(Washington) Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa, issued the following statement on a possible vote in the United Nations Security Council on Israeli settlement activity: "Once again, I urge the Administration to veto this one-sided resolution that will do nothing to further peace efforts. As 393 of my colleagues and I stated unambiguously in a letter to President Obama in April, the UN Security Council is n... Read more

(Washington) Today, the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed H. Con. Res. 165, a resolution reaffirming longstanding U.S. policy of supporting direct, bilateral negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians as the only path to achieving a durable and lasting settlement to the conflict. The resolution also reiterates Congress’ opposition to any outside effort to impose an agreement on the parties, through the United Nations or any other body, and encourages the U.S. government to c... Read more

(Washington) Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21) released the following statement upon learning that Shimon Peres, former Prime Minister and President of Israel and Nobel Peace Prize winner, passed away: "Israel has never been without Shimon Peres. Since the founding of the modern State of Israel, he played an indispensable role in her defense and growth. Raised in a proudly Zionist family, Shimon Peres was a name I knew well – the man who helped win Israel's independence, who committed much of his l... Read more

a:link, visited { color: #2F72FF; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; } View in Browser FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:Jason Attermann September 14, 2016 202-225-3001 Rep. Deutch Statement on Recently Signed Ten Year U.S.-Israel Security Agreement (Washington) Today, after attending the signing of a renewed ten year Memorandum of Understanding between the United States and Israel, Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East and... Read more

(Washington) Today, the House Foreign Affairs Committee unanimously approved two security-related bills introduced by Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa, one which urges the European Union to fully designate Hezbollah a terrorist organization and the second which urges the prompt conclusion of negotiations of a renewed, robust, and long-term U.S.-Israel Memorandum of Understanding to ensure Israel has the capacity to defend itsel... Read more

(Washington, DC) Reps. Ted Deutch (D-FL) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) joined with Reps. Steve Israel (D-NY), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), Lee Zeldin (R-NY), and Susan Davis (D-CA) to introduce a resolution (H. Res. 750) urging the European Union (EU) to designate the entirety of Hizballah as a terrorist organization and increase pressure on the organizations and its members. Currently, the EU only designates Hizballah’s military wing as a terrori... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21), a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Ranking Democrat on the Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee, delivered the following statement on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives in celebration of Israel's Independence Day (Yom Ha'atzmaut): "Mister Speaker, I rise today on Yom Ha’atzmaut, Israel Independence Day, to celebrate the U.S.-Israel relationship. Sixty-eight years ago, the Israeli Declaration of Independence announced that I... Read more

Only Direct Negotiations – Not One-Sided Initiatives from Outside Parties – Can Achieve Lasting Peace Agreement WASHINGTON – 394 members of the U.S. House of Representatives signed a letter urging President Obama to veto possible upcoming one-sided initiatives in the United Nations concerning the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The letter was precipitated by reports that one-sided initiatives – which dangerously hinder the prospects for resuming direct negotiations – may arise at the United Nation... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL), a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued this statement after Florida Governor Rick Scott signed into law SB-86, a bill opposing businesses engaging in the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel: “Since serving as a State Senator, I have supported efforts to prevent taxpayers’ money from being used to support campaigns or countries that do not fit our values as Floridians and as Americans. This bill, building on the b... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL), a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Ranking Democrat on the Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee, issued this statement on the passage of SB 7028 in the Florida legislature: “I applaud Florida Senator Jeremy Ring’s leadership on the Government Oversight and Accountability Committee, working alongside Senator Sobel, Representative Combee, Senator Don Gaetz and Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater to protect Florida’s ability to stop publi... Read more