By Atara Beck, United with Israel— US Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich) slammed the historic peace agreement between the United Arab Emirates and Israel announced Thursday at the White House. “Huge breakthrough today,” US President Donald Trump tweeted. “Historic Peace Agreement between our two GREAT friends, Israel and the United Arab Emirates!” Israel and several Gulf…
By David Rosenberg, Arutz 7— Two delegations of American lawmakers are slated to visit Israel this week, organized by a group linked to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). On Monday, 41 House Democrats led by House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (Maryland) are scheduled to arrive in Israel, kicking off a week-long tour of…
By Samuel Smith, Christian Post— As the United States celebrated National Religious Freedom Day Tuesday, former Congressman Frank Wolf, the original author of the International Religious Freedom Act, offered a very pessimistic view about the future of religious freedom in America and around the globe. And he believes the Church has done very little to…
By JNS— The House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday unanimously passed the Taylor Force Act, which would cut U.S. aid to the Palestinian Authority (PA) if the PA does not halt it payments to convicted terrorists and their families. “Since 2003, it has been Palestinian law to reward Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails…
By Michael Wilner, JPost— A senior White House official briefed Republican leadership Wednesday on President Donald Trump’s decision not to certify Iran’s compliance with the Iran nuclear deal – a move that will keep the US within the agreement, but will begin a debate on Capitol Hill over whether to withdraw from it. Members of…
By JTA— Christians United for Israel activists will lobby for a congressional bill that cuts nearly all U.S. funding to the Palestinian Authority until it stops payments to the families of Arabs jailed for or killed in attacks on Israelis. The pro-Israel group, meeting this week in Washington, D.C., for its 12th conference, on Tuesday…
By Daniel Greenfield, Sultan Knish— On March 23, 2017, Senators had a simple choice to make. On one side was J Street; an anti-Israel pressure group that had hosted BDS activists and opposed Israel’s right to defend itself. On the other was Ambassador David Friedman, the first pro-Israel nominee in decades. And the choice was…
By Michael Wilner, JPost— Israel’s ambassador to the United States Ron Dermer said his government has “no doubt” that President-elect Donald Trump is a “true friend to Israel,” visiting his team at Trump Tower in New York on Thursday afternoon. “Israel has no doubt that President-elect Trump is a true friend of Israel. We have…
By Mary Orndorff Troyan, Greenville Online— A Kiawah Island couple’s letter to Sen. Lindsey Graham about their son’s death in Israel has prompted the South Carolina senator to threaten U.S. aid to the Palestinian Authority. Graham, along with Sen. Dan Coats, R-Ind., and Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., say the U.S. should stop all economic assistance to…