2 0 0 4 , ▁Brad ▁Sh erman ▁first ▁introduced ▁the ▁U . S .- Is rael ▁Energy ▁Co operation ▁Act . ▁It ▁provides ▁grant ▁money ▁to ▁joint ▁vent ures ▁between ▁American ▁and ▁Isra eli ▁academ ics ▁and ▁private ▁sector ▁companies ▁that ▁conduct ▁research ▁and ▁develop ▁energy - efficient ▁and ▁renew able ▁energy ▁techn ologies . ▁ ▁On ▁July ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Sh erman ▁appeared ▁as ▁a ▁guest ▁comment ator ▁on ▁the ▁Al ▁J aze era ▁America ’ s ▁network . ▁During ▁his ▁appearance , ▁Sh erman ▁went ▁after ▁the ▁Q atar - based ▁own ers ▁of ▁Al ▁J aze era , ▁critic izing ▁the ▁own ers ▁for ▁fund ing ▁Ham as . ▁Sh erman ▁said , ▁" Every ▁one ▁of ▁those ▁rock ets ▁[ f ired ▁by ▁Ham as ▁into ▁Isra eli ▁cities ] ▁is ▁a ▁war ▁crime , ▁almost ▁every ▁one . ▁Of ▁course ▁it ' s ▁a ▁war ▁crime ▁committed ▁by ▁Ham as . ▁And ▁of ▁course ▁the ▁own ers ▁of ▁this ▁TV ▁network ▁help ▁fund ▁Ham as ." ▁Sh erman ▁emphas ized ▁that ▁Ham as ▁often ▁a ims ▁attacks ▁at ▁civil ian ▁targets . ▁ ▁The ▁own ers ▁of ▁Al ▁J aze era ▁that ▁Sh erman ▁mentioned ▁is ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁Q atar . ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Sh erman ▁and ▁Congress man ▁P ete ▁Ros k am ▁( R - IL ) ▁requested ▁new ▁san ctions ▁on ▁Q atar ▁in ▁a ▁letter ▁to ▁Secretary ▁of ▁Tre as