Tag: U.S. House of Representatives
In northern Israel, Gantz and US lawmakers discuss region’s ‘most pressing challenges’
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz met with a bipartisan delegation of U.S. Congress members on Tuesday in Shlomi, a town in northern Israel near the Lebanese border.
The meeting occurred at the newly unveiled Rafael...
Progressives introduce motion slamming Israel’s decision to blacklist Palestinian NGOs
Several progressive Democrats introduced an resolution in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday criticizing the decision by Israel to declare six Palestinian NGOs as terror organizations.
Sponsored by Rep. Betty McCollum (D-Minn.), it recognizes...
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...
Comedian Sarah Silverman calls out ‘Squad’ for trying to block Iron Dome funding
Jewish comedian and actor Sarah Silverman criticized “The Squad” of left-wing Democratic lawmakers over recent attempts to block U.S. funding for Israel’s Iron Dome air-defense system.
Referring to Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.)...
House Foreign Affairs Committee advances Israeli-Arab normalization bill
The House Foreign Affairs Committee passed a bipartisan bill on Thursday that aims to build on the Abraham Accords between Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan and Morocco.
H.B. 2748, introduced in the U.S. House of...
The complicated politics of hating Israel
Thursday, Sept. 23 was a banner day for pro-Israel Democrats. But in the aftermath of the party leadership’s swift move to undo what had seemed like a stunning triumph on the part of their...
Naftali Bennett departs for US to address UN General Assembly
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett set off for New York on Saturday night, saying he looked forward to presenting Israel’s voice to the world at the U.N. General Assembly on Monday.
Addressing reporters before boarding...
Bennett, Gantz thank US after lawmakers overwhelmingly approve Iron Dome funding
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Defense Minister Benny Gantz posted messages of thanks to the United States minutes after the House of Representatives voted in favor of supplying Israel with $1 billion worth...
Jewish Democrat introduces bill to make two-state solution US policy, condition aid to Israel
Jewish Democratic Rep. Andy Levin (D-Mich.) is introducing legislation that would make a two-state solution official U.S. policy.
Named the “Two-State Solution Act,” it states that “only the outcome of a two-state solution can both...
Bipartisan bill seeks to block funding to Hamas and other terrorist groups
A bipartisan bill aiming to cut funding to terrorist organizations in the Gaza Strip was introduced on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday.
If passed, the “Hamas International Financing Prevention Act,” H.R....