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Topic: Senate Foreign Relations Committee

May 19, 2013
2:16 am

US Congress (Photo credit: CC BY-SA Dougtone, Flickr)

Congress set to tighten economic noose on Iran

Two widely supported bills would expand sanctions beyond financial and energy sectors, and urge support for Israel in any confrontation with Tehran

By Haviv Rettig Gur

April 18, 2013
8:00 pm

Secretary of State John Kerry testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Thursday April 18, 2013 (photo credit: Molly Riley/AP)

Though frustrated with Iran, Kerry calls for patience

Secretary of state believes diplomacy is still best option on thwarting Tehran’s nuclear program

April 17, 2013
10:19 pm

US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon, March 16, 2013 (photo credit: AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Hagel: US can support Israel if it strikes Iran

Key Senate committee calls on US to back Israeli action against nuclear program; Pentagon requests $400m. more for Iron Dome

By Haviv Rettig Gur

April 17, 2013
12:44 am

The Senate side of the United States Capitol building in Washington, DC (photo credit: Wikimedia Commons)

Senate declares support for Israel against Iranian threat

AIPAC praises resolution urging diplomatic, military, and economic support to Israel ‘in its defense of its territory, people, and existence’

April 4, 2013
10:24 am

The domes of the Coptic Saint Mark's Church in Cairo, Egypt (photo credit: CC BY Bakar_88, Flickr)

Washington focuses on plight of Mideast’s minorities

House and Senate bills, coupled with Obama’s Bethlehem visit, may signal a keen interest in the tribulations of non-Muslim groups

By Haviv Rettig Gur

March 7, 2013
8:35 pm

North Korea successfully tested a long-range rocket in December 2012. (screen capture:Youtube/ABCNews)

Ignoring threats, UN levels sanctions against North Korea

Move comes as US senator responds to Pyongyang’s ‘absurd’ warning of nuke attack against US, calling it ‘suicide’

March 5, 2013
10:31 pm

Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) (photo credit: CCBY Glyn Lowe Photoworks, flickr)

US aid to Egypt not a ‘blank check,’ senator says

Foreign Relations Committee chair Menendez warns that money is meant to stabilize region, predicated on peace treaty with Israel

By Haviv Rettig Gur

February 2, 2013
5:08 am

Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., emerges after a unanimous vote by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee approving him to become America's next top diplomat on Tuesday, Jan. 29 (photo credit: AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

Kerry to visit Israel, push peace talks

First trip as top US diplomat, a Middle East tour, may come within two weeks

By Michal Shmulovich

January 24, 2013
10:07 pm

Senator John Kerry, President Barack Obama's nominee to become US secretary of state, gives a "thumbs-up" as he arrives at Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on Thursday (photo credit: AP/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Kerry says US will ‘do what we must’ to stop Iran

‘Our policy is not containment. It is prevention, and the clock is ticking,’ says nominee for secretary of state at confirmation hearing

By Donna Cassata

January 13, 2013
7:12 pm

Sen. Rand Paul in Jerusalem, January 12, 2013 (photo credit: Raphael Ahren/Times of Israel)

Tea Party leader: Israel’s policies are not our business

Visiting Jerusalem, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) refuses to endorse two-state solution, reiterates call for cuts in foreign aid — though not to Israel, at first

By Raphael Ahren

December 24, 2012
1:46 am

President Shimon Peres meets with US Senator John Kerry at the President's Residence in Jerusalem in May 2012 (photo credit: Uri Lenz/Flash90)

Peres congratulates Kerry on nomination

President tells new US secretary of state: ‘I am confident that you will be able to cope with the challenges’ of the region

By Asher Zeiger and Joshua Davidovich

December 22, 2012
6:36 am

President Barack Obama and John Kerry (photo credit: AP/Carolyn Kaster)

Kerry, a decorated Vietnam War veteran and former Democratic presidential candidate, a familiar face on the world stage

As Obama’s emissary, lawmaker put out diplomatic fires in Afghanistan and Pakistan and was an early proponent of US policies in Libya and Egypt during the Arab Spring

By Donna Cassata

December 8, 2012
6:25 am

A man looks at documents at the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, on on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012, after an attack that killed four Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens. (photo credit: Ibrahim Alaguri/AP)

Egypt detains alleged mastermind behind Benghazi consulate attacks

Suspect is one of most menacing operatives to have emerged in the region after Arab Spring, according to Western assessments

By Michal Shmulovich and AP

September 20, 2012
8:39 pm

Senate committee passes resolution on Jewish compensation

Bills calls on European nations to speed up payment for and return of stolen property

June 3, 2012
10:07 pm

Image capture of Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN) from a YouTube video.

US Senator calls for Syrian safe zones in Turkey

Richard Lugar says Syrian refugees need protected space from Assad’s forces

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