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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 425

Chris Murphy

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi attends the closing session of the New Global Financial Pact Summit, in Paris, June 23, 2023. (Lewis Joly/AP)
September 14, 2023, 11:09 am
US withholds $85 million in military aid to Egypt over rights abuses — senator
Letter to congressional committee reportedly says cash will go to Taiwan and Lebanon instead; Democrat Chris Murphy calls for keeping back a further $235 million
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Illustrative: New York police secure a Jewish community event in New York City, May 19, 2022. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
September 13, 2023, 7:51 am
Ahead of holidays, Jewish and congressional leaders urge increased security funding
Federal Nonprofit Security Grant Program used to secure Jewish institutions falls short of demand as antisemitism spikes in US, Jewish groups say
By Luke Tress
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., right, speaks during a news conference on the violence in the Mideast on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 24, 2014. Standing with Rubio is Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., left, and Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., center. (AP Photo)
March 28, 2023, 7:42 pm
Breaking silence, GOP lawmakers lament overhaul’s security ramifications for Israel
Sens. Graham, Rubio and Young point to large numbers of IDF reservists refusing to report for duty if coalition’s legislative effort passes; Romney joins Democrat in hailing pause
By Jacob Magid
Co-founder and CEO of Sandy Hook Promise Foundation Nicole Hockley shows photos of her son, Dylan, in her office, in Newtown, Connecticut, December 5, 2022. (Julia Nikhinson/AP)
December 13, 2022, 5:42 pm
A decade after Sandy Hook elementary school massacre, grief remains but hope grows
December difficult for students who survived, when guilt, anxiety can intensify; for parents of victims, there is renewed sorrow; others find optimism in power of gun-control lobby
By Dave Collins
A demonstrator helps hold a large "Come and Take It" banner at a rally in support of open carry gun laws at the Capitol, on Jan. 26, 2015, in Austin, Texas. (AP/Eric Gay)
May 25, 2022, 8:19 am
Texas elementary school massacre sparks yet another gun control debate in US
‘Nowhere else does that happen except here in the United States… It is a choice,’ says Senator Chris Murphy; data shows mass shootings on the rise
By Paul Handley
US Senator Chris Murphy D-Conn. gives a briefing at the Ukrainian presidential office after their meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv, Ukraine on Jan. 17, 2022. (AP/Efrem Lukatsky)
March 4, 2022, 2:27 pm
Senate Democrat: Nuke deal less enticing than in 2015, but no agreement a ‘disaster’
As talks to revive Iran nuclear agreement in home stretch, Chris Murphy says US doesn’t have luxury of bringing back conditions under which accord was signed due to Trump pull-out
By Jacob Magid
Clerics burn representations of the US flag under the Azadi (freedom) monument tower during the annual rally commemorating the anniversary of Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution, in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Feb. 11, 2022 (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
February 11, 2022, 12:47 pm
Raisi says Iran ‘never has hope’ in nuclear talks as country marks 1979 revolution
Crowds wave Iranian flags, chant slogans and carry placards that read ‘Death to America’ and ‘Death to Israel’ as they celebrate uprising that ousted Western-backed monarchy
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Deputy Secretary General of the European External Action Service (EEAS) Enrique Mora arrives at the Coburg Palace, venue of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) meeting that aims at reviving the Iran nuclear deal, in Vienna on February 8, 2022. (Alex Halada / AFP)
February 11, 2022, 5:52 am
US officials see Iran ‘weeks’ away from bomb breakout, upping urgency around talks
Senator says Iran can have enough fuel for a nuke within 60 days, following ‘shocking’ briefing with diplomats, but Republicans say Biden too desperate for bad agreement
By ToI Staff and AFP
Sen. Chris Murphy, D-C.T., center, Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., right, and Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-C.T., hold a press conference at the military airbase in Beirut airport, Lebanon, Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021. A delegation of four U.S. senators visiting Lebanon promised to work on easing Lebanon's crippling economic crisis. They later traveled to Israel and Tunisia. (AP Photo/ Hassan Ammar)
September 11, 2021, 1:34 am
‘PA not strong enough to lead Gaza reconstruction,’ US senator says after visit
Chris Murphy says he raised US objection to terror stipends with PA premier, discussed possible path forward on issue; Democratic lawmakers express optimism after Bennett meeting
By Jacob Magid
The US consulate on Agron Street in Jerusalem. (CC BY-SA, Magister/Wikimedia)
September 4, 2021, 3:37 am
Visiting Democrats push for reopening US consulate in Jerusalem
Issue shaping up to become a point of conflict between Washington and Jerusalem, with Biden apparently determined to reverse the Trump move
By Jacob Magid
Palestinian security forces block a road during a demonstration in the city of Ramallah in the West Bank, on June 26, 2021, protesting the death of human rights activist Nizar Banat while in the custody of Palestinian Authority (PA) security forces. (Ahmad Gharabli/AFP)
August 25, 2021, 8:57 pm
Progressive Democrats tear into Palestinians over crackdown on critics
Tlaib, Omar, Bush, Pocan and Murphy blast Ramallah’s ‘shameful’ arrests; Sanders’s office said to have reached out to PA shortly before it agreed to release activists
By Jacob Magid
Illustrative: US Air Force F-35A Lightning II’s at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, on November 16, 2019. (Joshua Williams/US Department of Defense)
December 10, 2020, 2:34 am
Senate votes down resolutions aimed at blocking $23b Trump arms deal to UAE
Splitting mostly on party lines, opponents fail to convince majority that Trump is rushing sale of F-35s and Reaper drones to nation involved in devastating Yemen bombing campaign
By Jacob Magid and AFP
Two US Navy F-35C Lightning II jets fly in formation during an exercise out of Naval Air Station Lemoore, California, November 16, 2018. (US Navy/Chief Mass Communication Specialist Shannon E. Renfroe)
December 9, 2020, 2:23 am
AIPAC says not opposed to US arms deal to UAE amid progressive backlash
Pro-Israel lobby cites recent normalization agreement between Jerusalem and Abu Dhabi, along with US assurances that weapons sale won’t harm Jewish state’s regional military edge
By Jacob Magid
Left: An F-35 fighter jet arrives at the Vermont Air National Guard base in South Burlington, Vermont, September 19, 2019. Right, Ron Dermer, Israel's ambassador to the United States, walks through the Capitol in Washington on September 11, 2019. (J. Scott Applewhite, Wilson Ring/ AP/ File)
December 7, 2020, 8:43 pm
Envoy: Israel ‘comfortable’ with US arms deal to UAE, keeps military edge
Envoy to US confident arms deal won’t harm Israel’s regional military edge, says he is more concerned about Biden’s plan to reenter Iran deal
By Jacob Magid
Emirati Ambassador to the US Yousef al-Otaiba at an event with then-US House speaker Paul Ryan, at the Emirates Diplomatic Academy, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, January 25, 2018. (AP/Jon Gambrell)
December 4, 2020, 6:47 am
UAE envoy: If US unwilling to supply weapons, we’ll have to turn elsewhere
Ambassador Yousef al-Otaiba rebuffs criticism of $23 billion arms deal, pointing out that Israel has given green light and rejecting claims of misconduct in Yemen
By Jacob Magid
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