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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 340

US Senate

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer speaks during the annual Israel Day Parade on Fifth Avenue in New York, June 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
August 14, 2024, 11:48 pm
US Sen. Chuck Schumer to publish book on his experiences with antisemitism
‘Antisemitism in America: A Warning’ set for release in February, to explore senator’s experiences growing up in Brooklyn in the 1960s, his time at Harvard and his political career
By Luke Tress
US Senator Bob Menendez, a New Jersey Democrat, leaves federal court in New York on July 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
July 23, 2024, 11:59 pm
New Jersey’s Menendez resigning from US Senate following corruption conviction
Democratic lawmaker informs state governor he will leave post next month, insists he’s ‘never, ever been a foreign agent’ despite being found guilty of acting on Egypt’s behalf
By MIKE CATALINI and MARY CLARE JALONICK
US Senator Bob Menendez of New Jersey enters federal court in New York, July 16, 2024. (AP/Seth Wenig)
July 16, 2024, 9:09 pm
US Senator Bob Menendez convicted on all corruption charges, including bribery
Prosecutors said Democratic chairman of powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee accepted cash, gold bars and a luxury vehicle in exchange for using his role to benefit Egypt
By Larry Neumeister and Philip Marcelo
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, meets Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, March 20, 2024. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool Photo via AP)
July 11, 2024, 7:45 am
Window for Biden to broker Israeli-Saudi deal before election has shut — sources
With Congress in session for only 4 more weeks before US presidential vote, there’s not enough time left for Senate to ratify agreement, which first requires still-elusive Gaza truce
By Jacob Magid
Royce White, an NBA player turned right-wing podcaster, received the Minnesota GOP's endorsement for Senate on May 18, 2024. (Screenshot via X)
May 21, 2024, 9:58 am
Royce White, podcaster who railed against Jews, wins Republican nod in Minnesota
Candidate has described himself as an ‘antisemite,’ said Jews invoke Holocaust to cover for corruption, and called Israel the ‘lynchpin of the New World Order’
By JTA
Rep. Elissa Slotkin speaks to reporters March 2, 2023, in Detroit, about her candidacy for the US Senate in 2024. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)
May 4, 2024, 11:43 pm
The unexpected Michigan Senate race that could determine control of the chamber
Matchup between Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin and GOP’s Mike Rogers could shape up as crucial, with Israel-Hamas war looming as one potential campaign focus point
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI
Republican US Senate candidate Dave McCormick speaks outside an anti-Israel encampment at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, May 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
May 4, 2024, 10:53 pm
US Senate races increasingly roiled by divisions over anti-Israel campus protests
As campaign rhetoric sharpens, many Republicans slam rivals over inadequate response to antisemitic or pro-Hamas rhetoric, while Democrats seek to tread fine line
By AP and ToI Staff
File - International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan poses during an interview with AFP at the Cour d'Honneur of the Palais Royal in Paris on February 7, 2024. (Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP)
May 3, 2024, 3:45 pm
ICC prosecutor slams effort to ‘intimidate’ him on possible arrest warrants for Israelis
Karim Khan warns against trying to impede investigation into Israel’s conduct in Gaza, after US lawmakers reportedly meet with senior court officials
By ToI Staff
US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer speaks after the Senate passed a foreign aid bill, including billions of dollars in military assistance for Israel, at the US Capitol in Washington on April 23, 2024. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images/AFP)
April 24, 2024, 6:39 am
US Senate okays aid package that includes billions for Israel; Biden to sign it Wednesday
In 79-18 vote, lawmakers approve $17 billion in military assistance for Israel, expected $2 billion in humanitarian aid for Gaza alongside funds for Ukraine and Taiwan
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., right, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., left, stand during a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony for surviving members of a top-secret WWII unit, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, March 21, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
April 23, 2024, 3:21 pm
Israel aid bill heads to US Senate for final approval after months of delay
Overall $95B package, which includes aid for Ukraine and Taiwan and provisions against TikTok, will send $17B in military aid to Israel, and likely $2B in humanitarian aid for Gaza
By MARY CLARE JALONICK
File - Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas testifies during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing, April 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
April 20, 2024, 6:33 pm
US Senate ends impeachment of Jewish Homeland Security chief Alejandro Mayorkas
Vote along party lines puts kibosh on House’s charges that Mayorkas failed to address Mexico border crisis; Jewish groups: Allegations recall antisemitic ‘Great Replacement’ trope
By Ron Kampeas
File: A pro-Palestinian demonstrator waves a Palestinian flag near the White House during the "March on Washington for Gaza" in Washington, DC, on January 13, 2024. (ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP)
March 21, 2024, 4:50 am
19 Senate Dems urge Biden to publicize framework for establishing Palestinian state
Lawmakers say conflict has reached ‘inflection point,’ call for ‘regional peace initiative’ and ‘non-militarized’ Palestinian state in latest rejection of Netanyahu’s position
By AFP, ToI Staff and Jacob Magid
Illustrative: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-NY, prepares to speak at the 2019 American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) policy conference, at Washington Convention Center, in Washington, March 25, 2019. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
March 20, 2024, 3:07 am
Schumer defends call for Israel to replace Netanyahu in meet with US Jewish leaders
Top Democrat also gives interview to NYT in which he reveals that he mulled calling on PM to resign in lightning rod speech but decided against it, not wanting to lecture Israel
By Jacob Magid
File: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, poses for a picture with then Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Feb. 15, 2017. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
March 16, 2024, 5:09 am
Schumer’s speech wins some plaudits, but not all Netanyahu critics are on board
Head of Democratic group says Senate chief was speaking more to US Jews and progressives than Israelis, who professor notes broadly support war effort and oppose two-state solution
By Luke Tress
US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer speaks on the Senate floor on March 14, 2024. (Video screen capture)
March 14, 2024, 8:21 pm
Senate leader Schumer urges Israeli election, says Netanyahu ‘has lost his way’
Israeli, Republican officials blast majority leader as he charges PM placing political survival above good of country, constitutes an obstacle to peace, turning Israel into a pariah
By Jacob Magid
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