• Washington Policy Weekly
    The War on Gaza

    House of Representatives Prohibits Funds for ICC, ICJ, and UNRWA

    Jun 10, 2024Ethan Mayer-Rich

    The House Appropriations Committee released its FY25 State, Foreign Operations, and Relations bill. The legislation prohibits US funding to the ICC, ICJ, UNRWA…

  • Washington Policy Weekly
    The War on Gaza

    Biden Offers an Israeli Proposal to End the Gaza War

    Jun 3, 2024Ethan Mayer-Rich

    On May 31, President Joe Biden announced in live remarks from the White House that Israel had offered a “comprehensive new proposal… a roadmap to an enduring c…

  • Washington Policy Weekly

    International Legal Pressure on Israel Prompts Sharp Criticism from Biden, Congress

    May 28, 2024Ethan Mayer-Rich

    The May 20 announcement from International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khan that he had applied to the court for arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Mi…

  • Washington Policy Weekly
    US Policy

    House Passes Bill to Force Weapons Deliveries to Israel

    May 20, 2024Ethan Mayer-Rich

    The House passed a bill to force weapons deliveries to Israel in response to the Biden administration’s recent pause on delivering certain offensive weapons to…

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    Biden Announces a Pause on Offensive Weapons as Israel Intensifies Its Attack on Rafah

    May 13, 2024Ethan Mayer-Rich

    President Joe Biden made news last week in an interview with CNN when he announced that his administration will pause the delivery of some offensive weapons to…

  • Washington Policy Weekly
    The War on Gaza

    Biden, Congress Criticize Campus Protests Around Country

    May 6, 2024Ethan Mayer-Rich

    President Joe Biden delivered remarks about the growing number of pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses throughout the US, saying “there’s the right to …

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    Washington Policy Weekly

    Apr 29, 2024Ethan Mayer-Rich

    Antony Blinken told reporters that he has confidence in the "many open investigations" into possible human rights abuses committed by Israel in Gaza.

  • Washington Policy Weekly

    Congress Ramps Up Pressure on Iran in Flurry of Legislative Activity

    Apr 22, 2024Ethan Mayer-Rich

    In the wake of Iran’s April 13 retaliatory strike on Israel, the House and Senate replaced last week’s legislative schedule with one almost entirely focused on…