Benaya Cherlow put himself at the forefront of the effort to do what he said his government has not: reach out to Democrats, without giving up.
The protester was identified as Aaron Bushnell, 25, an Air Force service member. He is reported to have died from his wounds.
The sanctions represent Washington's latest efforts to punish Tehran, whose proxies in Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen and the Gaza Strip have attacked US and Israeli targets.
The Knesset Speaker's trip to the United States comes amongst division over the Israel-Gaza conflict, which remains at the forefront.
Police on Wednesday arrested Tireek Myrick, 32, in the Jan. 28 assault of Rabbi Menachem Shemtov, the Chabad rabbi at Georgetown University.
"The protestors showed their true colors. This is antisemitism, plain and simple," Combat Antisemitism Movement CEO Sacha Roytman stated.
In an entry on the charging document marked “suspected hate crime,” the investigating officer checked “No.”