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US House Representative Steny Hoyer leaves after speaking at the Capitol, January 8, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
January 10, 2026, 6:37 am
Longtime pro-Israel Democrat Steny Hoyer announces retirement from US House
Head of Democratic Majority for Israel says ‘our country, the Democratic Party and pro-Israel movement are all in a better place’ because of Hoyer
By Grace Gilson
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., arrives for a meeting of the House Democratic Caucus at the Capitol in Washington, November 17, 2022. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)
November 20, 2022, 7:26 pm
Steny Hoyer, longtime pro-Israel Democrat, steps down from House leadership role
Current majority leader, 83, will serve out his term; Hoyer is known for closeness to AIPAC, led Democratic freshmen trips to Israel
By Ron Kampeas
WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 15: (Left to right) US Reps. Ayanna Pressley (Democrat-Massachusetts), Ilhan Omar (Democrat-Minnesota) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Democrat-New York) listen as Rep. Rashida Tlaib (Democrat-Michigan) pauses while speaking at a news conference at the US Capitol in Washington, D.C. on July 15, 2019. (Alex Wroblewski/Getty Images/AFP)
September 23, 2021, 6:26 am
‘Squad’ intercepted Iron Dome with perfectly timed strike on US-Israel ties
The Democratic Party mainstream remains staunchly pro-Israel, but progressives use partisan gridlock to make the Jewish state a wedge issue
By Lazar Berman
Kulanu MK Michael Oren, on June 20, 2016. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
September 22, 2021, 4:23 pm
Ex-ambassador calls for rethink on US military aid amid Iron Dome controversy
After funding for Israel’s missile defense cut from US spending bill, Michael Oren says politicization of issue could become a ‘strategic vulnerability’ for Jerusalem
By Lazar Berman
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) speaks to reporters as he leaves a House Democratic Caucus meeting at the U.S. Capitol on September 21, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images/AFP)
September 22, 2021, 4:33 am
Cut out of US spending bill, Iron Dome funding to be brought to a vote this week
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer announces intention to call standalone vote for $1 billion supporting Israel’s missile defense system: ‘It will be done’
By Jacob Magid and ToI Staff
A long-exposure picture shows Iron Dome anti-missile system fire to intercept rockets launched from the Gaza Strip at Israel, as seen from the southern Israeli city of Ashdod, May 16, 2021. (Avi Roccah/Flash90)
September 22, 2021, 3:04 am
AIPAC raps ‘extremists in Congress’ after Iron Dome funding struck from bill
Pro-Israel lobby accuses progressives of ‘playing politics with Israeli & Palestinian lives,’; Republican Jewish Coalition lashes ‘disgraceful’ move
By ToI Staff
Iron Dome in action, on May 13, 2021. (Avichai Socher/IDF)
September 22, 2021, 12:34 am
Lapid downplays removal of Iron Dome funding from US budget bill
Foreign minister speaks to House Majority Leader Hoyer, attributes setback to ‘technical’ issues and expresses confidence the pledged $1 billion will soon be approved
By Jacob Magid and ToI Staff
Democrat Rep. Ilhan Omar addresses media after lunch at the Mercado Central in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on August 11, 2020, primary election day in Minnesota. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
August 13, 2021, 12:53 am
Ilhan Omar’s spokesman says AIPAC ‘putting her life at risk’ with latest ads
Pro-Israel lobby says campaign with Omar’s photo and call to ‘stand against terrorists’ is fair game given her comments appearing to equate US and Israel with Taliban and Hamas
By Jacob Magid
US Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, February 5, 2021. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
February 6, 2021, 2:11 am
Unrepentant Greene slams ‘morons’ who voted to boot her from US House committees
Georgia Republican lashes out after she loses positions on Education and Labor Committee and Budget Committee for spreading hateful and violent conspiracy theories
By Alan Fram and BRIAN SLODYSKO
Republican Representative Kevin McCarthy of California, left, accompanied by Democratic Representative Steny Hoyer of Maryland, speaks at the 2017 American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) Policy Conference at the Verizon Center in Washington, March 27, 2017. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
February 15, 2020, 12:26 am
AIPAC says bipartisan congressional leadership will address annual conference
Pro-Israel lobby names top House members Steny Hoyer, Kevin McCarthy as speakers at 2020 confab; announcement comes amid campaign pressuring Democrats not to attend gathering
By Ron Kampeas
(L) US President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Greenville, North Carolina on July 17, 2019. (AP/Gerry Broome) (R) From left, Rep. Rashida Tlaib,, Rep. Ilhan Omar, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Rep. Ayanna Pressley speak at a press conference in Washington on July 15, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
August 21, 2019, 4:22 pm
Dreadful symbiosis sees Israel and Jews pulled into volcanic core of US politics
Trump wants ‘The Squad’ to be regarded as the new face of the Democratic Party… and so do they. Now Israel, and US Jews, are being dangerously squeezed between partisan extremes
By David Horovitz
Left, Israeli Ambassador to the US, Ron Dermer (AP/Carolyn Kaster); right, US Ambassador to Israel, David Friedman (AP/Ariel Schalit).
August 21, 2019, 2:33 am
Furious Democrats take aim at two ambassadors for Tlaib-Omar fiasco
Israeli envoy to Washington Ron Dermer now persona non grata among House majority; calls for State Department to investigate US ambassador David Friedman for politicizing role
By Ron Kampeas
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and US Reps. Rashida Tlaib, center, and Ilhan Omar, right. (Laura E. Adkins for JTA/Getty Images via JTA)
August 19, 2019, 4:00 pm
Showing ‘great weakness’: When Netanyahu helped make Israel a partisan US issue
The president tweeted. The prime minister leaped to obey. And Tlaib and Omar scored a victory with implications far more damaging than their planned, banned provocative visit
By David Horovitz
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer of Md., speaks at a news conference calling for Senate action on H.R. 8 - Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
August 16, 2019, 11:01 pm
Top Democrat slams Israel’s ‘disrespect’ in releasing letter signed by Tlaib
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, who just returned from leading delegation of 41 Democrats to Israel, calls move to have congresswoman promise to limit activities unprecedented
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, Jerusalem, February 14, 2016. (Kobi Gideon/GP0)
August 16, 2019, 12:37 pm
US Jewry umbrella group, even after call with Israel envoy, declines to back ban
Conference of Presidents expresses ‘reservations’ at denial of entry to Dem. lawmakers Tlaib and Omar, worries about impact on bipartisan support
By ToI Staff
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