GOVERNMENT

Chuck Grassley

Senator

A long-standing supporter of the State of Israel and Jewish causes more broadly, Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa entered the fray in 2023 over Swiss bank Credit Suisse providing financial services to thousands of former Nazis. As head of the Senate Budget Committee, the Iowa senator attacked the bank's attempt to muddy the historical record. "When it comes to investigating Nazi matters, righteous justice demands that we must leave no stone unturned," Grassley said. "Credit Suisse has thus far failed to meet that standard." Grassley has been centrally involved in efforts within the US Congress to support Israel, signing a bipartisan and bicameral letter urging the US president to deepen and expand the Abraham Accords, and also condemning the recently passed law in Iraq that criminalizes relations with Israel. Grassley has also pressured World Vision, a humanitarian agency, for clarification over whether some of the approximately $500 million it received from the US government for its work in Gaza was diverted to Palestinian terrorist groups. (Photo: Wikimedia / Creative Commons License)