FMEP's weekly round-up so you can keep up with the news otg in Palestine/Israel & in NYC & beyond, plus so much excellent analysis this week: fmep.org/resource/top-news-a…
(Sept 25, 2026) FMEP's Weekly Round-Up of Mideast-related developments on or related to Capitol Hill is up! Includes:
>Legislation
>letters
>Selected members on the Record
>Selected media
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The #UNGA81 decision to allow President Abbas to speak remotely is welcome.
But precedent is more exacting: in 1988, when the US barred PLO Chairperson Arafat, the Assembly moved its Palestine debate to Geneva.
Netanyahu, at large under an ICC arrest warrant for war crimes and crimes against humanity, will meanwhile be received in New York.
(Sept 17, 2026) FMEP's Weekly Round-Up of Mideast-related developments on or related to Capitol Hill is up (a day early)! Includes:
>Legislation
>letters
>hearings
>Selected members on the Record
>Selected media
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Don't miss this excellent conversation w/ @PeterBeinart & @EpshtainItay about what the new sanctions on Israel from the UK, FR, Canada & more can actually be & their potential impact on Israeli banks & businesses: fmep.org/resource/what-will-…
With new focus/energy around sanctioning West Bank settlements, electeds like Randy Fine & Sarah Huckabee are giddy to remind the world that many US states have passed laws turning state residents/businesses into economic human shields for the Greater Israel enterprise!
Yesterday @PeterBeinart & I discussed the bad-faith attacks on Hasan Piker, why establishment Dems keep punching Left, & why it's a failed strategy. We also discussed antisemitism, Israel/Palestine, America First & coalition politics. Listen here:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
(Sep 3, 2026) FMEP's Weekly Round-Up of Mideast-related developments on or related to Capitol Hill is up! Includes:
>Full coverage of HR 4795
>letters [Red Scare is back!]
>Hearings
>Selected members on the Record
>Selected media [MORE PIKER-MANIA!]
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Love it or hate it, but let's at least be honest about what HR 4795 - the Orwellian-named "Protect Economic & Academic Freedom Act of 2026" [more rightly called the "Protect & Promote Israel/Settlements At the Expense of US Education & Free Speech Act"] is/does:
4 key points 🧵
The House just passed HR 4795; vote was 237-169. 33 Dems voted YES. 2 GOP voted NO. The road to erasing US right to free speech/protest of ANYTHING in the US is quite literally being paved with laws to protect/promote Greater Israel/Israeli impunity.
clerk.house.gov/evs/2026/rol…
Love it or hate it, but let's at least be honest about what HR 4795 - the Orwellian-named "Protect Economic & Academic Freedom Act of 2026" [more rightly called the "Protect & Promote Israel/Settlements At the Expense of US Education & Free Speech Act"] is/does:
4 key points 🧵
Very timely conversation: @PeterBeinart speaks with @BenLorber8 about Hasan Piker, navigating bad-faith accusations of antisemitism, and competition between the Left & the Right over explaining opposition to Israel: fmep.org/resource/navigating…
In this week's Legislative Round-Up I do a deep dive into the current PIKER-MANIA! Long thread - for links (in red in the screenshots) check out the Round-Up online (link at end of thread). Enjoy!
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