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• FMEP Legislative Round-Up: December 2, 2022

  1. Bills & Resolutions 2. Hearings & Markups 3. Media & Members (general 4. Media & Members (The Next Congress) 5. Members on the Record…

• Will the midterms spell the end of US ‘red lines’ on Israel?

  Foundation for Middle East Peace President Lara Friedman speaks to +972 about a dangerous new phase in American pro-Israel politics. By Nate Orbach Published November…

• FMEP Legislative Round-Up: October 28, 2022

  1. Bills & Resolutions 2. Media (general) 3. Media & Members (Middle East in US Elex) 4. Members on the Record (Palestine) 5. Members on…

• Antisemitism Policy Lab

    Recorded Wednesday, October 19, 2022(if video doesn’t load you can access it directly on YouTube) Featuring (bios below): Kenneth Stern (Bard College/lead drafter of the…

• Unveiling the Chilly Climate – The Suppression of Speech on Palestine in Canada (& Beyond)

  Lara Friedman speaks to Sheryl Nestel, co-author of a new report published by Canada’s Independent Jewish Voices (IJV), entitled, Unveiling the Chilly Climate – The Suppression of Speech on Palestine in Canada. Sheryl discusses why the report was necessary, the research methodology it entailed, the key findings, what the authors and IJV hope the report will achieve, and why this report matters not just for Canada, but for the world.

• 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.”