Tag: U.S. Congress
Dermer: Denying entry of Omar, Tlaib into Israel not due to pressure from Trump
Israeli Ambassador to the United States Ron Dermer dismissed accusations that the decision to bar Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) from entering Israel was the result of pressure by U.S....
Citing their support for BDS, Israel blocks entry to Tlaib and Omar
Israel has blocked entry to Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) and Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), who support the anti-Israel BDS movement.
Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely announced the move on Thursday, despite Israel’s Ambassador to...
Right-wing MKs to Congress: Palestinian statehood far more dangerous than BDS
Nearly two-dozen right-wing members of the Knesset are urging the U.S. Congress to reconsider their position on Palestinian statehood, arguing that a two-state solution is “far more dangerous” than the BDS movement.
“The establishment of...
What Congress members did on their summer vacation in Israel
Americans spend a lot of time complaining about Congress. They complain that nothing gets done, and they carp that its members spend too much time playing politics. But whether or not you think that...
72 representatives don’t #skipthetrip, join largest-ever delegation to Israel
A total of 41 Democrats and 31 Republicans are in Israel on overlapping party tours to get a firsthand view of the complex security challenges Israel faces and to express their unconditional, bipartisan support...
House Democrats in Israel say ‘Squad’ doesn’t speak for party
Since Democrats were swept into power in the U.S. House of Representatives in November—with some harboring more progressive views than the mainstream—questions have rattled many in the Jewish community over whether or not the...
GOP Rep. Emmer: Soros, Steyer and Bloomberg ‘bought control of Congress’
Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) accused billionaires George Soros, Michael Bloomberg and Tom Steyer of being “left-wing radicals” who have “bought control of Congress for the Democrats.”
Soros and Bloomberg, a former mayor of New York,...
US House overwhelmingly condemns the BDS movement, affirms support for Israel
The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a resolution on Tuesday evening condemning the anti-Israel BDS movement.
The final tally was 398 in favor, 17 against and 5 present.
It was introduced by Reps. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.), Lee...
Tlaib condemns bipartisan anti-BDS resolution as ‘unconstitutional’
U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) condemned the House Foreign Affairs Committee for considering a resolution condemning the anti-Israel BDS movement.
The resolution seeks “to silence opposition of Israel’s blatantly racist policies that demonize both Palestinians...
Senate votes to block arms sales to Saudi Arabia, UAE and Jordan
In three votes on Thursday, the U.S. Senate passed 22 resolutions to prevent arms sales to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Jordan without congressional approval.
The tally of the first two votes was...