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• FMEP Legislative Round-Up: October 7, 2022

  1. Bills & Resolutions 2. Hearings 3. On the Record   1. Bills, Resolutions & Letters (FY23 NDAA) HR 7900: Public action on the NDAA…

• The Middle East in FY23 NDAA Amendments – Senate

  As readers of the Round-Up know, every year the annual National Defense Authorization bill (NDAA) is an occasion – in both the House and Senate…

• FMEP Legislative Round-Up: August 12, 2022

  1. Bills, Resolutions, Letters 2. Hearings 3. On the Record NOTE: During August, the Round-Up will shift to a flexible schedule – as in, if…

• Constitutionality Issues & BDS Legislation: Source Docs & Expert Views

  There is an ongoing campaign in Congress and in state legislatures to pass laws barring BDS against Israel and/or boycotts or other forms of economic…

• Three States Push to Curb Pro-Palestine Activism (Jewish Currents

  “‘They moved it this year by stealth,’ said Lara Friedman, president of the Foundation for Middle East Peace (FMEP) and a Jewish Currents contributing writer… ‘This is not legislation that makes it a hate crime to criticize Israel,’ Friedman said. ‘It is legislation mandating that the IHRA definition becomes one of the considerations taken into account when looking into whether or not a crime committed has a hate crime component.’ The legislation could enhance a defendant’s punishment, should they be found to have crossed the IHRA’s line on antisemitism. Courts will be required to use the IHRA definition when considering aggravating factors in criminal convictions.”

• What is the BDS Movement & What Does It Mean that the U.S Legislating Against It?

  Recorded March 18, 2022 Listen to this conversation as a podcast This webinar is Part 6 of an 8-part series of webinars. For more information…

• FMEP Legislative Round-Up: March 18, 2022

  1. Bills, Resolutions, Letters 2. Hearings 3. On the Record New FMEP Events/Resources: March 17: New Occupied Thoughts podcast, Israeli & Palestinian Response(s) to Russia’s…

• FMEP Legislative Round-Up: March 11, 2022

  1. Bills, Resolutions, Letters 2. Hearings 3. On the Record New FMEP Events/Resources: March 9, 2022: FMEP webinar,  “Israeli Apartheid, the Supreme Court, and Land…

• FMEP Legislative Round-Up: February 11, 2022

  1. Bills, Resolutions, Letters 2. Hearings & Markups (& Briefings) 3. On the Record New this week: Palestine Deep Dive podcast, “Facing Facts: Biden &…

• FMEP Legislative Round-Up: January 28, 2022

  1. Bills, Resolutions, Letters 2. On the Record *Brought to you in cooperation with Americans for Peace Now, where the Round-Up was born!