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Fast Forward Congress Triples Obama’s Request for Spending on Israel-U.S. Defense Projects
The final version of the congressional defense budget triples the Obama administration’s request for funding for joint U.S.-Israel defense cooperation. The $284 million in the budget released jointly Dec. 10 by the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate budget committees – up from $96 million requested by the Obama administration – includes funding for the…
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Fast Forward Congress Iran Hawks Back Off — for Now
(JTA) — They want to brandish a new stick against Iran, but hawks in Congress aren’t going to use it — yet. For all the disappointment they expressed following the deal on Iran’s nuclear program, skeptics in Congress appear to be willing to give the agreement brokered by the Obama administration space to breathe —…
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Fast Forward Skeptical Congress Will Give White House Space on Iran
Republican and Democratic U.S. senators on Sunday voiced skepticism about an interim nuclear deal reached with Iran but Congress looked likely to give President Barack Obama room to see if the agreement works. The deal does not need to be ratified by Congress and Obama is using his executive power to temporarily suspend some existing…
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Fast Forward Jewish Congressman Presses Turkish Foreign Minister About Reports of Anti-Semitism
Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.), a co-chairman of the Congressional caucus on Turkey, pressed the Turkish foreign minister on reports of anti-Semitism and human rights abuses in his country. Cohen said he asked Ahmet Davutoglu when the caucus met Monday with a Turkish delegation about reports of a surge of anti-Semitism of the repression of dissent…
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Fast Forward Jewish Groups Praise Federal Plan for Paid Religious Holiday Leave
Jewish groups made up nearly half the faith groups that praised proposed federal regulations clarifying compensation time for religious holidays. Some 20 groups, including nine Jewish ones, on Nov. 13 joined in attaching a formal comment praising the latest federal proposal for compensation time. Since 2005, the federal government has attempted to make a uniform…
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Fast Forward John Kerry Insists No Dispute With Israel on Nuclear Deal With Iran
Secretary of State John Kerry said on Thursday he understands Israel’s “deep concerns” over Iran’s nuclear program and that the two allies share the same goal in curbing the perceived threat, although they differ in tactics. Kerry told MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” program that he had just spoken with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by phone…
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Fast Forward John Kerry Warns Iran Sanctions Could ‘Break Apart’ Nuclear Talks
If the U.S. Congress imposes new sanctions against Iran, it could scuttle ongoing international negotiations aimed at curbing Tehran’s suspected nuclear weapons work, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Wednesday. “The risk is that if Congress were to unilaterally move to raise sanctions it could break faith in those negotiations and actually stop…
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Fast Forward John Kerry Says Slapping Fresh Sanctions on Iran Would Be Mistake
Secretary of State John Kerry will tell U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday it would be a mistake for Congress to impose new sanctions on Iran now amid talks with Tehran over its nuclear program, the State Department said. Kerry wants a “temporary pause” on new sanctions to allow diplomats from six world powers, including the United…
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