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Government shutdown over, Iran sanctions force back at full strength
The U.S. government returned to work, and officials who track Iran sanctions compliance were working at a full complement.
As peace talks kick off, right wing intensifies efforts to influence their outcome
Israeli settler leader Dani Dayan has made it his mission over the years to warn members of Congress, particularly Republicans, of the perils of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.
Jewish groups praise fiscal cliff deal, remain concerned about future cuts
While not totally satisfied with the results, many Jewish groups have come out in support of Congress’ last minute efforts to reach a fiscal cliff deal.
House considering Jewish refugees bill
A bipartisan group of six Congress members is sponsoring a bill that would ensure recognition of the plight of 850,000 Jewish refugees displaced from Arab countries since Israel\’s War of Independence in 1948.
House committee to hold hearing on Chasidic Jew held in Bolivia
The House Foreign Affairs human rights subcommittee will hold a hearing about the plight of a Chasidic Jew from Brooklyn being held in a Bolivian jail.
Congress passes funding until March
Congress passed a procedural resolution that sustains government funding until March. The \”continuing resolution\” passed Tuesday includes the $2.75 billion in annual defense assistance for Israel. It passed 79-16 in the Senate and 193-165 in the U.S. House of Representatives. It maintains government funding at 2010 levels. Failure to pass it would have meant that the government would run out of money by midnight.