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House of Representatives Prohibits Funds for ICC, ICJ, and UNRWA
Jun 10, 2024Ethan Mayer-RichThe House Appropriations Committee released its FY25 State, Foreign Operations, and Relations bill. The legislation prohibits US funding to…
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Biden Offers an Israeli Proposal to End the Gaza War
Jun 3, 2024Ethan Mayer-RichOn May 31, President Joe Biden announced in live remarks from the White House that Israel had offered a…
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International Legal Pressure on Israel Prompts Sharp Criticism from Biden, Congress
May 28, 2024Ethan Mayer-RichThe May 20 announcement from International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khan that he had applied to the court…
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House Passes Bill to Force Weapons Deliveries to Israel
May 20, 2024Ethan Mayer-RichThe House passed a bill to force weapons deliveries to Israel in response to the Biden administration’s recent pause…
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Biden Announces a Pause on Offensive Weapons as Israel Intensifies Its Attack on Rafah
May 13, 2024Ethan Mayer-RichPresident Joe Biden made news last week in an interview with CNN when he announced that his administration will…
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Biden, Congress Criticize Campus Protests Around Country
May 6, 2024Ethan Mayer-RichPresident Joe Biden delivered remarks about the growing number of pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses throughout the US, saying…
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Apr 29, 2024Ethan Mayer-RichAntony Blinken told reporters that he has confidence in the "many open investigations" into possible human rights abuses committed…
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Congress Ramps Up Pressure on Iran in Flurry of Legislative Activity
Apr 22, 2024Ethan Mayer-RichIn the wake of Iran’s April 13 retaliatory strike on Israel, the House and Senate replaced last week’s legislative…
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Biden Reiterates Ironclad Support for Israel Amid Attack from Iran
Apr 15, 2024Ethan Mayer-RichThe Biden administration swiftly declared its “ironclad” support for Israel following news of Iran’s retaliatory attack on Israel, which…
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Israeli Strike on Aid Workers Prompts US Criticism
Apr 8, 2024Ethan Mayer-RichLast week was headlined by news of Israel’s April 1 killing of seven aid workers from World Central Kitchen…
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Apr 1, 2024Ethan Mayer-RichHouse Democrats urged President Biden to address Israeli settler violence and to increase efforts to halt state-sanctioned demolitions of…
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The Biden Administration Abstains on Today’s Ceasefire Vote
Mar 25, 2024Ethan Mayer-RichThe UN Security Council (UNSC) approved a resolution on March 25 calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. The…
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Mar 18, 2024Ethan Mayer-RichSenators Sanders, Van Hollen, and Merkley urged Biden to “enforce federal law by requiring” Israel “to stop restricting humanitarian…
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Washington Policy Weekly: US Frustrations with Netanyahu Mount, But Not Enough to Deter Steadfast Support
Mar 11, 2024Ethan Mayer-RichAdministration officials more vocally expressed concerns with Israel’s war on Gaza than they have in recent weeks and months,…
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Washington Policy Weekly: House Democrats Call for Restored Funding for UNRWA
Mar 4, 2024Ethan Mayer-RichRepresentatives Pramila Jayapal, André Carson, and Jamie Raskin led 47 other members of Congress in calling for full funding…
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Feb 26, 2024Ethan Mayer-RichThirteen House Democrats wrote to President Joe Biden on Thursday calling for “a mutual, temporary ceasefire agreement that provides…
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Feb 20, 2024Ethan Mayer-RichSenators wrote DoS and DHS Secretaries requesting government assistance to reunite American citizens with family members currently living in…
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Washington Policy Weekly: Congress Continues Deliberations on National Security Package
Feb 13, 2024Ethan Mayer-RichOn Thursday, February 8, the Senate advanced the consideration of a national security supplemental funding package that excludes border…
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Washington Policy Weekly: Emboldened by Biden, Republicans Ramp Up Efforts to Defund UNRWA
Feb 5, 2024Ethan Mayer-RichRepublicans quickly mobilized around the suspension of US contributions to UNRWA, leading to a flurry of activity in the…
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Washington Policy Weekly: United States Pauses Funding for UNRWA
Jan 29, 2024Ethan Mayer-RichThe State Department announced that it is temporarily pausing unallocated funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency…