While House Republicans were holding the line against the tide of anti-Israel sentiment sweeping the country, Vance went on the most-listened-to podcast this week and made it clear that he is not to be counted among those who share that position.
A 364-day calendar, disputed by Jerusalem and the Qumran sect, was used by the Qumran community, but was abandoned as relations with Hasmonean King Alexander Jannaeus improved.
The decline in the favorability of mainstream American views toward Israel has coincided with a rise in antisemitic violence, particularly in large metropolises, promoted by Islamo-Leftist groups.
