Americans for Peace Now: Legislative Round Ups: May 2011 Archives

APN Legislative Round-Up for the Week Ending May 27, 2011

By Lara Friedman on May 27, 2011 1:03 PM

1. Bills, Resolutions and Letters

2. GOP Campaign to Mis-Characterize Obama's Position on Borders

3. And Some Dems Follow Suit

4. GOP ups the ante, rejects Gaza-West Bank Link

5. APN on Bibi's Speech to Congress

6. APN Tells Congress: Reject AIPAC-backed H. Res. 268 and S. Res. 185

7. APN on Bibi's Speech to Congress

8. Excerpts from 6/25/04 Round-Up (on H. Con. Res. 460 and S. Res. 393)

9. Odds and Ends

10. And finally, fun with Gohmert (R-TX) and Inhofe (R-OK)

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Legislative Round-up: Week Ending May 20, 2011

By Lara Friedman on May 23, 2011 9:25 AM

1. Bills and Resolutions

2. Members of Congress React To (and Re-Write) Obama Speech

3. Berkley-Engel Letter

4. APN Applauds Israel-Palestinian Vision in Obama's Middle East Speech

5. Additional Observations on the Very Positive Elements (and Omissions) in the Obama Speech

6. APN Slams Netanyahu for Using Settlements - Again - to Undermine Peace

7. Odds and Ends

Note: The House was not in session this week.

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Legislative Round-Up: Week Ending 5/13/11

By Lara Friedman on May 13, 2011 3:09 PM

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APN Legislative Round-Up
for the week ending
May 13, 2011
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1. Bills & Resolutions
2. Cantor/Hoyer Resolution Blasting the Palestinians (just in time for AIPAC conference)
3. Kirk on Egypt
4. Berkley-Engel Letter Opposing Palestinian Unity
5. APN Warns President Obama: Don't Leave Mideast Peace Out of Your Mideast Speech
6. As Sen. Mitchell Resigns, APN Urges Obama to Personally Lead Mideast Peace Efforts
7. Odds & Ends

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Legislative Round-Up: Week Ending 5/6/11

By Lara Friedman on May 6, 2011 1:22 PM

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APN Legislative Round-Up
     for the week ending
      May 6, 2011
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1. Bills & Resolutions
2. Quick Review: Current Law on Aid to Palestinian Power-Sharing Govt
3. Congressional Reaction to Hamas-Fatah Agreement
4. Menendez-led Senate (Democrats) letter on Fatah-Hamas deal
5. Granger/Lowey Letter to Abbas on UN Action on Palestinian State & on Unity Govt
6. APN on Palestinian Unity
7. AIPAC on Palestinian Unity
8. Ros-Lehtinen-Engel Letter on Syria
9. Israel-Cole Turkey/Flotilla Letter
10. Berkley-Led House letter on Goldstone (to Ban Ki-moon)
11. Hill Briefing by Jewish Groups: "Palestinian efforts to declare unilateral independence - and what Congress can do to avert it"
12. Get Ready: AIPAC Policy Conference, May 22-24
13. Odds & Ends

Note: On 5/4/11 the Senate Foreign Relations Committee met to consider the nomination of Dan Shapiro as the next U.S. Ambassador to Israel. Dan's prepared testimony is available here.    The committee has not yet voted on the issue.

Also, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to meet with President Obama May 20. (King Abdullah of Jordan is also expected in Washington that week). Netanyahu will also give a speech during the AIPAC policy conference, and is expected to address a joint meeting (not a joint session) of Congress, at the invitation of House Speaker Boehner (R-OH) on May 24.

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APN Legislative Round-Up for the Week Ending May 27, 2011

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