Tag: House Foreign Affairs Committee
At US embassy in Jerusalem, Bennett reiterates return of bipartisan support for Israel
A bipartisan group of members of the U.S. House of Representatives and Israeli officials celebrated Independence Day on Tuesday at a small event hosted by the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem.
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett...
Zeldin reintroduces bill to cut Lebanese military’s ties to Hezbollah
A bill aiming to break the partnership between the Lebanese military and the Iran-backed terrorist organization Hezbollah in Lebanon was reintroduced on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday.
Titled “Countering Hizballah in...
Rabbinical group: Omar’s promotion shows ‘Congress willing to tolerate anti-Semitism’
The Coalition for Jewish Values said in a statement on Monday that the promotion of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) to a senior position on the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee shows that Congress appears to accept...
Rep. Castro seeks to welcome Palestinians before Foreign Affairs Committee
Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas), who is running for the chairmanship of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee following the loss of current chair Rep. Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.) in the New York primary race, promised...
Pence again calls for removal of Omar from House Foreign Affairs Committee
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Friday reiterated his call for Rep. Ilhan Omar to be removed from the House Foreign Affairs Committee for making anti-Semitic and anti-Israel comments while in Congress.
“Ilhan Omar has made statements...
Engel says he won’t remove Minnesota Rep. Omar from Foreign Affairs Committee
The chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee said on Tuesday that he will not eject Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) from the committee over her latest anti-Semitic remarks.
“No, I’m not close to it,” said...
12 pro-Israel groups call on Pelosi, Engel to remove Omar from House Committee
Twelve pro-Israel groups delivered a letter on Monday to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Foreign Affairs Committee chairman Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.), urging for the removal of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) from the committee amid the...
Pro-Israel groups take issue with appointment of Omar to House Foreign Affairs Committee
It didn’t take long for Jewish and Israel-related groups to react to the appointment of anti-Israel Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) to the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
Along with several other new members of Congress, Omar has gained...
Anti-Israel Democrat Ilhan Omar appointed to House Foreign Affairs Committee
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi appointed Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) to serve on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, despite anti-Israel statements made by the freshman Democrat, such as tweeting that “Israel has hypnotized the world,” and her support for...