Risch named as head of Senate Foreign Relations Committee “There is no better time for Republicans to take the helm and correct the shortcomings of the previous administration,” the Idaho senator said. JNS Staff Jan. 9, 2025
ICJ shows ‘predilection’ for Jew-hatred, says ranking Senate Foreign Relations Committee member “The so-called ‘court’ has this all backwards,” said Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho). May 24, 2024
Blinken denies Washington withheld intelligence from Israel about Hamas “We’re providing everything we possibly can to Israel to help them,” said the U.S. secretary of state during congressional testimony. Andrew Bernard May 21, 2024
Biden ‘pacifying’ Jew-haters, says ranking Senate Foreign Relations Committee member "President Biden has given Hamas the greatest victory it could hope for," said Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho). "He has driven a wedge between the United States and Israel." May 10, 2024
Biden nomination for ambassador to Brazil blocked after anti-Semitic comments surface “The choice of words fit into the traditional tropes of anti-Semitism,” said Sen. Ben Cardin. Dmitriy Shapiro June 27, 2022
An anti-Semite should never be a US ambassador The Biden administration should drop its nomination of Elizabeth Frawley Bagley for ambassador to Brazil. Farley Weiss June 27, 2022
Biden nominees backtrack on Abraham Accords, Israeli-election interference Texas Sen. Ted Cruz said that rather than a confirmation hearing, the Democratic majority convened a hearing on the “profound anti-Israel bias of the Biden administration.” Dmitriy Shapiro June 17, 2022
Senate Foreign Affairs Committee approves Stop Iranian Drones Act The act clarifies that the supply, sale or transfer to or from Iran of UAVs is sanctionable under U.S. law • Sen. Bob Menendez condemns Iran’s “reckless use and export” of lethal drones. June 12, 2022
Lipstadt nomination vote postponed due to low attendance It was scheduled at the same time as the third day of confirmation hearings for U.S. Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson. March 23, 2022
