Tag : Congress
House Appropriations Call to Cut Palestinian Aid Will Strengthen Hamas
WASHINGTON—The leadership of the House Committee on Appropriations today released its draft committee report on State and Foreign Operations Appropriations for FY2012, proposing to end assistance to the Palestinian Authority that is vital to Israel’s security. “The Appropriations proposal to end aid to the Palestinian Authority is counterproductive. It will undermine the Palestinian moderates and
Guest Post: Peace is Possible, by Representative Charles B. Rangel
In a J Street guest post, Representative Charles B. Rangel “join[s] with President Barack Obama’s call for our two great nations [Israel and the United States] to move beyond the current stalemate in peace negotiations with the Palestinians and re-launch efforts to establish a lasting two-state solution.”
J Street Welcomes Speaker Boehner’s Invitation to PM Netanyahu
J Street is pleased that the Speaker Boehner has announced his intention to invite Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address a joint session of Congress during his upcoming visit to the United States in May. We are very hopeful that the Prime Minister will take this opportunity to put forward a proactive, far-reaching proposal for a resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in line with the internationally-accepted parameters for a two-state solution.
Tell Obama: Go to Jerusalem
J Street is calling on President Obama to visit Jerusalem in the coming months with a new diplomatic initiative that leads to a two-state solution and averts a September UN vote that will cause even deeper international isolation for Israel without solving the conflict.
116 Members of Congress Call for Continued Aid to Israel, PA; Active Promotion of Two States
J Street welcomed a congressional letter to President Obama signed by 116 members of Congress, in support of the Administration’s efforts to maintain current levels of foreign aid to Israel and the Palestinian Authority. It urges President Obama to use this critical moment in the Middle East as an opportunity to reaffirm the United States’ leadership in pursuit of a two-state resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
