“There are objections [to the House antisemitism bill] on both sides. So we're going to look for the best way to move forward” - Chuck Schumer. This could mean a lot of things. The senate could wind up voting on it in the next few weeks, or they might not take it up at all.

Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer is looking at bringing the House antisemitism bill (see earlier tweets) to the floor. Both parties have checked w members to see if Senate could pass it quickly via unanimous consent. But Schumer said “there are objections on both sides.”

U.S. forces thought they killed a terrorist. They got the wrong man. --by Alex Horton & meg kelly wapo.st/4aQrHUd

ICYMI - the House yesterday passed a bill seeking to codify a controversial definition of #antisemitism , part of a Republican-led effort to crack down on the ongoing pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses. You can read about the bill here: washingtonpost.com/national-secur…

House passes divisive antisemitism bill as GOP denounces campus protests washingtonpost.com/national-secur…

Even as Modi “was basking in U.S. adulation… an officer in India’s intelligence service was relaying final instructions to a hired hit team to kill one of Modi’s most vocal critics in the US.” Excellent reporting from Greg Miller Gerry Shih Ellen Nakashima washingtonpost.com/world/2024/04/…

ICYMI this deep investigation last week by meg kelly Hajar Harb Louisa Loveluck Miriam Berger Cate Brown An important read --> Palestinian paramedics said Israel gave them safe passage to save a 6-year-old girl in Gaza. They were all killed. wapo.st/49OOf6s

Secretary of State Antony Blinken has not made a decision on whether a key Israeli unit accused of gross violations of human rights has been held accountable and therefore can receive U.S. assistance - via John Hudson & Michael Birnbaum washingtonpost.com/world/2024/04/…

Really really proud of my friend Nicole Dungca and our colleagues Claire Healy & Andrew Ba Tran, who have won this prestigious award from Poynter for their remarkable work in this series. Take the time to read it hereL washingtonpost.com/history/intera…

U.S. unveils $1 billion Ukraine weapons package wapo.st/3W9kom9 - by Alex Horton

Senate passes Ukraine, Israel aid bill after months-long debate washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/…

My Crisis Group colleague Sarah Elaine Harrison and I spoke with Abigail Hauslohner of The Washington Post about US military support to Israel, the conditions imposed on that aid by US law and policy, and the potential leverage that provides the US.

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You’ve heard the calls from progressives to suspend military aid to Israel because of Gaza. I talked to some legal/policy experts to lay out how that would work (if ⁦President Biden⁩ were to choose) washingtonpost.com/national-secur…

“CUFI does not stand with the nation of Israel because it’s a political issue. We stand with the nation of Israel because it is a biblical issue.” Evangelicals are devoted to Israel & tend to vote w GOP, but some are fed up House GOP’s Israel aid holdouts washingtonpost.com/national-secur…

Sen. Ted Cruz says humanitarian aid is being diverted to Hamas. Samantha Samantha Power pushes back: 'The govt of Israel has eyes on everything that goes into Gaza. There's no other way in that doesn't go thru COGAT' [the Israeli govt dept responsible fr the Palestinian territories]

Sen. Ted Cruz accuses Samantha Power & USG of sending humanitarian aid to Hamas bc Gaza is 'Hamas-controlled.' Power: 'I think the IDF would disagree at this point that that's an accurate characterization.'