Act was originally introduced in May of 2012.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Brad Sherman (CA-32), senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Co-Chair of the Congressional Israel Allies Caucus, has been officially selected by the U.S. House of Representatives to serve as a member of the House-Knesset Parliamentary Friendship Group. This newly formed, bipartisan group will be responsible for increasing cooperation and strengthening relations between the United States and Israel. Sherman will be the group's number two ranking Democrat.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On July 19, 2023, Congressman Brad Sherman (CA-32) helped welcome Israeli President Isaac Herzog as part of a Congressional Escort Committee for President Herzog's historic address to a Joint Session of Congress.
"It was an honor to escort President Isaac Herzog of Israel to his address to Congress," said Congressman Sherman after the speech. "The room was packed with Members of Congress and Senators - from both sides of the aisle. Make no mistake: the U.S. Congress, both Democrat and Republican alike, stand with Israel."
Washington, DC -- As the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass a resolution proclaiming that Israel is "not a racist or apartheid state", Congressman Brad Sherman (CA-32) made a passionate speech on the House Floor defending Israel while slamming Republican's hypocrisy on antisemitism.
"We can't fight antisemitism if either side is only willing to get tough on it when politically convenient," proclaimed Sherman in a fiery speech.
Washington, D.C. -- Today marks 75 years of Israeli Independence. Today follows the day of remembrance for Israel's fallen soldiers and terror victims, and the day of remembrance for victims of the Shoah. One reminds us of the cost of having Israel, the other demonstrates the cost of not having Israel.
Washington, D.C. -- Israeli police say at least seven people were killed and three were injured in a shooting near a synagogue in Jerusalem in what police chief Yaakov Shabtai described as "one of the worst terror attacks in the past few years."
"Horrified and outraged to learn that, yet again, an act of Palestinian terrorism has stolen the lives of innocent Israeli civilians - this time, at least 7 attending Shabbat services," said Congressman Brad Sherman. "Equally horrifying are images of militants handing out sweets to 'celebrate' this evil act."
Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Brad Sherman (D-CA) announced the inclusion of over $21 million in funding for U.S.-Israel Cooperative Programming in the government funding bill that President Biden signed last evening. Congressman Sherman led over 80 bipartisan Members in sending a series of letters to the House Appropriations Committee urging the funding of a variety of U.S.-Israel cooperative programs.
Washington, D.C. -- President Isaac Herzog of Israel traveled to the United States as part of an official state visit. President Herzog met with Congressional leaders, including Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Congressman Brad Sherman, where they discussed various critical issues.