Posts Tagged: Eliot Engel Israel
‘I Will Oppose Occupation,’ New York Democratic Congressional Candidate Who Defeated Pro-Israel Incumbent Declares
The US Democratic congressional candidate who defeated a veteran pro-Israel legislator in the primaries to secure his party's nomination for New York's 16th District in...
Is Longtime Pro-Israel Congressman Eliot Engel in Trouble?
JNS.org - Longtime Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY) is having a rough week. First, the pro-Israel Jewish lawmaker was caught in a hot-mic moment on Tuesday,...
House Foreign Affairs Chair Downplays Tension Between Democrats and Netanyahu
JNS.org - In Israel, US Rep. Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.), chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, downplayed on Wednesday the apparent tension between the Democratic...
Report: Bipartisan Group of Congress Members Agree MOU Clause Preventing Israel From Seeking Extra Funding Likely Unconstitutional
A bipartisan group of Congress members agreed during a panel discussion in New York City on Tuesday that the clause of the new $38 billion...
Rep. Eliot Engel, New Chair of Jewish Legislators Council, Wants to Address Concerns on Iran
JNS.org - U.S. Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY) was recently appointed as chairman of the International Council of Jewish Parliamentarians (ICJP), an initiative of...
Eliot Engel on Hagel: “The President is His Boss and Policy is Set by the President”
Congressman Eliot Engel (D-NY) was one of the most vociferous opponents of Chuck Hagel's nomination for secretary of defense, telling a C-SPAN roundtable late last...
U.S. Lawmakers Petition Obama to Close PLO’s Washington Office
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is urging President Barack Obama to close the Palestine Liberation Organization's (PLO) office in Washington, DC, in response to the...
U.S. Representatives Call for Moment of Silence at London Olympics to Mark Munich Massacre
An Israeli petition to the International Olympic Committee for a moment of silence at this summer's Olympic games in London, in honor of the Israelis...
