As anybody who follows Israeli-Palestinian issues knows, on December 31, 2014, after the UN Security Council rejected a Jordanian-backed resolution that would have imposed terms of reference and a timeline for Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, Palestinian President Abbas did something – not everyone seems clear what – in the international arena.  This Q&A looks at what Abbas actually did and did not do, and what U.S. law says about those actions. 

1.  Bills, Resolutions & Letters
2.  The Palestinians, the UN, the ICC – and Congress 
3.  Iran in the Congressional Crosshairs
4.  Members on the Record…

1.  Bills & Resolutions
2. Momentum Picking Up for New Iran Sanctions
3.  APN on Kirk-Menendez: Support Iran Diplomacy, Oppose New Iran Sanctions
4.  Palestinian Aid in the Crosshairs
5.  Hearings
6.  Members on the Record

[NOTE:  SEE SECTION 2 FOR ANALYSIS OF NEWER VERSION OF DRAFT KIRK-MENENDEZ BILL, CIRCULATING AS OF THIS AFTERNOON]

1.  Bills & Resolutions
2.  New Iran Sanctions? State-of-Play in the Senate
3.  Iran Sanctions Markup – the Amendments
4.  PA Aid Still in the Crosshairs
5.  Backlash Builds Over Boehner’s Bibi Bid
6.  Hearings
7.  Members on the Record