Posts Tagged: Bob Menendez
Rights Advocate Cardin Replaces Menendez as US Senate Foreign Relations Chair
Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) will serve as chairman of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, replacing Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ), who faces felony bribery charges,...
Menendez Indictment Prompts Calls in US Congress for Egypt Aid Rethink
Charges that Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) accepted bribes in exchange for wielding his influence to aid the Egyptian government prompted calls in the US Congress...
Pro-Israel US Senator Indicted on Bribery, Extortion Charges
One of Israel's staunchest supporters in the US Senate was indicted on Friday on federal bribery and extortion charges, with prosecutors alleging that he used...
Israeli Minister Ron Dermer Meets Antony Blinken Amid Potential Saudi-Israel Deal
i24 News — Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer met with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday in Washington, DC, discussing regional cooperation and...
Biden Human Rights Nominee Drops Out Amid GOP Israel Bias Concern
President Joe Biden’s nominee for a senior State Department human rights position withdrew from consideration Tuesday amid Republican objection to her anti-Israel statements. The nomination of...
Iron Dome Funding Delayed by Republican Senator Rand Paul
i24 News - Democrat Bob Menendez introduced a unanimous consent resolution to the Senate floor on Monday to fund Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system,...
Senate Panel May Subpoena US Defense Secretary Austin to Testify on Afghanistan —Menendez
The chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Bob Menendez, said on Tuesday he was disappointed US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin did not agree to...
Cory Booker’s Jewish Enablers
Ten days ago, Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey announced his candidacy for the presidency of the United States. My closest friend since his years as...
Senator Menendez Grills Wendy Sherman on ‘Iran Deal or War’ Argument
Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) grilled Undersecretary of State Wendy Sherman on the Obama administration's oft-repeated dichotomy of either the Iran nuclear deal, or war. "Madame secretary, uh, 'This...
Senator Menendez Has Always Been a Leader on Stopping Iran (INTERVIEW)
JNS.org - When Iran was in the incipient stages of its nuclear program, U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) sponsored the Iran Nuclear Proliferation Prevention...
Senator Menendez Vows to Defy Obama on Iran Sanctions
Reuters - A Democratic co-sponsor of a bill to impose new sanctions on Iran if there is no agreement on its nuclear program by July...
Did Menendez Kill Pro-Israel Bill to Save It?
JNS.org - The killing of a major pro-Israel bill in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee last week has ignited another round of finger...
Senator Menendez Says White House ‘Fear-Mongering’ on Iran
Politico - Sen. Robert Menendez on Wednesday sharply criticized the Obama administration for urging Congress not to pass new sanctions on Iran. The Senate Foreign Relations...
