moted by AIPAC. Supporters of those
bills claim that the “Boycott, Divestment
and Sanctions” movements are aimed at
firms doing business in Israel, but in fact
the purpose of the bills is to protect Is-
rael’s colonies on the West Bank. Co-
sponsors of H.R. 1697 are identified in
Column 8.- Support for Anti-U.N. Bills.Four
bills were introduced aimed at eliminating
or reducing U.S. contributions to the U.N.
Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian
Refugees. Co-sponsors of at least one of
these bills are named in Column 9. - Hezbollah, Muslim Brotherhood.
H.R. 377 was introduced in January
2017 to designate the Muslim Brother-
hood as a terrorist organization, and
H.R. 3329 was introduced in July 2017,
to curtail Hezbollah financing. Co-spon-
sors of at least one of these measures
are named in Column 10.
SENATE: The Positives
A. Yes on Iran Nuclear Deal. Letters
were sent in September 2017, and May
2018, and S.Res. 535 was introduced in
June 2018, all supporting the Iran nu-clear agreement. Signers and co-spon-
sors are recognized in Column A.
B. No on More Goodies for Israel. S.
2497 is the Senate version of the grab
bag of goodies for Israel. Those NOT co-
sponsoring are shown in Column B.
C. No on More Iran Sanctions.S.
722, introduced in March 2017 by Sen.
Bob Corker (R-TN) to impose a broad
list of sanctions on Iran, was passed by
the full Senate in June 2017. Those
NOT co-sponsoring are recognized in
Column C.
D. No on U.S. in Saudi-Yemen Con-
flict.Two resolutions, S.J.Res. 54 and
S.J.Res. 58, concernedU.S. involve-
ment in Saudi actions in Yemen. Co-
sponsors are shown in Column D.
E. Yes on U.N. Criticizing Israel’s
Colonies.In December 2016, the U.N.
Security Council passed Res. 2334, call-
ing Israel’s colonies on the West Bank
and East Jerusalem illegal. This
prompted several congressional mea-
sures condemning the UNSC action.
The Senate measure getting the most
support was S.Res. 6. Those NOT
among its co-sponsors are recognized inColumn E.SENATE: The Negatives
F. Cut Palestine Aid. The Senate
version of the “Taylor Force Act,” pro-
hibiting aid to the West Bank and Gaza
that directly benefits the Palestinian Au-
thority, is S.1697. Co-sponsors are
shown in Column F.
G. Support for Israel’s Colonies.
The Senate version of the so-called “Is-
rael Anti-Boycott” bills, aimed at protect-
ing Israel’s colonies on the West Bank, is
S. 720. Co-sponsors are named in Col-
umn G.
H. Yes on More Iran Sanctions.At
least five other measures besides S. 722,
that would impose further sanctions on
Iran, were introduced. Co-sponsors of at
least one are identified in Column H.
I. Hezbollah, Muslim Brotherhood.
S. 68 was introduced in January 2017,
to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as
a terrorist organization, and S. 1595 was
introduced in July 2017, to curtail
Hezbollah financing. Co-sponsors of at
least one of these bills are named in Col-
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