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Breaking News In J Street Talk, Pro-Israel Stalwart Sen. Ben Cardin Aims Fire At Netanyahu
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., a pro-Israel stalwart in the Democratic Party, lashed out at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a J Street conference, breaking with a party tradition of avoiding heated confrontations with Israel’s leaders. Cardin in his speech Monday stood by his bill that would criminalize some forms of boycotting…
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Fast Forward AIPAC-Aligned Sen. Ben Cardin To Speak At J Street Conference
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Ben Cardin, the Democratic senator from Maryland who is among the closest in his party to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, will speak at the annual conference of its liberal rival, J Street. Cardin, who is Jewish, was one of just four Democrats in the Senate who voted in 2015 against…
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Fast Forward Trump Not Doing Enough To Counter Russian Meddling, Sen. Cardin Warns
The Trump administration has refrained from taking significant actions to counter Russia’s involvement in the United States’ political process, a 200-page report by congressional Democrats argued. The report, a first congressional account of Russian attempts to sway elections, was presented by Sen. Ben Cardin of Maryland, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee….
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News Trump Facing Increased Pressure From Congress To Keep Iran Nuclear Deal
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Ben Cardin, one of a handful of Senate Democrats who opposed the Iran nuclear deal, urged the Trump administration not to pull out of it — the latest indication of congressional resistance to killing the agreement. “If we violate a U.N. resolution, in the eyes of the international community, do we have…
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Breaking News Senators Behind Anti-BDS Bill Say It Won’t Infringe On Free Speech
Senators behind a bill designed to fight the anti-Israel boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) campaign are pushing back against claims by civil rights groups that their legislation would restrict free speech rights of those wishing to boycott Israel. In a letter to the American Civil Liberties Union, the co-authors of the Israel Anti-Boycott Act, Democrat…
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Fast Forward Three Senators Call On Trump To Investigate Gorka’s Immigration Papers
Three Democratic senators are calling on the administration to investigate whether President Trump’s counter-terrorism adviser Sebastian Gorka broke the law by not disclosing to immigration authorities that he was a member of a Hungarian Nazi-allied group. Senators Dick Durbin of Illinois, Ben Cardin from Maryland and Connecticut’s Richard Blumenthal wrote a letter to the Department…
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