Posts Tagged: Congress Israel
Congress Is Not ‘Bought’: What Commentators Get Wrong About Campaign Finance and Political Influence
The claim that AIPAC has effectively “bought” Congress rests on a misunderstanding of how American campaign finance law actually works. A recent example appeared during...
Anti-Israel Members of US Congress Silent on Successful Hostage Rescue Operation, Tweet Against AIPAC Instead
Despite commenting regularly on the war in Gaza, some of the most vocal critics of Israel in the US Congress have remained noticeably silent following...
US Lawmakers, Jewish World React to Biden’s Threat to Israel to Change US Policy Toward Gaza
Members of the US Congress and major Jewish and pro-Israel organizations reacted swiftly to US President Joe Biden's administration calling for an "immediate ceasefire" in...
Media Ignores Pro-BDS Congresswoman’s Checkered History on Israel
Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D) is not the most high-profile of politicians. Serving as the representative for Minnesota’s 4th Congressional District since 2001, her political endeavors...
Pro-Israel Members of Congress Pen Letter to Biden, Criticizing Internal ‘Antisemitic’ Rhetoric
JNS.org — Four pro-Israel members Jewish members of Congress criticized antisemitic statements by their colleagues from both sides of the aisle on Wednesday in a...
How to Keep Bipartisan Support for Israel Strong
Over the last year, much of the political rancor involving the US-Israel relationship was focused on the presidential race. Yet historiographical evidence reveals that Congress...
Members of Congress Misled Into Signing Racist Letter on Israel
JNS.org - Did you hear the shocking news? Sixty Congress members just signed a letter demanding that the Federal government stop the dismantling of any...
From Congress to Classrooms: Reframing the Israel Narrative
JNS.org - Concern about resurgent antisemitism has been at a fever-pitch among Diaspora Jews for years. In Britain, the veteran Jewish Labour MP Dame Louise Ellman...
American Military Aid Goes Beyond the Money
JNS.org - American military aid is the cornerstone of Israeli defense policy. Not just because of the money itself, which represents a significant portion of...
Congress and Jewish Groups Express Solidarity With Israel After Hamas Rocket Barrage
JNS.org - Members of Congress and the American Jewish community are reacting to the most recent escalation between Hamas and Israel, with the former firing rockets...
Jewish Groups Happy With New Omnibus Spending Bill
JNS.org - Major American Jewish organizations are pleased with the provisions in the newly enacted federal spending bill concerning Israel, national defense, and domestic-safety issues. President Donald Trump...
Holding Out an Olive Branch? US Lawmakers Speak Out After Being Detained on the Temple Mount
JNS.org - US Representatives Scott Tipton (R-Colo.) and David B. McKinley (R-W.Va.) no doubt anticipated an eye-opening experience when they visited the Temple Mount on Thursday -- as...
Lawmakers Will Challenge Obama’s Limit on Defense Aid for Israel
JNS.org - Democratic and Republican lawmakers are vowing to challenge a limit on US defense aid to Israel that President Barack Obama included in the recently...
The ‘National Security’ Excuse Lets Terror Sponsors Go Unpunished
JNS.org - Ever wonder why it is that Congress passes so many strongly pro-Israel bills, yet they never seem to be implemented? For example, a bill was...
