Posts Tagged: US Senate
Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif Says Commitment to Nuclear Deal Serves US Interests
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Thursday it was in the interest of the United States to remain committed to a multilateral nuclear...
Human Rights Expert Says Unanimous Passage of Senate Antisemitism Bill Will Have ‘Ripple Effect’ on US Campuses
A newly passed US Senate bill advancing the fight against antisemitism will have a “ripple effect” on educational institutions, the head of a Jewish human rights organization told...
Senate Set to Override Obama’s Veto of Bill Allowing Families of 9/11 Victims to Sue Saudi Arabia
For the first time in President Obama’s tenure, the Senate is set to override his veto of a bill that would allow the families of...
Republican Senator: Next President Should Rescind MOU With Israel and Give Jewish State a Better Deal
President Barack Obama’s successor in the White House should nix the recently signed ten-year Memorandum of Understanding on US military aid to Israel and negotiate a new...
US Senator: Palestinian Authority’s Use of American Tax Dollars to Fund Terrorists ‘Morally Repugnant, Must Be Stopped’ (INTERVIEW)
The Palestinian Authority’s use of American taxpayer dollars to fund terrorists and their families is “morally repugnant and must be stopped,” a US senator told...
US Senate Unanimously Passes Bill to Cut Off Financing for Hezbollah
JNS.org - The U.S. Senate unanimously passed a bill that seeks to target and cut off financing for the Iranian-backed Lebanese terrorist organization Hezbollah. The bill, co-sponsored...
Analysis: U.S.-Israel Energy Bill Latest Example of Collaboration That Supports ‘Start-Up Nation’ Growth
While the American Studies Association announced a boycott of Israeli academics last week, the U.S. Senate on Friday signed a bipartisan U.S.-Israel energy bill calling for...
Top US General: “No Doubt” Israel Will Attack if Iran Reaches Critical Point in Nuclear Program
Times of Israel - In a little-noticed exchange Tuesday at the Senate Armed Services Committee, a top US general said he had no doubt...
What the Massachusetts Senate Race Means for Israel
The race is heating up to fill the now-empty seat U.S. Sen. John Kerry (D-MA), who was confirmed as Secretary of State, once held. But what...
Marine, Jew and Republican Senator?
Living and working inside the Washington beltway affords me the opportunity to meet a broad mix of interesting people. A few weeks ago I was...
