Ben Samuels

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  1. 15 hours ago

    Progressive lawmakers and activists across the spectrum defend their strategy of effecting change – whether that involves public pressure and shaming of members of Congress, or direct engagement encouraging behind-the-scenes pressure on Israeli officials

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  2. Feb 14

    Nancy Pelosi once lauded the 2015 Iran nuclear deal as a “diplomatic masterpiece.” She is visiting Israel alongside key Democrats related to foreign relations, appropriations and intelligence as U.S. efforts to reenter the JCPOA reach an inflection point

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  3. Feb 10

    U.S. energy envoy Amos Hochstein says Israel and Lebanon are at the moment of “narrowing gaps” toward resolving the ongoing maritime border dispute between the two countries

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  4. Feb 10

    U.S. efforts to reenter the Iran nuclear deal have revealed clashing Democratic views, while Senate Republicans vow to fight restoration of the JCPOA as Vienna talks enter their final days

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  5. Feb 9

    Marjorie Taylor Greene accuses Pelosi of having a "gazpacho police" The Gestapo, Germany's Nazi-era secret police, played a central role in carrying out the Nazi Party's mass murder of European Jews. Gazpacho is a cold soup made of blended vegetables

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  6. Feb 8

    Moments of note at Deborah Lipstadt's long-delayed confirmation hearing: Talk of Amnesty's "Israeli apartheid" report & whether criticism of Israel is antisemitic, plus a fiery exchange with GOP senator who accused her of trafficking in "malicious poison"

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  7. Feb 8

    Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker urges U.S. lawmakers to boost security funding for religious communities, one month after surviving a hostage crisis at his synagogue in Colleyville, Texas: "Right now, far too many houses of worship won’t get support they need"

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  8. Feb 7

    In her first term in Congress, Rep. Marie Newman quickly fashioned herself into one of the most vocal pro-Palestinian lawmakers in the Democratic caucus. She's now embroiled in a quid-pro-quo scandal based on how she adopted these points in the first place

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  9. Feb 6

    Biden and Bennett speak for the fourth time since the latter took office. Included in the U.S. readout but missing from the Israeli version: Biden says he "looks forward to a visit [to Israel] later this year"

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  10. Retweeted
    Feb 3

    “Not one of them thought, ‘Maybe we should try CPR?’ They left him dead on the floor, face down. I don’t understand, is that how they were trained? To not do anything? It’s so confusing.” Omar Abdalmajeed As’ad's daughters seek justice. by

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  11. Feb 3

    I spoke with the daughters of Omar Abdalmajeed Assad, the 78-year-old Palestinian-American found dead after being violently detained by Israeli soldiers. They demand justice as they mourn a larger-than-life figure described as "the world's best father"

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  12. Feb 2

    Biden's new special envoy for the Horn of Africa David Satterfield (who holds deep Mideast ties) lands in Israel today. The U.S. is now openly pushing Israel to use its influence with Sudan to encourage democratic civilian rule following the October coup

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  13. Feb 1

    After months of delay, Senate Foreign Relations Committee officially schedules the confirmation hearing for Dr. Deborah Lipstadt, U.S. President Joe Biden's nominee for the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism, for February 8

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  14. Feb 1

    U.S. State Department, Democratic and Republican members of Congress alike reject Amnesty International's accusations of Israel being guilty of carrying out apartheid policies

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  15. Feb 1

    Noteworthy: U.S. State Dept. remains "deeply concerned" by circumstances surrounding death of 80-year-old Palestinian-American violently detained by Israeli soldiers despite IDF findings, calls for "thorough criminal investigation and full accountability"

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  16. Feb 1

    House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is slated to visit Israel later in February, according to an announcement from Israel's Foreign Ministry — the same timeframe that she will be likely working to avert a government shutdown

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  17. Jan 31

    Blinken holds rare phone call with Abbas about U.S.-Palestinian relations

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  18. Jan 31

    Rep. Thomas Massie, a Republican from Kentucky meant to criticize Fauci with a quote falsely attributed to Voltaire. It was actually said by a neo-Nazi Holocaust denier previously convicted of child pornography

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  19. Jan 31

    As negotiations concerning Iran’s nuclear program enter the final stages, U.S. officials are attempting to proactively set the narrative as it emerged last week that several of the U.S. negotiating team had stepped down

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  20. Jan 31

    Several of the most significant U.S.-Jewish establishment organizations issue a rare joint statement vehemently condemning Amnesty International UK’s upcoming report accusing Israel of being guilty of “the crime against humanity of apartheid”

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