The prime minister discusses AI and antisemitism with Elon Musk ahead of the UN General Assembly and meetings with President Biden and other world leaders in New York, all while trying to drown out the sound of protesters on both coasts

USIEA, a Birmingham-based nonprofit, has selected Stacy Ryan to serve as Chief Development Officer. 

USIEA is raising awareness of the Biden Administration’s recent reimposition of a ban prohibiting U.S. taxpayer funds from going toward joint research between U.S. universities and Israeli institutions located in the West Bank.

The House Appropriations Committee is marking up the Agriculture Appropriations bill and report today calling for the establishment of an FDA bureau in the Middle East’s Abraham Accords region to initiate a strategic shift away from America’s overdependence on China for essential medical and pharmaceutical supply chains.

A proposal to open U.S. Food and Drug Administration branches in Israel and the United Arab Emirates is headed to Congress on Thursday for preliminary approval.

Data shows the U.S. healthcare industry is far behind its retail and technology peers when it comes to offshoring manufacturing from China

America is beholden to those who supply us. Institutions from the military to hospitals rely on imports from a broad range of countries, and not all of them are friendly. Relying on non-allied countries for critical goods makes us vulnerable. We can only improve that reality with bipartisan collaboration.

The top Democrats and Republicans in the Senate and several other U.S. lawmakers taking part in a series of visiting congressional delegations met with Israel’s leadership this week to discuss judicial overhaul plans, Iran and ties between Jerusalem and Washington.

The good news is that the global pandemic, combined with diplomatic breakthroughs in the Middle East, presents a unique opportunity for the United States to “nearshore” some of its pharmaceutical operations to Abraham Accords nations. 

Eastern Washington Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05), along with Representatives David Trone (MD-06), Brad Schneider (IL-10), and Ann Wagner (MO-02), today announced the creation of the Abraham Accords Caucus to build on the success of the historic Abraham Accords.

After bringing House leaders to the West Bank and securing missile defense funding, the Alabama-based USIEA sees Abraham Accords countries replacing China as pharma suppliers.

"We are elated with the overdue depoliticization of academic research, development and excellence," said USIEA Director Heather Johnston.

The USIEA trip to the industrial park in the Ariel area was an “eye-opener,” Rep. Ann Wagner said. “To see Palestinians and Jews working together, so many of the myths I had heard fell apart.”

"When we go through the West Bank we give the whole situation a fair hearing," Heather Johnston said. "There's not a Republican or Democrat that would feel uncomfortable on one of USIEA's trips to Israel."

After a 6.8-magnitude earthquake and more than 2,000 tragic deaths, Morocco has been the recipient of various relief funding from across the world. One of the fastest responders? Israel.

USIEA supports the latest Congressional advance toward supporting an integrated business model for Israelis and Palestinians in the West Bank paving the way toward economic prosperity as a means to peace. 

Shoddy conditions at factories in India have sickened Americans and stoked a shortage in chemotherapy drugs for cancer patients, raising calls to make the generic-drug supply more resilient.

U.S. Congress on Thursday will consider a proposal to open the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) offices in Israel and the United Arab Emirates. 

Tensions between the U.S. and China are rising, and the U.S. has become over-dependent on China for critical medical supplies. We must continue to educate members of Congress on this ongoing threat and work with the Abraham Accords nations (Israel, Bahrain, Morrocco, and UAE) to secure U.S. medical supply lines.

Former FDA Associate Commissioner Peter Pitts has been appointed a Senior Research Fellow at the U.S. Israel Education Association (USIEA) to advise on “America’s Medical Friendshoring Solution,” the organization’s friendshoring strategy to shift America’s medical and pharmaceutical supply chains away from China.

As Iran’s nuclear potential reaches new levels and China increases its influence in the Middle East, the relationship between the U.S. and Israel grows even more vital. That is a major reason many U.S. lawmakers visit America's number one ally in the region.

Democratic Congressman Juan Vargas, who represents California's 52nd district, defended Israel's right to determine the structure of its judiciary this week.

The USIEA isn’t as well-known as AIPAC and the alphabet soup of Israel-supporting entities in America, but it has a history of punching above its weight.

The House-Senate caucus will be a ‘cheerleading squad’ for the normalization agreements, co-chair Sen. James Lankford told JI.

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Kara spoke at the second annual Israeli-Palestinian Economic Forum, a grassroots UISEA initiative to focus on ways to improve Israeli-Palestinian economic ties.

USIEA Executive Director Heather Johnston witnessed a “paradigm shift” in the senior members of Congress over the course of the mission.

With support from USIEA, Palestinian and Israeli business and political leaders launched a joint economic initiative aimed at advancing economic opportunities in the West Bank.

An amendment added to the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) by the US House of Representatives established a grant program to fund research collaborations between American and Israeli researchers of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Congress must step in and codify a policy change on essential U.S. collaboration with Israeli research and development.

The bipartisan bill amended a direct reference to Israel to “Abraham Accord region” amid ongoing vacillation by the Israeli Health Ministry regarding the initiative.

Is the FDA finally on its way to opening a branch in Israel? A U.S. Congress committee is expected to give the initial go-ahead on Thursday for a proposal to open a branch of the Food and Drug Administration in Israel.

Palestinian leader, Sheikh Ashraf Jabari, will welcome Israeli Avi Zimmerman, to Hebron in the West Bank on May 10 to discuss the criticality of Israelis and Palestinians building a business ecosystem in the West Bank.

USIEA has identified a favorable friendshoring opportunity, “America’s Medical Friendshoring Solution: Establishing a Middle East staging ground for collaboration,” in response to the United States' overdependence on China for essential medical and pharmaceutical supplies.

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, two prospective 2024 Republican presidential candidates, are among several former and current U.S. officials and legislators visiting Israel this week.

The Abraham Accords have the potential to anchor Middle Eastern security cooperation, economic prosperity, and cultural exchange grounded in mutual understanding.

Partnership for Peace Fund Advisory Board will be chaired by Palestinian-American lawyer George Salem along with other prominent figures in field from both sides of the aisle.

Diplomacy reporter Lazar Berman casts an eye on the USIEA and the race to head JAFI; news editor Amy Spiro updates us on the Western Wall and Israel’s 1st Orthodox figure skater.

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“In a strong bipartisan way, we should be supporting the grassroots movement for economic cooperation between Israelis and Palestinians," said Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers. "It’s foundational to achieve peace in the region."

USIEA Executive Director Heather Johnston witnessed a “paradigm shift” in the senior members of Congress over the course of the mission.