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Betty McCollum (D-Minn.) Credit: U.S. House of Representatives Official Portrait.

Progressives introduce motion slamming Israel’s decision to blacklist Palestinian NGOs

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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...
Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid meets with U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House leadership in Washington on Oct. 12, 2021. Credit: Shlomi Amsalem/GPO.

In first day of US trip, Lapid underscores bipartisanship, urges alternative plan on Iran

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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 and actor Sarah Silverman. Credit: Kathy Hutchins/Shutterstock.

Comedian Sarah Silverman calls out ‘Squad’ for trying to block Iron Dome funding

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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.)...
Tel Aviv City Hall lights up with the word “Peace” following the signing of the Abraham Accords, Sept. 15, 2020. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90.

House Foreign Affairs Committee advances Israeli-Arab normalization bill

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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...
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on the floor of the House after a vote on Israel's Iron Dome funding. Source: Screenshot.

The complicated politics of hating Israel

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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...
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett addresses reporters before boarding a plane to New York to address the U.N. General Assembly, Sept. 25, 2021. Photo by Avi Ohayon/GPO.

Naftali Bennett departs for US to address UN General Assembly

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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...
The U.S. Capitol building. Credit: Tupungato/Shutterstock.

Bennett, Gantz thank US after lawmakers overwhelmingly approve Iron Dome funding

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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...
U.S. Rep. Andy Levin (D-Mich.). Source: Andy Levin/Facebook.

Jewish Democrat introduces bill to make two-state solution US policy, condition aid to Israel

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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...
U.S. House of Representatives building in Washington, D.C. Credit: www.house.gov.

Bipartisan bill seeks to block funding to Hamas and other terrorist groups

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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....
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) speaking to the House of Representatives ahead of a vote on whether or not to remove her from House committees. Source: Screenshot/C-Span.

Greene publicly apologizes for comparing face masks to Holocaust

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Weeks after comparing the wearing of face masks in the U.S. House of Representatives to the Holocaust in a podcast, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) publicly apologized for her remarks. She did so in front...