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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 564

Carl Levin

Then-Senator Carl Levin of Michigan attends a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, December 4, 2014. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
July 30, 2021, 8:16 am
Longtime Jewish senator Carl Levin dies at 87
Michigan Democrat remembered for his ‘personified integrity and the notion of putting the public good above self-interest’
By Mike Householder, Corey Williams and DAVID EGGERT
Former senator Carl Levin, D-Mich., left, greets Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff as he appears before the committee for a hearing to consider his reappointment to the military's highest post, on Capitol Hill in Washington (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)
April 13, 2016, 10:16 pm
US Navy to name destroyer for Jewish senator from Michigan
Carl Levin was key in shepherding through funding for military during his last eight years in Senate
By JTA
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (photo credit: AP/Maya Alleruzzo)
February 3, 2014, 2:21 am
Hillary Clinton warns against new Iran sanctions
In letter to Senate, former secretary of state backs Obama’s attempts to keep Congress from passing further penalties
By Donna Cassatta
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, left, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, center, and US Secretary of State John Kerry attend a ceremony after an agreement was reached on Iran's nuclear program at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Nov. 24, 2013. (photo credit: AP/Keystone/Martial Trezzini)
December 6, 2013, 11:54 pm
US Senate leaders demand progress reports on Iran
Distrustful top Democrats seek assurances that Tehran is complying with the terms of the interim deal reached in Geneva
By Yoel Goldman
Supporter of Egypt's ousted president Mohammed Morsi in Cairo, Egypt, on Thursday, July 25, 2013. (photo credit: AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
July 25, 2013, 10:27 pm
US won’t call Egypt’s government overthrow ‘a coup’
Obama administration intends to maintain $1.5 billion in annual aid to impoverished and chaotic country
By Bradley Klapper
Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, appears before the Senate Armed Services Committee on July 18, 2013. (photo credit: AP/J. Scott Applewhite)
July 23, 2013, 4:14 am
Top US brass: Syria no-fly zone would cost $1b. a month
Joint Chiefs of Staff head Martin Dempsey tells Congress Syria intervenion would require huge manpower, amount to act of war
General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, holds up a photo of a deployed American soldier as he testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee at his reappointment hearing, on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Thursday, July 18, 2013. (photo credit: AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
July 20, 2013, 11:21 am
US Senators press Joint Chiefs chairman on Syria
John McCain says he’ll block Gen. Martin Dempsey’s nomination to a 2nd term until a clear assessment on US force in Syria is given
Illustrative photo of a chemical weapons stockpile (photo credit: CC BY-jenspie3/Flickr)
July 19, 2013, 1:34 am
Rebels say Assad transferred chemical weapons to Hezbollah
Free Syrian Army spokesman claims two weapons shipments made their way from Syria to Lebanon in recent weeks
By Yoel Goldman and AP
General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, holds up a photo of a deployed American soldier as he testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee at his reappointment hearing, on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Thursday, July 18, 2013. (photo credit: AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
July 18, 2013, 8:33 pm
US considering using force in Syria, top general says
Martin Dempsey says deploying air power ‘under deliberation’ but situation ‘can be made worse’ by military intervention
By Richard Lardner
Supporters of the ousted President Mohammed Morsi demonstrate in Nasr City, a suburb of Cairo, Egypt, on Monday, July 8, 2013. (photo credit/Nasser Shiyoukhi/AP)
July 9, 2013, 12:42 pm
Washington divided on continued support for Egypt
Obama and many legislators are reluctant to label Morsi’s overthrow a ‘coup’; such a designation could halt US aid
By Bradley Klapper
A US fighter jet during practice maneuvers over the desert. (photo credit: Courtesy/US Air Force by Master Sgt. Benjamin Bloker)
June 19, 2013, 4:47 am
Senators to Obama: Arming Syrian rebels not enough
In letter, John McCain, Carl Levin and Robert Menendez urge president to consider aerial attacks on Assad regime targets
Raoul Wallenberg, right, with Jews in the Swedish Embassy in Budapest, exact date uncertain (Courtesy Yad Vashem)
May 10, 2013, 11:01 am
Wallenberg Congressional Gold Medal unveiled
First recipient of the congressional honor was George Washington
In this citizen journalism image provided by Aleppo Media Center AMC which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, Syrian girls paint their faces with colors of the Syrian revolutionary flag during a fesitval, in Aleppo, Syria, Wednesday March 20, 2013 (photo credit: AP/Aleppo Media Center)
April 26, 2013, 9:07 pm
Obama’s Syria caution reflects US division over resort to force
Response to likely use of chemical weapons shows lack of agreement in Washington over aggressive military intervention
By Bradley Klapper and Donna Cassata
A US Capitol Police hazmat vehicle is parked at a mail processing facility for Congressional mail in Prince George's County where a letter addressed to Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., tested positive for ricin, Tuesday, April 16 (photo credit: AP/Molly Riley)
April 17, 2013, 12:53 pm
Police arrest suspect in DC ricin mailing
Letter containing potentialy deadly toxin addressed to Mississippi Republican senator’s Washington office
By Henry C. Jackson
Illustrative: The domes of the Coptic Saint Mark's Church in Cairo, Egypt (photo credit: CC BY Bakar_88, Flickr)
April 4, 2013, 10:24 am
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
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