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US President Donald Trump, left, welcomes visiting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House in Washington, March 25, 2019. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP)
August 24, 2019, 5:23 pm
Dems Schneider, Sherman: Defending Israel harder under Trump-Netanyahu alliance
Lawmakers warn president making Jewish state a partisan cause for own benefit: ‘He’s taking a country with one friend in the world, trying to turn it into one with half a friend’
By Eric Cortellessa
Senate Majority Leader, Mitch McConnell speaks to the media during a press conference following the Senate Republican Leadership lunches in Washington, DC on July 16, 2019. (Pete Marovich/Getty Images via JTA)
July 20, 2019, 2:20 pm
Congress tackles the anti-Israel boycott, but bipartisanship is fleeting
After House unanimously condemns BDS, Senate majority leader says Democrats stalling on important measures
By Ron Kampeas
Reps. Nita Lowey and Eliot Engel of New York speak to AIPAC's annual policy conference on March 25, 2019. (AIPAC via JTA)
April 12, 2019, 4:35 pm
Four Jewish Democrats warn Israel not to annex West Bank territory
Eliot Engel, Nita Lowey, Ted Deutch and Brad Schneider, known for strong AIPAC ties, allude to pre-election pledge by Netanyahu to extend Israeli law to settlements
By Ron Kampeas
(Illustration by Lior Zaltzman/Getty Images/via JTA)
October 17, 2018, 11:05 am
A guide to the Jewish Democratic House candidates in the 2018 midterm elections
36 Jews are running on Democratic ballots for the House, half of them incumbents and several more all but assured victory
By Ron Kampeas
A screenshot of US President Donald Trump, Saudi King Salman and Egyptian President Abdel-Fatah al-Sissi touching a glowing globe to launch the opening of an anti-extremisn center in Riyadh on May 21, 2017. (Screenshot)
October 3, 2018, 11:36 pm
Congress bill would force Trump to report on Saudi nuclear deal
Bipartisan legislation demands investigation into consequences of allowing kingdom to enrich uranium, including ‘security implications’ for Israel
By TOI staff
US Ambassador to Israel, David Friedman speaks at the official opening ceremony of the US embassy in Jerusalem on May 14, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 29, 2018, 10:40 pm
Democrats say they weren’t invited to Jerusalem embassy ceremony
Lawmakers warn Trump administration against a ‘dangerous effort to politicize the US-Israel relationship’
By JTA
Illinois State Senator Daniel Biss, seen in a 2014 photo, (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for Motorola Mobility via JTA)
September 8, 2017, 1:44 pm
Jewish candidate for Illinois governor drops running mate over BDS
State senator Daniel Biss made ’difficult’ decision to part ways with Carlos Ramirez-Rosa because of his support for US federal boycott
By JTA
Brad Schneider, then a candidate for Congress in Illinois, greeting voters at the North Chicago Community Days Parade, August 6, 2011. (Courtesy Schneider for Congress)
September 6, 2017, 4:05 am
Jewish politicians in Illinois clash over running mate’s Israel stance
Democratic congressman Brad Schneider pulls support for party’s governor candidate for partnering with ‘outspoken supporter’ of BDS
By JTA
A US-made F-15 fighter jet flown by the Royal Saudi Air Force (YouTube screen capture)
June 13, 2017, 10:36 am
US Congress takes up new bill to ensure Israel’s qualitative military edge
As lawmakers contemplate $350 billion arms deal with Saudi Arabia, legislation seeks to up coordination with Israel
By JTA and TOI staff
Jacky Rosen, synagogue president and Democratic candidate for Nevada's 3rd Congressional District, speaks to campaign volunteers in the Nevada Democrats' field office in southwest Las Vegas on October 18, 2016. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call via JTA)
November 9, 2016, 6:50 pm
Jewish contingent in House grows from 19 to 23 members
Number of Republican congressman doubles to two; synagogue president wins seat in Nevada; ex-Navy SEAL to be Missouri governor
By JTA
Rep. Gary Ackerman (Courtesy of the Israel Policy Forum via JTA)
December 14, 2012, 11:32 pm
New US Congress will be missing some of its longtime pro-Israel pillars
Retirements and defeats mean a new group of supporters will take the reins on Middle East issues
By Ron Kampeas
US House of Representatives Majority Leader Eric Cantor (CC BY/Gage Skidmore/Flickr/File)
November 7, 2012, 7:14 pm
Who’s who among Jews in the next US Congress
Representation drops by two in the Senate and five in the House following defeats and retirements
By JTA
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