Posts Tagged: US Congress
Clock Running Out to Avert US Government Shutdown, as Trump Blames Democrats
Racing against a midnight deadline, the US Congress will try on Friday to send President Donald Trump legislation to keep the government operating and avoid...
President Rouhani: Iran Will Respond if US Missile Law Passes
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said Wednesday his country will respond if a bill in the US Congress imposing sanctions on people involved in Iran's ballistic...
Expert: ‘Paralyzed’ Education Department Unable to Protect Jews on Campus Due to System’s Lack of Antisemitism Definition
A legal expert last week called the US Department of Education (DoED) “paralyzed” when it comes to protecting Jewish students, due to the absence of a system-wide...
California Congressman Urges Education Secretary to Adopt State Dept Definition of Antisemitism, in Face of ‘Undeniable’ Increase in Jew-Hatred on Campus
A California congressman appealed to the Department of Education this week to adopt the State Department's definition of antisemitism, in order to combat an “undeniable” increase in Jew-hatred on...
Northwestern U Lecturer Targeted With Nazi Salute, ‘Heil Hitler’ Near Campus Jewish Center
A lecturer at Northwestern University was shown the Nazi salute last month by a passerby, student newspaper The Daily Northwestern reported on Sunday. According to the...
Co-Sponsor of House Antisemitism Act Rejects Claim Legislation Will ‘Diminish, Infringe’ on First Amendment Rights
A congressional bill advancing the fight against antisemitism on college campuses will not “diminish or infringe on” First Amendment rights, a spokesman for a co-sponsor of...
Alan Dershowitz: Keith Ellison, The Wrong Man at the Wrong Time
What should a political party that has just lost its white working class, blue-collar base to a “make America great again” nationalist do to try...
Congressman Behind New Anti-BDS Bill: We Want to Do Everything We Can to Protect Israel
The anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement is an “insidious” phenomenon that must be tackled head-on, an Illinois congressman who co-authored a new anti-BDS bill...
Watchdog: US Government ‘Violating Law’ by Funding Pro-BDS Campus Centers With Tax Dollars (INTERVIEW)
The US government is “violating the law” by using tax dollars to fund antisemitic and anti-Israel activity on college campuses, a member of a Washington, DC-based...
Mideast Expert Reveals Details of Palestinian Authority Payments to Terrorists’ Families: $78 Extra for Jerusalem Residents, $130 for Arab Israelis
The head of a Jerusalem-and Washington, DC-based research organization revealed specifics on Tuesday of the “significant sums” allocated by the Palestinian Authority to incarcerated and dead...
US Official in Testimony to Senate Committee: Facing Territorial Losses, Weakened Morale, ISIS Setting Sights on Israel
With the Islamic State (ISIS) incurring territorial losses in Syria and Iraq -- and suffering weakened morale as a result -- the jihadist terror group is now...
US Lawmaker Calls Out International Community for Funding Palestinian Terror (VIDEO)
Palestinian terrorists are being financially rewarded for their crimes by the international community, a US lawmaker said on Wednesday. Highlighting the issue during a budget hearing, Chairman of...
Report: Hezbollah on Verge of Serious Cash-Flow Crisis
Hezbollah is on the verge of a serious financial crisis, the Israeli news site nrg reported on Monday. According to the report, based on Lebanese sources, the reason...
Former Israeli Defense Minister on Iran Nuclear Deal: ‘There Will Be Bloodshed, But Israel Is Strong’ (INTERVIEW)
“Israel has been, and should be, operating under the assumption that Iran is going for and will probably acquire nuclear weaponry; there’s no doubt in...
