Retract Zionism slur, U.S. lawmakers urge Turkey’s Erdogan

Published on March 13, 2013

Eighty-nine members of the U.S. Congress signed a letter calling on Turkey's prime minister to retract his comments blasting Zionism.

U.S. senators Kirk and Gillibrand decry Argentina-Iran commission

Published on March 13, 2013

Two U.S. senators asked the president of Argentina to end her country’s agreement with Iran to establish a “truth commission” on the 1994 bombing of the Buenos Aires Jewish community center.

Senators urge Europe to shut out Iran from bank transactions

Published on February 27, 2013

A large bipartisan slate of U.S. senators urged European Union officials to authorize the body's central bank to shut Iran out of its money transfer system.

U.S. Senate resolution backs Israel’s actions in Gaza

Published on November 15, 2012

Thirty U.S. senators have signed on to a resolution expressing support for Israel's "inherent right to act in self-defense."

Senators chide Clinton on Israel’s exclusion from counterterrorism forum

Published on June 13, 2012

U.S. Sens. Joseph Lieberman and Mark Kirk have written a letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton expressing their disappointment with Israel’s exclusion from the inaugural meeting of the Global Counterterrorism Forum.

Netanyahu talks to recovering Sen. Kirk

Published on March 20, 2012

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), who is recovering from a stroke.

Sen. Mark Kirk recovering from stroke

Published on January 23, 2012

U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk, a leader on pro-Israel and Iran sanctions issues, underwent surgery that was deemed successful after suffering a stroke.

Vast Senate majority urges sanction of Iran’s central bank

Published on August 8, 2011

Nearly the entire U.S. Senate has signed on to a letter urging the Obama administration to implement sanctions targeting Iran's central bank.

Lawmakers ask Obama to enforce Iran sanctions

Published on August 24, 2010

Two U.S. congressmen asked President Obama to bar a Russian oil company from doing business in the United States because it supplies Iran.