Posts Tagged: House Foreign Affairs Committee
Possible Deal on Iran Divides US Lawmakers Largely Along Party Lines
US lawmakers appearing on Sunday morning talk shows split sharply over a potential deal to end the Iran war, with Republicans mostly backing the publicly...
US Congress Advances Legislation to Punish Iran, Collaborators as Trump Admin Gears Up for Nuclear Talks
As the Trump administration prepares for negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program this weekend, the US House Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday moved forward...
US Lawmakers, Experts Put Palestinian Authority on Notice for ‘Pay for Slay’ Terrorist Payments
US lawmakers and experts on Wednesday lambasted the Palestinian Authority (PA) for continuing to reward terrorists and their families for carrying out attacks against Israelis,...
‘Critical Step in Trying to Get Saudi Arabia’: House Foreign Affairs Committee Passes Bill to Create Abraham Accords Envoy
The House Foreign Affairs Committee on Tuesday unanimously approved a bill to create a permanent envoy tasked with strengthening and expanding the Abraham Accords that...
US Lawmakers Introduce Bill Sanctioning Iranian Missile, Drone Programs
A bipartisan group of members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Tuesday introduced a bill to sanction Iran’s missile and drone programs ahead of...
House Foreign Affairs Committee Unanimously Passes Bill to Examine Antisemitic Palestinian School Curricula
The House Foreign Affairs Committee on Thursday unanimously passed the Peace and Tolerance in Palestinian Education Act, setting the bill to be considered by the...
US Lawmakers, Jewish Groups Slam Amnesty Report as ‘Demonization’ of Israel
A leading progressive Congressman and the ranking Republican member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee joined other US lawmakers, Jewish groups and Israeli officials on...
Tlaib Condemns Bipartisan Anti-BDS Resolution, Claiming It Is ‘Unconstitutional’
JNS.org - US Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) condemned the House Foreign Affairs Committee for considering a resolution condemning the anti-Israel BDS movement. The resolution seeks “to...
Israel Anti-Boycott Act Approved by House Foreign Affairs Committee
The House Foreign Affairs Committee unanimously approved on Thursday a bill targeting boycotts of Israel, setting the legislation on a path to a full vote...
US Lawmakers Advance Measures to Block Aid to Hamas
The House Foreign Affairs Committee approved legislation on Wednesday targeting the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas. The approved measures include the Palestinian International Terrorism Support Prevention Act (H.R. 2712), which will impose...
UN Watchdog to Congress: Demand UNRWA Donors Hold Relief Agency Accountable for Staff Members’ Social Media Antisemitism, Incitement to Terrorism Against Israelis
The head of a Geneva-based monitoring organization testified before the US Congress on Thursday, presenting an extensive and scathing report on the promotion of terrorism against Israelis by employees...
Hezbollah in Worst Financial Shape in Decades, US Official Claims
JNS.org - A U.S. Treasury official claimed that the Lebanese terror group Hezbollah is in its “worst financial shape in decades.” Adam Szubin, the U.S. Treasury Department’s...
Leading US Lawmakers Fear Iran Deal Preserves Tehran’s Nuclear Program
U.S. lawmakers signaled trepidation as they prepared to comb through about 150 pages of the nuclear agreement with Iran announced Tuesday, with many fearing that the agreement would...
Congresswoman Meng Pushes State Department on Israeli Visa Crisis; Kerry Admits 32% of Post-Army Israelis Were Refused B-2 Tourist Visa
The U.S. State Department said that 32 percent of Israelis aged 21 to 27 were refused B-2 tourist visas in 2013, double the 16...
