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.
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.