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March 18, 2021


Meet the Biden Administration’s Middle East Policy Makers

Since his inauguration, President Joe Biden has moved to staff his administration despite the fact that Washington was paralyzed from the outset with the historic impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump and efforts to...
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May 31, 2017


H.R. 2712: Palestinian International Terrorism Support Prevention Act of 2017

On May 25, Rep. Brian Mast (R-Florida) introduced H.R. 2712, “a bill to impose sanctions with respect to foreign support for Palestinian terrorism, and for other purposes.” As of May 30, the bill had garnered...
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January 06, 2017


House and Senate Introduce Resolutions Disapproving the UNSC Resolution on Israeli Settlements

On January 5, 2017, the US House of Representatives, by a vote of 342-80, passed HRes11, a non-binding resolution objecting to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 2334 as an obstacle to Israeli-Palestinian peace....
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November 17, 2016


House Votes in Favor of Syria Sanctions

On Tuesday, November 15, the House agreed, by a unanimous voice vote, to pass HR5732, the Caesar Civilian Protection Act of 2016, a bill that would impose new sanctions on the Syrian government and its...
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September 29, 2016


Congress Overrides Presidential Veto of JASTA Legislation

  Despite an intensive lobbying effort by Saudi Arabia’s many lobbyists against the Justice against State Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA), the House and Senate on September 28 voted to override the President’s veto. This...
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May 23, 2016


US-Saudi Relations – Update: Senate Passes Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act

  On May 17, the Senate passed by voice vote S2040 The Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act, referred to as the “JASTA,” after agreeing to a substitute amendment.  The amendment, S.Amdt. 3945, was offered...
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May 04, 2016


Saudi Arabia: Under Congressional Scrutiny

  There has been a debate in Washington about the nature of the US-Saudi relationship which recently has been fraught with tension due largely to the Iran nuclear deal, but also the diminution of American...
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April 20, 2016


Who is Behind the Effort to Declare the Muslim Brotherhood a Terrorist Organization

(amended) The issue of designating the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) a foreign terrorist organization (FTO) has gained momentum in recent months. During an April 13 hearing before the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East...
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