FMEP Legislative Round-Up May 1, 2026
1. Bills, Resolutions 2. Letters 3. Hearings & Markups 4. Selected Members on the Record 5. Selected Media & Press releases/Statements Of special note: IMEU…
1. Bills, Resolutions 2. Letters 3. Hearings & Markups 4. Selected Members on the Record 5. Selected Media & Press releases/Statements Of special note: IMEU…
New from FMEP Global/Region Gaza River to the Sea U.S. Scene Perspectives//Long Reads NEW FROM FMEP The Roots of Israel’s Aggression Against Lebanon (New podcast…
Welcome to FMEP’s Weekly Settlement & Annexation Report. To subscribe to this report, please click here. April 24, 2026 EAST JERUSALEM: Yeshiva Approved in Sheikh Jarrah,…
1. Bills, Resolutions 2. Letters 3. Hearings & Markups 4. Selected Members on the Record 5. Selected Media & Press releases/Statements New episodes of FMEP’s…
In this episode of Occupied Thoughts, FMEP Fellow Peter Beinart speaks with Bard College Professor Ziad Abu-Rish about the roots of Israel’s aggression against Lebanon. They discuss…
On 4/22/26, the the House Appropriations Committee released the initial draft of the FY27 National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations bill. Also…
“What makes this difficult to navigate is the concern for antisemitism and the ongoing discussion around our current definitions. The conversation and strategy for addressing Israel’s war crimes is complicated by bad-faith criticism on the Right and the prevailing definition of antisemitism, as defined by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance. The IHRA’s working definition of antisemitism has been adopted by 35 U.S. states. Writing for Jewish Currents in 2020, Lara Friedman, the president of the Foundation for Middle East Peace, observed that parts of the IHRA definition conflate antisemitism with criticism of Israel and opposition to Zionism. ‘There exists today a veritable cottage industry of organizations dedicated to promoting the IHRA definition as a legally-mandated litmus test, designed to delegitimize if not criminalize criticism and activism on Israel, and especially boycotts.’ This conflation is not only inaccurate but also harmful to Jews, since it can restrict their freedom to criticize the state of Israel when they believe such criticism is necessary.”
In this episode of Occupied Thoughts, FMEP President Lara Friedman is joined by political analyst/commentator Daniel Levy, President of the U.S./Middle East Project (USMEP), for a…
New from FMEP Global/Region Gaza River to the Sea U.S. Scene Perspectives//Long Reads NEW FROM FMEP Iran War – A regional tour d’horizon (New Occupied…
Welcome to FMEP’s Weekly Settlement & Annexation Report. To subscribe to this report, please click here. April 17, 2026 WEST BANK: 34 New Settlements EAST JERUSALEM:…
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