Tag: U.S. Senate
Politics and combating anti-Semitism don’t mix
At a time when anti-Semitism is on the rise around the globe, the office of the U.S. State Department’s Special Envoy for Combating and Monitoring Anti-Semitism ought to be filled. Indeed, the Biden administration...
Republican senators urge SEC to investigate if Unilever lied to shareholders
Three Republican senators have sent a letter to the chairman of the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission asking him to consider whether the ice-cream giant Ben & Jerry’s and its parent company lied to...
Harry Reid remembered for deep identification with Jewish community and Israel
Former Democratic leader Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.), who will lie in state at the U.S. Capitol next week, was remembered by Jewish leaders and former staff as someone who deeply respected the Jewish community...
J Street joins anti-Israel groups in support of Gaza amendment to defense bill
J Street has joined with several dozen largely anti-Israel groups, including some that support the BDS movement, in calling for the U.S. Senate to adopt the Gaza amendment as part of the 2022 National...
Jewish groups urge Senate to approve anti-Semitism envoy amid stalled nomination
Some 21 Jewish organizations wrote to the heads of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Thursday urging them to swiftly approve Deborah Lipstadt as the next anti-Semitism envoy.
“As Jewish organizations dedicated to protesting the...
Jewish groups urge approval of anti-Semitism envoy amid concern over past tweets
Jewish organizations are calling on the U.S. Senate and its Foreign Relations Committee to hold a hearing on and confirm historian, author and Emory University professor Deborah Lipstadt for the role of U.S. Special...
Senate confirms Thomas Nides as US ambassador to Israel
The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed U.S. President Joe Biden’s nominee for ambassador to Israel, making banking executive Thomas Nides the United States’ top envoy to its closest ally in the Middle East.
Nides, who...
Ambassador to Israel’s confirmation delayed by GOP objection amid partisan rancor
U.S. President Joe Biden’s pick to serve as U.S. Ambassador to Israel Thomas Nides was delayed from confirmation along with other U.S. State Department nominees due to objection from one Senate Republican.
Senate Foreign Relations chairman Sen....
Senators move to block Biden’s plan to reopen consulate for Palestinians
Three-dozen Republican senators introduced a bill on Tuesday that aims to block the Biden administration’s plan to reopen the U.S. consulate for the Palestinians in Jerusalem.
Upholding the 1995 Jerusalem Embassy Law Act of 2021...
Bipartisan bill urges EU to fully designate Hezbollah as terrorist organization
A bipartisan group of senators introduced a bill on Thursday that calls on the European Union to fully designate Hezbollah as a terrorist organization.
The legislation, introduced by Sens. Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) and Marsha Blackburn...