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    Washington Policy Weekly: Trump Issues Executive Order on Antisemitism and Pro-Palestine Activism

    Feb 3, 2025Ethan Mayer-Rich

    Ethan Mayer-Rich reports on Trump’s executive order to combat antisemitism and “pro-Hamas” activism, including a warning of deporting certain foreign student p…

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    Washington Policy Weekly: Trump Suggests Transferring Palestinians to Jordan and Egypt

    Jan 27, 2025Ethan Mayer-Rich

    Ethan Mayer-Rich reports on President Trump’s call on Jordan and Egypt to take in Gazans; his revocation of the Biden administration’s sanctions on extremist I…

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    Washington Policy Weekly: Biden Announces Israel-Hamas Ceasefire

    Jan 21, 2025Ethan Mayer-Rich

    On January 15, President Joe Biden announced that Israel and Hamas had reached a ceasefire deal, which came into effect on January 19. The agreement resembles …

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    Washington Policy Weekly: US House Bill Targets BDS Movement

    Dec 2, 2024Ethan Mayer-Rich

    Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) introduced H.R.10257, which would prohibit academic institutions that participate in a commercial boycott of Israel from receiving ce…

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    Nov 25, 2024Ethan Mayer-Rich

    The ICC arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant elicited strong pushback from US government officials. President Joe Biden immediately condemned the warrants…

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    Washington Policy Weekly: Blinken Covers Israel’s Failure on Aid to Gaza

    Nov 18, 2024Ethan Mayer-Rich

    Secretary Blinken’s claim that Israel has done enough to improve humanitarian access in Gaza to avoid a US weapons cutoff; The House’s fails to pass a bill ena…

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    Washington Policy Weekly: Biden Urged to Surge Weapons to Israel

    Nov 11, 2024Ethan Mayer-Rich

    HFAC Chairman Michael McCaul urged President Joe Biden to expedite defense articles to Israel, including 2,000-pound bombs, and to eliminate delays to weapons …

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    Washington Policy Weekly

    Sep 30, 2024Ethan Mayer-Rich

    Reps. Ritchie Torres and Andrew Garbarino introduced the “No Foreign Gifts Act,” which would require higher education institutions to receive approval from the…