Congressmen call on Abbas to fire official who glorified terrorist

Published on May 16, 2013

A bipartisan group of congressmen condemned comments made by a Palestinian Fatah official in support of the murderer of an Israeli father of five.

Reps. Royce, Engel talk Iran, Syria with Netanyahu

Published on May 2, 2013

The top Republican and Democrat on the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee discussed the potential Iranian threat and instability in Syria with Israel's prime minister.

Kerry: Two-year window is maximum for two-state solution

Published on April 18, 2013

Secretary of State John Kerry told Congress he sees a maximum two-year window to bring about a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Embassy hosts congressional ‘Hellenic-Israel’ caucus

Published on February 28, 2013

The Israeli embassy in Washington hosted a launch of a new congressional grouping called the Hellenic-Israel Caucus, dedicated to improving Israeli-Greek-Cypriot ties.

Four Jewish Dems in top House committee slots

Published on December 12, 2012

Four Jewish Democrats kept or earned top slots on U.S. House of Representatives committees.

Congressional letter urges Obama to shut PLO office

Published on December 11, 2012

Incoming and outgoing leaders of the House Foreign Affairs Committee are circulating a letter calling on President Obama to close the Washington office of the PLO.

Brad Sherman makes Forward 50

By Jonah Lowenfeld
Published on November 13, 2012

House leadership, following ban on commemorative resolutions, blocks Munich 11 vote

Published on July 26, 2012

The House Republican leadership blocked a vote calling for a moment of silence to memorialize Israeli athletes and coaches slain at the 1972 Olympics.

Congressmen to hold moment of silence for Munich 11

Published on July 26, 2012

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives will hold a moment of silence for the 11 Israeli athletes and coaches slain by Palestinian terrorists at the 1972 Munich Olympics.

Lowey, Engel introduce resolution on Olympics commemoration

Published on May 22, 2012

U.S. Reps. Nita Lowey and Eliot Engel introduced a resolution calling on the International Olympic Committee to honor the Munich 11 with a moment of silence at the London Games this summer.

Venezuela Jews Rebuild After Synagogue Attack

Published on March 18, 2009

CARACAS (JTA) -- The quiet on a residential street in this eastern Venezuelan city is shattered by construction crews as workers perched on a scaffolding place panels of marble on the external wall of a two-story synagogue.