Bogus attacks against the Iran deal continue to rage, both in the media and in Congress. Claims about the effect on Israel range from the misleading, such as a New York Times op-ed that claimed that “barely any” Israelis support the deal, to the grossly inappropriate, such as presidential candidate Mike Huckabee’s comment that graphically…
Republicans are savagely attacking the deal that President Obama and world leaders negotiated with Iran over its nuclear program. Just two months ago, 151 Representatives signed the Schakowsky letter in support of the Iran negotiations and the framework agreement. [1] Their voices are needed NOW in support of diplomacy. Call your Representative now at (202)…
Last week, the American Friends Services Committee, in conjunction with a coalition of other groups, hosted a briefing on Capitol Hill on the situation for Palestinian children under the Israeli military occupation — particularly those detained by the military As UNICEF has reported, “the ill-treatment of Palestinian children who come in contact with the military…
Sometime this afternoon, the Senate is expected to hold a procedural vote on whether to move the Fast Track trade package a step closer to becoming law. Among the many reasons to oppose Fast Track is a measure that aims to discourage foreign governments from boycotting, divesting from, or sanctioning companies that do business in…
On Wednesday morning, the Executive Committee of the Illinois House is scheduled to consider SB 1761, a bill that would force state pension fund administrators to blacklist companies that boycott businesses that operate in “territories under the control of Israel” — i.e., in Israeli settlements in the West Bank. This legislation not only infringes on…
Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) is expected to introduce an amendment to a bill in the Senate Finance Committee Wednesday that would demand that the Obama Administration pressure Europe not to enforce policies against the Israeli occupation of the West Bank. The amendment is expected to be similar to S. 619 which Cardin introduced March 2….
Representatives and Senators in the Illinois legislature should oppose HB4011 and SB1761. These bills would legitimize the de-facto Israeli annexation of the West Bank by cutting off state contracts with companies that boycott Israeli settlements in the West Bank. Call your Illinois State Representative and Senator now and urge them to oppose HB4011 and SB1761….
House Democrats will play a key role in whether the Obama Administration can secure a deal with Iran. Under the Corker-Cardin compromise on the Corker’s Congressional review legislation, we only need a third of the Senate or a third of the House at a minimum to be willing to sustain a Presidential veto of Congressional…
Thanks in part to over 13,000 JFP supporters who signed our petition, Public Citizen was able to deliver over half a million signatures to the White House in support of this initiative. Today, the national coalition is asking supporters to call the White House to bolster the case for an executive order. Join the national…
Exciting news from Switzerland: the US, our international partners, and Iran have agreed on a framework for an Iran nuclear deal! This latest development proves that diplomacy is working. But even with this landmark success, Republicans in Congress will continue to try to derail a final deal. In particular, two pieces of legislation Republicans are…