FMEP Legislative Round-Up: February 9, 2018
1. Bills, Resolutions & Letters 2. Hearings 3. On the Record *Brought to you in cooperation with Americans for Peace Now, where the Round-Up was…
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FMEP President Lara Friedman launched her weekly Legislative Round-Up in 2001, while she was at Americans for Peace Now, Since joining FMEP in April 2017, Lara has continued to publish the Round-Up — a comprehensive review and analysis of Middle East-related developments on Capitol Hill, published every Friday (when Congress is in session). Current and archived editions of the Round–Up (April 2017-present) can be found below; earlier editions are archived at Americans for Peace Now. Click here to subscribe to the weekly Legislative Round-Up.
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FMEP Legislative Round-Up: February 2, 2018
1. Bills, Resolutions & Letters 2. Hearings 3. On the Record *Brought to you in cooperation with Americans for Peace Now, where the Round-Up was…
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FMEP Legislative Round-Up: January 19, 2018
1. Bills & Resolutions 2. On the Record *Brought to you in cooperation with Americans for Peace Now, where the Round-Up was born!
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FMEP Legislative Round-Up: January 12, 2018
1. Bills, Resolutions & Letters – Israel/Palestine 2. Bills, Resolutions & Letters – Iran 3. Bills, Resolutions & Letters – Other Mideast Issues 4. Hearings…
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FMEP Legislative Round-Up: December 8, 2017
1. Bills & Resolutions 2. Hearings 3. On the Record *Brought to you in cooperation with Americans for Peace Now, where the Round-Up was born!…
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What would Israel Anti-Boycott Act Do? Read the Law (amended by the Act) for Yourself
People continue to argue about what the Israel Anti-Boycott Act would or wouldn’t do, or aim or doesn’t aim to do. It is a very odd debate, because this is a matter of facts, not opinion (opinions may well differ on what people hope it will or won’t do; the facts about what it would do to the law are a matter of record).
To facilitate a clearer debate about this issue, I’ve helpfully pulled into this document all of the existing law that would be amended by the S. 720 (with links), and then I’ve gone ahead and made the amendments that S. 270 would make in those laws.
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FMEP Legislative Round-Up: December 1, 2017
1. Bills & Resolutions 2. Hearings 3. On the Record *Brought to you in cooperation with Americans for Peace Now, where the Round-Up was born!
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Analysis of NGO Monitor’s “Analysis” of the McCollum Bill
On 11/16, NGO Monitor (NGOM) published a hit-piece attacking legislation introduced by Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D-MN), HR 4391, promoting the human rights of Palestinian children and seeking to ensure that United States tax dollars are not supporting violations of these rights by Israeli authorities. Below is a point-by-point analysis of NGOM’s “analysis” of the bill.
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Understanding the PLO Mission Crisis – Key Documents
Over the weekend new broke that the Trump Administration was closing the PLO mission in Washington, DC. To help people understand the laws that led…
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FMEP Legislative Round-Up: November 17, 2017
Comprehensive report on Mideast-related developments on Capitol Hill, 10/29-11/17. In this edition: Palestinian sanctions, Iran sanctions, and more.