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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., center, and fellow Republicans depart a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, March 25, 2026. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)
April 10, 2026, 8:33 am
US Republicans block attempt to rein in Trump’s war powers over Iran campaign
US president’s threat that ‘a whole civilization will die’ sparks new concern among Democrats, who have begun to openly float impeachment for the first time since his reelection
By Patricia Zengerle and Richard Cowan
Illustrative: New York police secure a Jewish community event in the Crown Heights, Brooklyn, neighborhood of 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
Illustrative: US Special Envoy to Combat and Monitor Antisemitism Deborah Lipstadt speaks at a conference focused on bans on ritual slaughter that have been proposed and approved in European countries in Brussels on October 20, 2022. (US State Department)
July 13, 2023, 6:21 pm
US congressional committee approves $2.5 million budget to fight antisemitism
Following full congressional okay, budget will go to office of Deborah Lipstadt, head of State Department’s antisemitism monitor
By Ron Kampeas
US President Joe Biden speaks at Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Hampton, Va., Friday, May 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
May 29, 2021, 12:29 am
Biden again calls out antisemitism; Congress pushes appointment of special envoy
US president says he won’t allow Americans to be attacked because of who they are; bipartisan letter signed by 132 lawmakers urges more forceful response to targeting of Jews
By Jacob Magid
An inter-parliamentary task force to combat online anti-Semitism convenes its first session over Zoom on November 10, 2020. (Screen capture/Zoom)
November 12, 2020, 1:59 am
International lawmakers to push social media giants on online anti-Semitism
Bipartisan task force of lawmakers from US, Israel, Australia, Canada and UK hear recommendations for actions they can take to address issue, hold big tech accountable
By Jacob Magid
US Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz speaks during a news conference with Congressman Ted Deutch (L) looking on in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on July 5, 2016, (AP/Lynne Sladky)
September 29, 2020, 9:02 pm
Congress launches inter-parliamentary task force to combat online anti-Semitism
Bipartisan group will include MPs from Israel, Australia, Canada and UK, aims to establish consistent policy in legislatures around the world to hold social media sites accountable
By Jacob Magid
Rep. Chris Smith holds an award he received at the 36th annual Bet El gala dinner in New York, Dec. 2, 2018. Joining Smith, from left, are Dr. Joseph Frager, Duvi Honig and Pete Hegseth, co-host of “Fox and Friends.” (Courtesy of American Friends of the Bet El Yeshiva Center)
December 5, 2018, 5:50 am
At NY gala supporting Israeli settlements, plenty of love for Trump to go around
The profile of Beit El rose when the past president of its American Friends group, David Friedman, was named US ambassador to Israel
By Josefin Dolsten
The 'Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Act' or HR 1911, was authored by Rep. Chris Smith, R-NJ. (YouTube Screenshot)
May 19, 2018, 8:29 am
House panel approves bills on anti-Semitism envoy, combating genocide
President Trump has failed to name someone to the anti-Semitism monitor post; bill will require the position be filled in 90 days
By JTA
A man looks at fallen tombstones at the Jewish Mount Carmel Cemetery, February 26, 2017, in Philadelphia, PA. (AFP/Dominick Reuter)
March 22, 2017, 6:37 pm
Anti-Semitic attacks on the rise, five US states still lack hate-crime laws
ADL warns that targeted communities are especially vulnerable in areas that don’t have state-level legislation
By Eric Cortellessa
Illustrative image of members of the House of Representative's Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Anti-Semitism on Capitol Hill on March 2, 2017. (Eric Cortellessa/Times of Israel)
March 2, 2017, 7:49 pm
Bipartisan group in Congress demands Trump take action on anti-Semitism
‘When Jewish institutions and schools are targeted, and when terrorist chat rooms on the internet pick up on targeting Jews, we must take action’
By Eric Cortellessa
An Iranian technician walks through the Uranium Conversion Facility just outside the city of Isfahan, Iran, February 3, 2007. (AP/Vahid Salemi)
February 11, 2016, 10:00 pm
US: Precise location of Iran’s low-enriched uranium is unknown
Russia, a Tehran ally, has shipped tons of the material out of the Islamic Republic as part of 2015 deal
By Richard Lardner
A soldier stands guard outside a synagogue in Neuilly-sur-Seine, outside Paris, France, January 13, 2015. (AP/Christophe Ena)
November 4, 2015, 10:44 pm
US lawmakers back protection for Europe’s Jewish communities
Resolution calling on US to encourage European governments to boost security amid upsurge of anti-Semitic attacks passes unanimously
By JTA
The parents of missing yeshiva student Aaron Sofer in a video appealing for information about his whereabouts. (screen capture:YouTube/TLS Two Eight)
August 27, 2014, 9:32 pm
Family of missing yeshiva student offers reward
Moshe and Chulda Sofer ready to pay $28,000 for information about the whereabouts of their son Aaron
By JTA
New York businessman Jacob Ostreicher, right, consults with attorney Abel Montano at a courthouse in Bolivia, where he was being held without charges (photo credit: AP/File)
June 11, 2013, 11:40 pm
Two Bolivian officials in Ostreicher case plead guilty
Lower-ranking officials are among 15 arrested in shake-down of Jewish-American businessman under house arrest until case resolved
New York businessman Jacob Ostreicher, right, consults with attorney Abel Montano at a courthouse in Bolivia, where he was being held without charges (photo credit: AP/File)
May 24, 2013, 6:26 am
Jacob Ostreicher’s wife laments: ‘They will never let him go’
At a congressional hearing, actor Sean Penn calls for the US to ‘step up’ for Alan Gross in Cuba as well
By Suzanne Pollak
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