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A picture taken in Akcakale at the Turkish border with Syria on October 10, 2019 shows smokes rising from the Syrian town of Tal Abyad after a mortar landed in the garden of a Turkish government building in Akcakale. (BULENT KILIC / AFP)
October 10, 2019, 8:37 pm
US senators propose tough sanctions on Turkey unless it leaves Syria
Bipartisan bill would freeze assets of top Turkish leaders, sanction firms that work with country’s military; Norway suspends arms exports
By AFP
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) with Israel's Ambassador to the US Ron Dermer, at the president's guest house, in Washington, DC, February 14, 2017. (Avi Ohayon/GPO)
June 6, 2019, 2:40 am
Israel said trying to block bipartisan Senate two-state resolution
Diplomats reportedly working to have references to Palestinian statehood removed from text being crafted by Republican Lindsey Graham and Democrat Chris Van Hollen
By TOI staff
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu waves to his supporters after polls for Israel's general elections closed in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, April 10, 2019. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
April 11, 2019, 3:29 am
Netanyahu’s re-election reveals Israel divide between Republicans and Democrats
Trump celebrates the victory, saying it provides ‘a better chance’ for peace, but many Democrats believe it sabotages prospects for a two-state solution with Palestinians
By Ron Kampeas
David S. Davidson (courtesy Melissa Ludwig)
February 26, 2019, 7:24 am
David S. Davidson, prominent judge and Reform leader, dies at 91
World War II veteran who was also involved in Maryland Democratic politics remembered as lion of social justice and ‘the most incredible mensch’
By JTA and TOI staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (2nd from right) meets at his Jerusalem office with the ambassador to the US, Ron Dermer (right); White House adviser Jared Kushner (center); US Ambassador David Friedman (second left); and special envoy Jason Greenblatt, on June 22, 2018. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)
October 5, 2018, 9:47 am
US envoy Greenblatt discusses Israeli-Palestinian peace plan with senators
Negotiator does not provide new details of the plan, which Trump has promised to unveil within the next four months
By TOI staff
US President Donald Trump speaks during the Family Research Council's 2017 Value Voters Summit on October 13, 2017 in Washington, DC. (AFP PHOTO / Brendan Smialowski)
October 14, 2017, 5:36 am
Democrats say Trump’s Iran strategy ‘reckless’ and ‘dangerous’
Lawmakers warn president’s announcement he can’t back 2015 nuclear accord damages US credibility abroad, urge him not to withdraw from it
By Eric Cortellessa
Rep. Chris Van Hollen testifies before the House Rules Committee on the so-called "cut, cap and balance" plan proposed by tea party-backed House Republicans (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)
September 5, 2016, 2:38 am
Pro-Israel Dems who backed Iran deal feel the heat in 2016 races
Prominent supporters of Jewish state are being attacked for not ‘standing with Israel,’ while some in Jewish community warn against using the deal as a litmus test
By Eric Cortellessa
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate, Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., speaks at an election night party in Bethesda, Md., Tuesday, April 26, 2016. Van Hollen defeated Rep. Donna Edwards, D-Md., in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
April 27, 2016, 9:32 am
Van Hollen wins Democratic nod for MD Senate seat
Veteran congressman beats Donna Edwards in contentious primary race between candidates with vastly different records on Israel
By Eric Cortellessa and JTA
Rep. Donna Edwards, D-Md., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington on Nov. 17, 2014. (AP File Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
April 25, 2016, 7:29 pm
In Maryland Senate race, two Democrats with very different Israel stances
Ahead of election Tuesday, Reps. Chris Van Hollen and Donna Edwards both call themselves strong supporters of Israel, but their votes in the US Congress underline sharply contrasting approaches
By Eric Cortellessa
Alan Gross, recently released by Cuban authorities, concludes his remarks with his wife Judy at a press conference in Washington, DC, shortly after arriving in the United States, December 17, 2014 (Win McNamee/Getty Images/AFP)
April 6, 2015, 10:04 pm
Alan Gross’s lawsuit against US government rejected
Jewish-American contractor filed litigation against authorities for sending him to Cuba with inadequate support
By JTA
This photo courtesy of the office of US Senator Jeff Flake's (R-AZ) Twitter account, shows Alan Gross and his wife, Judy, before departing from Cuba on December 17, 2014. (photo credit: AFP/Jeff Flake/Handout)
January 25, 2015, 8:00 pm
Alan Gross gets welcome home party at synagogue
Jewish-American contractor feted a month after release from Cuban prison; praised for resilience, humor
By JTA
USAID worker Alan Gross arriving at a Havana courthouse for his trial in March 2011. (photo credit: AP Photo/Franklin Reyes, File)
February 20, 2013, 4:06 am
US lawmakers in Cuba to urge Jewish inmate’s release
Congressional delegation aims to bring Alan Gross back home, but rejects prisoner swap
By JTA and AP
A view of Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The progressive Jewish group Bend the Arc is launching a lobby and PAC (photo credit: Wikimedia Commons)
July 18, 2012, 4:15 pm
American Jewish social justice group goes to Washington
Bend the Arc, a liberal Jewish group focused solely on domestic issues, targets the wealthiest 2 percent of Americans in its first lobbying campaign
By Ari Ben Goldberg
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