Washington Policy Weekly

A weekly report outlining and analyzing developments in US policy related to the Middle East and covering activities in the three branches of the US government.

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  • Washington Policy Weekly

    Washington Policy Weekly

    Sep 25, 2023Ethan Mayer-Rich C. Ian DeHaven

    Representative Brad Schneider (D-IL) introduced H.Res.701, a House resolution that encourages further deepening of the Abraham Accords. The resolution seeks to…

  • Washington Policy Weekly

    Washington Policy Weekly

    Sep 18, 2023Ethan Mayer-Rich C. Ian DeHaven

    Sen. Kennedy introduced S.2805 which aims to prohibit third-party funding by foreign states and sovereign wealth funds.

  • Washington Policy Weekly

    Washington Policy Weekly

    Sep 11, 2023Ethan Mayer-Rich C. Ian DeHaven

    Senate Democrats wrote to President Biden regarding Israel’s prospective admittance into the US Visa Waiver Program, arguing that Israel is not yet compliant a…

  • Washington Policy Weekly

    Washington Policy Weekly

    Sep 5, 2023Ethan Mayer-Rich C. Ian DeHaven

    Representative Gallego Introduced a bill to curb use of American water resources by Saudi Arabia and foreign Governments. The Bill would impose an excise tax o…

  • Washington Policy Weekly

    Washington Policy Weekly

    Aug 28, 2023Ethan Mayer-Rich C. Ian DeHaven

    Representative Don Bacon introduced the Iraqi and Kurdish Peshmerga Forces Defense Act of 2023, which would help train Iraqi and Kurdish security forces to def…

  • Washington Policy Weekly

    Washington Policy Weekly

    Aug 21, 2023Ethan Mayer-Rich C. Ian DeHaven

    Senator Blumenthal Sent a Letter to the Governor of Saudi Arabia’s PIF, asking him to testify in PSI hearings about the planned PGA Tour-LIV Golf merger.

  • Washington Policy Weekly

    Washington Policy Weekly

    Aug 14, 2023C. Ian DeHaven

    Representative Tenney (R-NY) introduced the Anti-BDS Labeling Act, which if passed and signed into law, would require an act of Congress for the Biden administ…

  • Washington Policy Weekly

    Washington Policy Weekly

    Aug 7, 2023C. Ian DeHaven

    Senator Chris Van Hollen asked President Biden to stop “racists” in the Israeli government from expropriating more Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank.