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David Trone on Foreign Policy

 

 


Opposes BDS in Congress and in his wine stores

Trone, the owner of a popular D.C.-area wine store chain, is the only sitting member of Congress who is an AIPAC "minyan" donor-- the highest membership level in the pro-Israel group. He has been an outspoken critic of the anti-Israel BDS movement (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions) in Congress--and in his job as a wine store owner.
Source: Jewish Insider on 2024 Maryland Senate race , May 4, 2023

Congressional report on hate speech in Palestinian textbooks

A bipartisan group of lawmakers reintroduced the Peace and Tolerance in Palestinian Education Act. The bill requires the Secretary of State to submit a report to Congress reviewing textbooks produced by the Palestinian Authority. Rep. Brad Sherman sponsored the bill along with Lee Zeldin, Josh Gottheimer, Brian Mast and David Trone. There are concerns that such textbooks "include language and imagery that encourage violence and hatred toward other nations and ethnic groups," Sherman said.
Source: The Jerusalem Post on 2021 House incumbent co-sponsorship , Apr 7, 2021

Sponsored bill to monitor forced Uyghur labor in Xinjiang.

Trone co-sponsored Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act

Legislative summary: The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act: