Tag: U.S. Congress
Orthodox group joins lawmakers to form caucus promoting Torah values, battling anti-Semitism
Members of both parties in Congress inaugurated a new Congressional Caucus on Monday to focus on Jewish issues such as the rise of anti-Semitism and unfair treatment in Jewish communities.
According to a news release...
Israeli lawmakers herald launch of Abraham Accords Caucus in Congress
Israeli lawmakers welcomed the launch of the Abraham Accords Caucus this week in Congress.
The new caucus on Capitol Hill in Washington will be launched as a bipartisan initiative by Democrats and Republicans in both...
Democratic lawmakers call for sanctions against Israeli cyber firm NSO Group
Eighteen U.S. lawmakers released a letter on Tuesday urging the U.S. Treasury and State Departments to sanction Israeli spyware firm NSO Group for allegedly helping authoritarian regimes commit human-rights violations.
The letter, which also called...
Bipartisan lawmakers endorse bill to thwart funding Hamas via cryptocurrency
A bill aimed to cut off funding of the Hamas terror group that rules the Gaza Strip was endorsed on Wednesday by the bipartisan House Problem Solvers Caucus.
The Hamas International Financing Prevention Act would create sanctions...
Republican lawmakers introduce bill to designate Muslim Brotherhood as terror group
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.) have reintroduced legislation that urges the U.S. State Department to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a foreign terrorist organization.
The measure, which was introduced in the Senate by...
Lapid meets with J Street-led Democrat trip, including vocal critics of Israel
Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid met with a visiting congressional delegation of Democrats on Monday organized by J Street.
The delegation was comprised of Reps. Rosa DeLauro (D-Ct.) Mark Pocan (D-Wis.), Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), Melania...
In first day of US trip, Lapid underscores bipartisanship, urges alternative plan on Iran
On the first of a three-day visit to Washington, Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid made his rounds in Congress on Tuesday, highlighting the Israeli government’s push for bipartisan support for Israel in the United...
Iron Dome funding to Israel delayed in Senate, though favored to pass
Assistance funding for Israel’s Iron Dome air-defense system was temporarily delayed in the U.S. Senate this week when it appeared as a sidenote to the Senate’s fight to avert a government shutdown.
While working on...
The Squad loves dead Jews: Support for Hamas implies nothing less
“People Love Dead Jews: Reports from a Haunted Present” is the title of Dara Horn’s new book. I happened to receive a copy last week just as anti-Israel members of Congress were doing their...
After rough few days, Iron Dome funding prevails, but not without partisan finger-pointing
Pro-Israel Democrats scrambled on Thursday to restore approximately $1 billion to help fund the replenishment of Israel’s Iron Dome air-defense system after funding was stripped earlier this week from the House of Representatives’ legislation...