Committee News
December 1, 2010
Chairman Howard L. Berman’s opening statement at hearing, “Imposing Tougher Sanctions on Iran: A Progress Report”November 30, 2010
Berman Condemns Palestinian Report Claiming the Western Wall has no Religious Significance to JewsNovember 29, 2010
Berman Condemns Syria’s Obstruction of International Inspections of its Nuclear ActivitiesNovember 23, 2010
Berman Condemns North Korea’s Attack on South Korea, Nuclear ActivitiesNovember 12, 2010
Berman lifts hold on military assistance to LebanonSeptember 29, 2010
Chairman Berman praises President Obama for implementing Iran human rights sanctionsSeptember 28, 2010
Statement of Chairman Howard L. Berman on H.R. 4645September 24, 2010
Berman Applauds Obama Administration Efforts to Defend Israel at the International Atomic Energy Agency General ConferenceSeptember 23, 2010
Foreign Aid Reform Top Priority for Berman, AdministrationSeptember 20, 2010
Relief and Recovery Efforts in Pakistan, Haiti
Committee News
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Berman Condemns Palestinian Report Claiming the Western Wall has no Religious Significance to Jews
Washington, DC – Rep. Howard Berman (D-CA), chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today condemned a report issued by the Palestinian Authority that claims the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem has no religious significance to Jews.
“I strongly condemn the recent report issued by Palestinian Authority Deputy Minister of Information Al-Mutawakil Taha, which states that the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem has no religious significance to Jews.
“President Abbas and Prime Minister Fayyad know the spiritual importance of the Western Wall to the global Jewish community. To deny the Jewish connection to the Western Wall is to be deliberately provocative and inciteful, no less so than were one to deny the Palestinian connection to the Haram al-Sharif. The PA leadership should immediately denounce Minister Taha’s report, clarify that it is not the official position of the Palestinian Authority, and remove any reference to it from the Palestinian government website.”
David Barnes at (202) 225-5021