FMEP Legislative Round-Up April 24, 2026

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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 Occupied Thoughts Podcasts:

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1. Bills & Resolutions

(FY27 NSRP FUNDING, INCL FOR ISRAEL/ME) HR XXXX: 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 see the Committee’s bill summary). On 4/23/26, the House Appropriations Committee’s Subcommittee on National Security met to consider the Committee Mark and passed it by a party-line vote, without amendment. The Full Committee is scheduled to mark-up the bill on 4/28/26.

Comprehensive details of Israel/Middle East-related provisions in the Committee Mark are available here.

NOTE: In the context of the ongoing Israel-made humanitarian catastrophe and annihilation of Palestinian life in the Gaza Strip, the escalating Israeli terrorism and ethnic cleansing against Palestinians in the West Bank, and Israel’s ongoing destruction and killing in Lebanon, this bill:

  • Makes no mention of Israel’s actions in Gaza or the situation there, or of escalating Israeli terrorism/ethnic cleansing targeting Palestinians in the West Bank.
  • Earmarks NO FUNDING for Palestinians – in either the West Bank or Gaza Strip.
  • Continues with the layering on of ever-more conditions/restrictions/etc to be applied in the event that any U.S. funds end up being used for the Palestinians [Sec. 7037, Sec. 7038, Sec. 7039, Sec. 7040, Sec. 7041(h)]
  • Earmarks MASSIVE FUNDING for Israel without any conditions. [$6.5 million for refugee resettlement in Israel, $3.3 billion in FMF, of which $250.3 million can be spent in Israel – Sec. 7041(c)]
  • Extends the existing $9 billion US loan guarantee program for Israel [Sec. 7034(g)(3)]
  • Bars funding to UNRWA [Sec. 7048(e)].
  • Bars funding for the UN Human Rights Council & UN Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territories [Sec. 7048(d)]
  • Links U.S. aid to how other countries vote at the UN [Sec. 7048(a)]
  • Withholds 15% of US funding for the UN until the UN satisfies a list of conditions, including “taking credible steps to combat anti-Israel bias” – increased from 10% in the 2026 bill [Sec. 7048(b)]
  • Bars funding for the ICC and ICJ [Sec. 7048(l)]
  • Bars funding for a Department of State Office of Palestinian Affairs [Sec. 7041(h)(1)(C)]
  • Conditions funding to the UN on the UN Secretariat on the UN giving up diplomatic immunity for anyone the U.S. wants to prosecute for alleged support for terror (to enable the prosecution of people associated with UNRWA in US courts; note that this would set a precedent that would be a death blow to the ability of the UN to operate anywhere). [Sec. 7049(a)]. Also see: House Republicans again aim to leverage U.S. funding to seek accountability for Oct. 7 attacks (Jewish Insider 4/24/26)
  • Makes all US funding under the bill conditional on the recipient (organization or individual)  cooperating with U.S. investigations, with a look-back of 5 years, related to Gaza, the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attacks on Israel, or [U.S. allegations of] “the provision of material support or resources to an organization or individual designated pursuant to United States law or Executive order relating to terrorism or sanctions.” [Sec. 7049(a)] 
  • Bars funding in the bill “to support the admission and resettlement into the United States of a foreign national from Gaza.” [Section 7041(h)(3)(H)].
  • Earmarks NO FUNDING to help the Lebanese people (indeed, makes no mention of the massive destruction/displacement being wreaked on Lebanon by Israel).
  • Bottom line: Love it or hate it: in the context of current events, the clear message sent by this bill is one of continued total support for Israel’s annihilation/eradication of Palestinian life in Gaza, ethnic cleansing of West Bank/E. Jerusalem, & mass destruction/occupation in Lebanon.

(DENATURALIZE/DEPORT MUSLIMS & PRETTY MUCH ANYONE ELSE THE EXEC TARGETS) HR 8387 [bill text]: Introduced 4/20/26 by Roy (R-TX) and 7 Republican cosponsors, all of whom are members of Roy’s “Shariah Free America Caucus” [Moore (R-AL), Self (R-TX), Ogles (R-TN), Fine (R-FL), Brecheen (R-OK), Miller (R-IL) and Gill (R-TX)],  “To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to limit alien eligibility for admission and naturalization and enable deportation and denaturalization for any membership, affiliation, or advocacy of socialist, communist, Chinese communist, Marxist, or Islamic fundamentalist doctrines, and for other purposes” aka”Measures Against Marxism’s Dangerous Adherents and Noxious Islamists Act of 2026’” aka the “MAMDANI Act.” Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Also see Roy’s press release – Rep. Roy Introduces MAMDANI Act to Denaturalize and Deport Marxists and Islamic Fundamentalists. The bill – which of course is targeted first and foremost at naturalized U.S. citizens who are Muslim (like Mayor Mamdani – in practice would lay the groundwork for the denaturalization/deportation of almost anyone the Executive decided to target, via a combination of: (a) broad, vague, and far-reaching language/definitions [including defining the “socialist party” to include “the Democratic Socialists of America, or any section, subsidiary, branch, affiliate, or subdivision of such organization“; (b) broad expansion of current authorities, including to enable targeting people for what they said/wrote dating back to the ago of 14; and (c) denying any legal recourse to individuals targeted under the bill.  NOTE: Also see: Exclusive: Chip Roy to Introduce ‘MAMDANI Act’ Targeting Communists, Marxists, Socialists, Islamists in Immigration System (Breitbart 4/20/26). NOTE: As it happens, this is the second MAMDANI Act introduced by Republicans in the current Congress. As a reminder, the original MAMDANI Act was introduced by Carter (R-GA) back on 11/7/25 – HR 5937 [Carter press release – Carter introduces MAMDANI Act, restricting federal funds to New York City; GOP rep introduces ‘Mamdani’ bill to block federal funds to NYC (Jewish News Syndicate 11/8/25)]

(EXPLOTING CONCERNS ABOUT ANTISEMITISM TO TARGET ACADEMIA/FREE SPEECH) HR 8476: Introduced 4/23/26 by Fine (R-FL) and Tenney (R-NY), “To require each local educational agency and institution of higher education that receives Federal financial assistance to treat discrimination motivated by antisemitism as vigorously as such agency or institution treats other forms of discrimination prohibited by title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and for other purposes.” Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and the Committee on the Judiciary. NOTE: no text is available yet, but it is a good bet this is a bill that would enforce/weaponize the IHRA definition of antisemitism, including its examples conflating criticism of Israel/Zionism with antisemitism.

(TARGETING RIGHT TO PROTEST FOR PALESTINIAN LIVES/RIGHTS): On 4/24/26, Jewish Insider published – Tom Suozzi introduces federal buffer zone bill protecting synagogues, religious institutions [not yet showing up in the Congressional Record]. The article confirms that the catalyst for this legislation is protest related to Israel’s genocide in Gaza and Israel’s settlement enterprise in the West Bank, which in some case have targeted pro-Israel events (including settlement real estate sales events) held at or near Jewish places of worship – “Suozzi told Jewish Insider the bill was prompted by constituents from various religious communities who have expressed concern about ‘aggressive action’ against them at their places of worship. The spate of incidents outside synagogues has been ‘very disturbing,’ Suozzi said, adding that he’s been hearing an unprecedented amount of fear and concern from Jewish friends and supporters since the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attacks…”

Iran War Powers Resolutions:

Related to Iran War Powers Resolutions:

Responsible Statecraft 4/22/26: GOP senators want to give Trump official blessing for Iran war [“A vote for an Authorization for Military Force would put lawmakers on record backing a conflict they’ve largely supported indirectly“]

4/22/26 press release from Barrett (R-MI) – Recalibrating American Foreign Policy – Ending Endless Wars and Promoting Peace Through Strength – announcing slate of legislation including:

  • HR 8436: Introduced 4/22/26 by Barrett (R-MI), “To repeal the joint resolution entitled “A joint resolution to promote peace and stability in the Middle East“. Barrett: “The Cold War Military Force Repeal Act would revoke the outdated 1957 AUMF that is still on the books authorizing the president to use force to fight communism in the Middle East.”
  • HR 8434: Introduced 4/22/26 by Barrett (R-MI), “To prohibit an authorization for use of military force which authorizes such force for a period longer than 5 years or an unspecified period of time from receiving congressional priority procedures. Barrett: “The Military Force Oversight Amendment would amend the Constitution to require any AUMF to expire automatically after five years unless reauthorized by Congress. This will prevent endless wars by forcing the people’s representatives to review each conflict and vote on whether keeping our troops overseas is actually protecting the American people and our national interests.“
  • H. J. Res. 159: Introduced 4/22/26 by Barrett (R-MI), “Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the duration of authorizations of the use of force.” Barrett: “The Prevent Endless Wars Act would provide another safeguard to avoid endless wars and ensure Congress conducts critical oversight. The bill would only allow AUMFs to receive fast-tracked consideration in Congress if they contain a sunset of no longer than five years.“
  • HR 8435: Introduced 4/22/26 by Barrett (R-MI), “To amend the War Powers Resolution to provide for priority procedures for joint resolutions, and for other purposes.” Barrett: “The War Powers Priority Procedures Modernization Act would give the House of Representatives additional tools to fast-track votes to end unauthorized military force.”

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Media/posts/analysis related to other legislation:

2. Letters

3. Hearings & Markups

April 29, 2026: The House Foreign Affairs Committee’s Subcommittee on Oversight and Intelligence will hold a hearing entitled, U.S. Accountability at the United Nations: Challenges and Opportunities for Reform. Scheduled witnesses are: Brett Schaefer, American Enterprise Institute; Eugene Kontorovich, Advancing American Freedmon;  Stefano Gennarini, Center for Family and Human Rights; and Peter Yeo, The Better World Campaign.

April 29, 2026: NOT FROM THE ONION – The House Committee on Education and the Workforce’s Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development will hold a hearing entitled, “Speech or Silence? The Future of the First Amendment in Higher Education” [press release]. No details on witnesses are available as of this writing.

April 28, 2026: The House Appropriations Committee will hold a Full Committee mark-up of the FY27 National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations bill.

April 23, 2026: The House Appropriations Committee’s Subcommittee on National Security met to consider the Committee Mark of the FY27 National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations bill and passed it by a party-line vote, without amendment. See Section 1, above, for details. Also see:

April 21, 2026: The Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe held a hearing, Iran’s Support for Russia and Lessons Learned from Ukraine [video]. Witnesses were: Ilan Berman, American Foreign Policy Council (statement); Behnam Ben Taleblu, FDD; and Aaron Zelin, WINEP (statement).

4. Selected Members on the Record

REMINDER: It is simply beyond the capacity of the Round-Up to track [let alone document] what every member of the House and Senate is saying about the US/Israel war with Iran. To see what a specific member has said, check their websites and social media accounts.

Israel/AIPAC & US politics/elex – general

  • Cornyn (R-TX) 4/22/26: X-post – “Democrats’ TDS has gone so far that they’re rooting for Iran over America and our ally, Israel.   40 Dems voted against aid to Israel this year, some of which was strictly for Israel’s self-defense against terrorists who wish it harm.   Clearly, the radical base has taken over the Democrat party & has forced Dems to side with the brutal Iranian regime just to spite the President.   I have & ALWAYS will support America & our allies — that shouldn’t be controversial.“
  • Frankel (D-FL) 4/22/26: X-post – “Yom Huledet Sameach, Israel! On Israel’s Independence Day, we celebrate the strength and resiliency of the Israeli people, honor the enduring bond between our two nations, and continue pursuing a more peaceful future.”
  • Carson (D-IN) 4/22/26: X-post – “J Street PAC, a leading Jewish American organization, is an invaluable voice for diplomacy and peace. They have supported many of my bills, including my bill to restore UNRWA humanitarian aid to Gaza. I’m honored to have their partnership and support.“
  • Sanders (I-VT) 4/22/26: X-post – “Super PACs like AIPAC, AI and crypto are buying elections with billionaire money. We’ll never address the major crises facing our country as long as that continues. We must overturn Citizens United and kick billionaire-funded super PACs OUT of Democratic primaries NOW.“
  • Fetterman (D-PA) 4/22/26: X-post – “In the face of consistent attacks, past and present, our special ally and its people have shown true strength and resilience. Israel: I’m proud to stand on the right side of history, and this voice and vote will never waver. Happy Independence Day!“
  • Gottheimer (D-NJ) 4/22/26: X-post – “Insane! The Michigan Democratic Party just nominated a candidate to be a University of Michigan Regent who has publicly praised Hezbollah terrorists as “martyrs” and called Israelis “demons” who “lie, cheat, murder and blackmail.” At a university with a large and vibrant Jewish student population, this is a disgrace that puts Jewish students at risk.“
  • Sanders (I-VT) 4/21/26: X-post – “It’s not just Gaza, Iran and Lebanon. In the West Bank since October 2023, Israeli soldiers and settlers have: Killed 1,071 Palestinians Demolished 6,000+ homes Built 200+ illegal outposts No more U.S. military aid to Israel.“
  • Gottheimer (D-NJ) 4/21/26: X-post – “Insane! The Michigan Democratic Party just nominated a candidate to be a University of Michigan Regent who has publicly praised Hezbollah terrorists as “martyrs” and called Israelis “demons” who “lie, cheat, murder and blackmail.” At a university with a large and vibrant Jewish student population, this is a disgrace that puts Jewish students at risk.“
  • Massie (R-KY) 4/21/26: X-post w/ images – “The mask is off. AIPAC’s Democrat-focussed pro-abortion super PAC, United Democracy Project, is now helping Woke Eddie. They just bought $790,000 of ads against me this week. Here’s an example of ads they run for democrats.”
  • Massie (R-KY) 4/21/26: X-post – “The fact that AIPAC has resorted to using its pro-abortion super PAC shows how desperate they are to breathe life into their empty suit. Millions of dollars won’t make up for the fact that he’s AWOL on the campaign trail. He’s skipped seven debates so far.“
  • Blackburn (R-TN) 4/20/26: X-post – “This isn’t the first time @AbdulElSayed has sympathized with terrorists. He also refused to make a statement on the assassination of Ayatollah Khamenei to avoid upsetting other terrorist sympathizers. He has absolutely no business being in the U.S. Senate.”
  • Khanna (D-CA) 4/20/26: X-post – “The free ride is over. Israel has a $45 billion defense budget. I am Team America.”
  • Carey (R-OH) 4/20/26: X-post – “It was a pleasure to be a panelist at Mayerson JCC alongside Congressman Greg Landsman. We spoke about America’s relationship with Israel and the broader geopolitical situation in the Middle East.“
  • Bacon (R-NE) 4/20/26: X-post – “I was grateful to meet with Lt Gen Collins of the Missile Defense Agency, who testified before @HASCRepublicans last week, where I raised concerns about the growing gap between missile threats & our ability to respond. I helped stand up long-range missile defense in Israel focused on Iran in 2009–2010, and it has paid off. We must accelerate production to keep pace & strengthen our defenses.”
  • Khanna (D-CA) 4/19/26: X-post – “AIPAC says I’m not Team America. Why? Because I want to spend the $400b to make college & trade schools free and childcare $10 day. Not on the Trump/Netanyahu alliance for an illegal, immoral war in Iran.“
  • Khanna (D-CA) 4/19/26: X-post – “No taxpayer $$ to Israel. No Israeli PM in Situation Room. End occupation. I am Team America. Trump is obsessed with war in the Middle East. It’s time for a new generation for a new moral direction for Democrats.“

Israel/West Bank/Gaza/Jerusalem

  • Khanna (D-CA) 4/21/26: X-post – “Activists on the Global Sumud Flotilla are putting their lives on the line to challenge Israel’s unlawful blockade on the occupied Gaza Strip. I am immensely proud of this international showing of solidarity, and applaud the courage on display.“
  • Pocan (D-WI) 4/19/26: X-post – “We need answers. When @UNICEF drivers delivering water in Gaza are killed, we are back to the same old deadly behavior of Netanyahu. One war temporarily ends & he finds a new one. No wonder more in Congress are standing up for peace, meaning a moratorium on funding for Israel.” Linked to UNICEF X-post – “UNICEF is outraged by the killing of two drivers of trucks contracted by UNICEF to provide clean water to families in the Gaza Strip. The victims were killed by Israeli fire in an incident that took place early this morning at the Mansoura water filling point in northern Gaza. UNICEF extends our condolences to the families of the men killed.“
  • Tlaib (D-MI) 4/18/26: X-post – “The genocidal government of Israel is obsessed with killing medics, and humanitarian workers. No one is safe from this unhinged murderous regime.” Linked to Al Jazeera X-post: “BREAKING: UNICEF ‘outraged’ Israeli forces killed 2 water truck drivers in northern Gaza“
  • Stansbury (D-NM) 4/18/26: X-post – “Earlier this week, another global flotilla mission left Spain to deliver food, medicine, and water to Gaza. We are calling for an end to inhumane blockade to Gaza and to allow these supplies in. The world is watching. History will remember.“
  • Van Hollen (D-MD) 4/18/26: X-post w/ video clip – “Israeli Defense Minister Katz said he wants to do in Lebanon what was done in Rafah. I’ve seen firsthand how the Netanyahu government razed Rafah to the ground. No American taxpayer dollars should be used to support this.“

Lebanon

  • Omar (D-MN) 4/23/26: X-post – “Israel murdered Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil. Killing journalists in a war zone is a war crime, and Israel has been doing it with impunity for years. The U.S. cannot continue to be complicit in Israel’s crimes against humanity.“
  • Van Hollen (D-MD) 4/23/26: X-post – “Yesterday, journalist Amal Khalil was struck by an IDF airstrike while she was reporting in southern Lebanon. As rescuers tried to save her life, they were fired upon. 
Khalil is the 9th journalist killed by Israeli strikes in Lebanon this year. I join the Committee to Protect Journalists & others in demanding an international investigation and accountability for her death.“
  • Wicker (R-MS) 4/22/26: X-post – “Hezbollah’s killing of a French service member in southern Lebanon, only days after Israel agreed to a ceasefire, is a critical test for the Lebanese Armed Forces. Congress should not support the LAF unless it acts to disarm Hezbollah completely — and immediately.”
  • Van Hollen (D-MD) 4/22/26: X-post – “Netanyahu says he’s ‘saddened’ by images of an IDF soldier defacing a crucifix in Lebanon. But if he truly cared about attacks against Christians, he’d end rampant settler violence against them in the West Bank & harassment in Jerusalem. Being sad isn’t enough, DO SOMETHING!“
  • Risch (R-ID) 4/21/26: X-post – “Agree with my colleague @SenatorWicker. Well past time for the LAF to take tangible action to fully disarm Hezbollah & for the Lebanese government to follow through on long-promised economic reform. The era of complacency & unconditional bailouts must come to an end.“
  • Rosen (D-NV) 4/21/26: X-post – “I condemn this act of desecration and destruction of a Christian religious statue in Lebanon by IDF soldiers. It is unacceptable and goes against Jewish values of tolerance and respect for all religious faiths.    I’m glad to see that the perpetrators are being held accountable and the statue has been replaced.“
  • Wicker (R-MS) 4/20/26: X-post – “Hezbollah’s killing of a French service member in southern Lebanon, only days after Israel agreed to a ceasefire, is a critical test for the Lebanese Armed Forces. Congress should not support the LAF unless it acts to disarm Hezbollah completely — and immediately.“
  • Hill (R-AR) 4/20/26: X-post – “This is inexcusable and offensive to billions of Christians around the world. The apologies from Israeli officials are noted, but desecrating a statue of Jesus Christ requires swift and public disciplinary action. Israel needs to take steps so that egregious and offensive acts like this stop happening.” Linked to article, Outrage over Israeli soldier’s vandalism of Jesus statue in Lebanon (BBC 4/19/26)
  • Meeks (D-NY) 4/17/26: X-post – “Ranking Member @RepGregoryMeeks met with Ambassador Issa to discuss the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon and the historic talks that occurred last week between the two nations. They reaffirmed the importance of ensuring the ceasefire holds and extends, which is imperative for the security and success of all in the region.“
  • Graham (R-SC) 4/17/26: X-post – “Respectfully and strongly disagree.” Linked to: US envoy says both sides of Israel-Lebanon ceasefire ‘equally untrustworthy’ (The New Region 4/17/26)

Targeting Free Speech/Right to Protest/Academia critical of Israel/Zionism; Weaponization of Claims of Antisemitism; NGO Sector

  • Omar (D-MN) 4/23/26: X-post – “Ahmed Shihab-Eldin is finally free. I called the Kuwaiti ambassador to advocate for his release. We must continue to protect freedom of speech—especially for journalists like Ahmed, brave enough to document what is actually happening in the Iran war.”
  • Pressley (D-MA) 4/17/26: Rep. Pressley Says Goodbye to Constituent Rümeysa Öztürk
  • McGovern (D-MA) 4/17/26: X-post – “Kuwait’s detention of U.S. citizen & journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin over social media posts is a serious violation of his right to freedom of expression. Vague claims of “national security” are not a valid reason to violate human rights. Release Ahmed. Journalism is not a crime!” Linked to: Kuwait Detained Journalist After Comments on Iran War Images, Watchdog Says (New York Times 4/15/26)

Other stuff

  • Levin (D-CA) 4/24/26: X-post – “This should be on the front page of every newspaper in America. A Syrian billionaire needed U.S. sanctions lifted so he could cash in on $12 billion in reconstruction contracts. In an attempt to influence American foreign policy, he proposed a Trump-branded golf course, cut Jared Kushner & Ivanka Trump into a multibillion-dollar real estate deal for a resort in Albania, and had someone physically deliver a stone engraved with the Trump family crest to a Republican Member of Congress with instructions to take it to the White House to get the President’s attention. Trump threw his weight behind repealing the sanctions. They were lifted. The contracts are moving, the Trump family’s deals are expanding, and not a single Washington Republican is willing to say a word about any of it. This is a corruption of everything the office of the presidency is supposed to stand for, and the American people deserve to know about it.“
  • Tlaib (D-MI) 4/23/26: X-post – “Hell no.” Responding to X-post reporting: “NEW: Trump administration is considering financial bailout for the United Arab Emirates over economic losses sustained from US war with Iran. -WSJ“
  • Cassidy (R-LA) 4/22/26: X-post – “NYC’s Health Department gets about $600 MILLION/year in federal taxpayer dollars. So why were these resources reportedly spent on promoting a radical anti-Israel agenda that alienates Jewish employees?   Last month, I asked @NYCMayor Mamdani for answers on this and on any DEI initiatives in the Department. CRICKETS!! If they want to use taxpayer money, they must weed out antisemitism.    I am giving them an additional 48 hours to respond. After that, I will explore my options as Committee Chairman to receive an answer.“
  • Scott (R-SC) 4/22/26: X-post – “.@CAIRNational is a designated terror organization in Florida for a reason. One of its founding board members was sentenced to 65 years in prison for supporting terrorist groups, and the FBI recently cut off contact with the organization over links to Hamas. Yesterday, they were on Capitol Hill pitching lawmakers on their agenda like any other nonprofit. Enough is enough. I have a bill to strip their tax exempt status. Congress should pass it IMMEDIATELY. America fights terrorists, we do not fund them.” Response from CAIR on X: “None of what you posted is true, @SenRickScott. Not a single word. What is true, however, is that you were forced to resign as CEO of a health insurance company that committed the largest Medicare fraud in history. Your company had to pay a $1.7 billion fine and you pleaded the 5th amendment 75 times during a civil lawsuit. After somehow avoiding prison, you then used the wealth you stole from the American people to buy your way into politics, where you have prioritized a foreign government over the American people ever since. You keep tweeting. We will keep standing up to corrupt politicians in the halls of Congress and defeating your antics in the courts of law, God willing.“
  • Wilson (R-SC) 4/21/26: X-post – “Grateful to be the first Member of Congress to receive Mr. Mohamad Kanatri, Acting Chargé d’Affaires a.i. of the Embassy of the Syrian Arab Republic to the United States of America. I presented his government official copies of the Caesar repeal. For the first time free Syria is represented in Washington, and President Trump’s vision of giving Syria a chance is being realized.
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5. Selected Media

Israel/AIPAC (and Iran) in US elex & politics – GENERAL

Israel/AIPAC (and Iran) in US elex & politics – STILL Making Hasan Piker the Big Story [Note: Hasan Piker figures into other articles included in this Round-Up; this sub-section is limited to post explicitly focused on Hasan]

Israel/AIPAC in US elex & politics – Michigan

Israel/AIPAC in US elex & politics – New Jersey

Israel/AIPAC in US elex & politics – Pennsylvania

Israel/AIPAC in US elex & politics – New York

Israel/AIPAC in US elex & politics – Kentucky

Israel/AIPAC in US elex & politics –  California

Israel/AIPAC in US elex & politics – Mississippi

Israel/AIPAC in US elex & politics – Maryland

  • Greenbelt New Review 4/22/26: Four District 4 Candidates Address Democratic Club [“…All candidates present denied taking donations from AIPAC or any other large corporate donors. Hedgepeth and White both noted that while they won’t accept AIPAC money, Glenn Ivey does, saying AIPAC is his biggest funder.“]
  • Maryland Matters 4/22/26: With the legislative session past, all eyes turn to looming primaries [“One big question is whether AIPAC, the deep-pocketed pro-Israel group, begins investing in the primary on Boafo’s behalf. That could make a huge difference if the race remains close – even though AIPAC is less popular in Democratic circles these days than it was in the past two election cycles, when it spent $4 million on two separate congressional elections in Maryland.“]

Israel/AIPAC in US elex & politics – Florida

Israel/AIPAC in US elex & politics – Maine

Israel/AIPAC in US elex & politics – Georgia

Israel/AIPAC in US elex & politics – Nebraska

  • Nebraska Examiner 4/22/26: Powell once again leads in fundraising for NE-02 Dems [“Cavanaugh drew the most support this quarter from political action committees, much of it from unions backing him. Powell drew her top PAC support this quarter from PACs that support Latino and Latina candidates and women. Rhoades didn’t list PAC support this quarter, but many of her individual donations were bundled by AIPAC, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee. Many of Powell’s donations were bundled by EMILY’s List. Askins boosted her tally with a six-figure personal loan.”]

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