Tag: U.S. Congress
Next Congress likely to continue a strong Jewish presence
Despite comprising just 2 percent of the total U.S. population, Jews have always played an outsized role in politics.
In the outgoing 116th Congress, nine Jewish members served in the Senate and 27 served in...
America plans to sell 50 F-35 fighter jets to UAE
The U.S. State Department informally notified Congress on Thursday that it intends to sell 50 F-35 fighter jets to the United Arab Emirates, announced U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.).
The deal, which must...
Overwhelming bipartisan support in Congress for Abraham Accords
Congress has recorded overwhelmingly bipartisan support for the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain normalizing ties with the State of Israel.
To date, 52 Republicans, 38 Democrats and one Independent have co-sponsored a Senate resolution introduced by Sens....
Congress members introduce bipartisan resolution in support of Israeli accords
A bipartisan group of Congress members introduced a resolution this week in support of the normalization deals between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, and Israel and Bahrain.
On Tuesday, U.S. House Foreign Affairs chairman...
Will the Democrats’ generational shift turn the tide against Israel?
For pro-Israel Democrats, the only thing that matters about 2020 is that former Vice President Joe Biden is at the top of the ticket. They have good reason to celebrate the fact that he...
Jewish and Israel-related groups mourn the passing of 80-year-old Rep. John Lewis
Israel-related and Jewish communities expressed their condolences over the passing of civil-rights icon and longtime congressional Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) on July 17 after a six-month battle with pancreatic cancer.
“It is with inconsolable grief and enduring...
Democrats circulate letter that proposes cutting US assistance to Israel over sovereignty plans
Four Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives have been circulating a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, threatening the conditioning or even cutting off of U.S. assistance to Israel if...
Sen. Hoyer, 115 Democrats sign letter objecting to Israeli annexation
U.S. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and 114 other Democrats have signed onto a letter to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz to express opposition to Israel possibly applying...
Engel faces toughest race yet, he says, with concerns about Mideast policy in mind
Rep. Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.) said the New York primary next week—what he’s calling “the toughest race” he has faced yet—involves more than just fighting to keep his congressional seat.
“We’re battling for the heart and soul of...
If AIPAC isn’t supporting Israel’s government, what is its purpose?
Some 25 years ago, I sat in on a briefing of some pro-Israel activists conducted by Steve Rosen, who was then AIPAC’s director of foreign-policy issues. It was the heyday of the Oslo Accords,...