Posts Tagged: Mark Kirk
Honoring Former Senator Mark Kirk as a True Friend of Israel
JNS.org - Mark S. Kirk has been described by some as Israel’s best friend in Washington. A crowd of nearly 250 people recently gathered at the...
The Iran Sanctions Bill Won’t Do Much, But it Still Matters
Nearly all the 54 Republican U.S. Senators will vote in favor of the Kirk-Menendez bill requiring sanctions on Iran if the P5+1 negotiations fail. President Obama has...
Decisive Senate Banking Committee Vote on Iran Sanctions Bill Undermines Obama Veto Threat
President Barack Obama's threat to use his veto against new Iran sanctions legislation could potentially backfire, following today's decisive vote by the Senate Banking Committee...
Senators Seeking to Override Obama Veto on Iran Sanctions Bill
JNS.org - Supporters of a new Iran sanctions bill in the U.S. Senate are looking to secure the two-thirds majority needed to override a...
Senator Mark Kirk Vows Congressional Action on Iran Nuclear Program
Illinois GOP Senator Mark Kirk was welcomed Sunday night by a standing ovation from a crowd of nearly 300 members of Chicago's pro-Israel community gathered...
Senator Mark Kirk: Congress Will Not Support ‘Obama-Khamenei’ Nuclear Deal (UPDATE)
A leading United States senator has warned that the Obama Administration is heading for confrontation with Congress over its refusal, as reported by the New...
Senate Republicans Blast Obama on Iran
Politico - Senate Republicans are strongly rejecting a White House plea for a delay in a new round of economic sanctions against Iran and are...
Anti-Israeli Statements in Kerry Congress Briefing
JNS.org - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry reportedly told U.S. senators to ignore Israeli thinking when it comes to Iran sanctions. Describing Kerry's testimony...
U.S. State Department Affirms Support for 5 Million ‘Palestinian Refugees’
In the wake of a Senate amendment requiring the United States to quantify how many Palestinians receiving U.S. aid were displaced after the Israeli War...
92 Senators Demand Iran Sanction Application
When 92 US Senators join together with common purpose that alone is news. When sanctions against the Central Bank of Iran (CBI), or Bank Markazi are...
