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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 465

Kay Granger

One of the graves at the Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery that bears a swastika. (Michael Field/Wikimedia Commons via JTA)
May 26, 2020, 8:31 pm
US lawmakers urge removal of swastikas from POW graves in military cemeteries
House members call Nazi symbols on German soldiers’ tombstones ‘offensive to all the veterans who risked, and often lost, their lives defending this country’
By Marcy Oster
US President Barack Obama right) greets Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas during their bilateral meeting at UN headquarters, September 24, 2013. (AP/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
January 25, 2017, 7:43 pm
Palestinians say Obama’s last-minute $221 million payout frozen by Trump
Source says State Department has notified Ramallah the funds will not be immediately available, while it examines the transfer
By Avi Issacharoff and AP
Thousands of protesters attend a rally against anti-Semitism near the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Sunday, September 14, 2014. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, Pool)
October 8, 2016, 4:19 am
US bill seeks to keep closer eye on European anti-Semitism
Bipartisan House measure stresses ‘urgent need’ to ensure safety and security of Europe’s Jewish communities
By Rebecca Shimoni Stoil
The David’s Sling missile defense system undergoes a final round of tests on Dec. 21, 2015 in Israel. (AP Photo courtesy of Israel Ministry of Defense/via JTA)
May 23, 2016, 7:37 am
US defense bill to invest $600m in Israeli missile defense
House version of National Defense Authorization includes AIPAC-backed provisions to bolster cooperation
By JTA
Workers prepare the stage before Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's address to the AIPAC 2015 Policy Conference on March 2, 2015. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images/JTA)
March 20, 2016, 10:21 pm
Lingering disunion over Iran nuke deal complicates AIPAC activism
As pro-Israel lobbyists head to Capitol Hill, they’ll have an app with talking points on the peace process and defense assistance, but not on thwarting Tehran, where divisions remain deep
By Ron Kampeas
Balint Homan served as Hungary's Minister of Religion and Education during World War II. (Wikimedia Commons)
December 7, 2015, 1:56 am
US lawmakers protest statue honoring Hungarian who deported Jews
House leaders say Balint Homan, a minister during WWII, ‘spearheaded anti-Jewish legislation, paved way for atrocities’
By JTA
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas speaks with journalists at his office in the West Bank city of Ramallah on October 6, 2015. (AFP/Ahmad Gharabli)
October 24, 2015, 9:36 am
US cutting aid to Palestinians by $80m in reported ‘message’ to Abbas
Annual economic assistance to drop from $370m to $290m amid rising Congressional criticism over Palestinian incitement, al-Monitor reports
By ToI Staff and JTA
US House Foreign Affairs Committee chairman Ed Royce (R) during a hearing that passed a resolution condemning the Palestinians for inciting violence against Israel, October 22, 2015 (YouTube/House Foreign Affairs Committee)
October 22, 2015, 10:09 pm
Congressional panel slams PA for ‘incitement to violence’
US House Foreign Affairs Committee calls on State Department to monitor Palestinian Authority for ‘official incitement’
By ToI Staff
Illustrative photo of anti-Semitic graffiti in Europe (CC BY-SA Beny Shlevich/Flickr)
September 19, 2014, 4:36 am
US House calls for tougher fight against anti-Semitism
Resolution pans global upsurge in hatred of Jews while calling on Kerry to use influence to combat phenomenon
By Rebecca Shimoni Stoil
(From L to R) Palestinian Fatah delegation chief Azzam al-Ahmad, Hamas prime minister in the Gaza Strip Ismail Haniyeh and Hamas deputy leader Moussa Abu Marzouk pose for a photo as they celebrate in Gaza City on April 23, 2014, after West Bank and Gaza Strip leaders agreed to form a unity government within five weeks. (photo credit: AFP/Said Khatib)
April 25, 2014, 4:52 am
Rep. Lowey: I will take steps to defund Palestinians
Top US congressional appropriator says she’ll move to strip PA of funding for unity agreement with Hamas
By JTA
The US Capitol building in Washington DC, home to both houses of Congress. (Courtesy)
July 18, 2013, 8:03 pm
US bill threatens to cut PA funding if UN grants statehood
Security money for Israel remains intact under House appropriations bill, but strings attached to Palestinian and Egyptian aid
By Ilan Ben Zion and AP
Egyptian protesters run for cover from tear gas during clashes near the US Embassy in Cairo earlier this month (photo credit: AP/Khalil Hamra)
September 29, 2012, 11:56 am
US Embassy issues terror warning for Americans in Egypt
Citing credible threat to women engaged in missionary activities, diplomats urge citizens to exercise vigilance
By Yoel Goldman and AP
Illustrative image of protesters destroying an American flag pulled down from the US Embassy in Cairo, Egypt, September 11, 2012 (AP/Mohammed Abu Zaid)
September 28, 2012, 11:37 pm
US congresswoman blocks $450m. in aid for Egypt
Kay Granger says relations with Cairo are under scrutiny due to recent events, including assault on embassy
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (photo credit: Issam Rimawi/Flash90)
March 24, 2012, 7:39 am
US Congress releases $88.6 million in aid to Palestinian Authority
Top Republicans in the House of Representatives drop their opposition
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