Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21), Ranking Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee's Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee, issued this statement after joining Subcommittee Chairman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL-27) on a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry questioning the U.S. decision to work with a Palestinian unity government backed by Hamas and requesting Administration testimony on the issue: “Today’s letter to Secretary Kerry reflects my deeply-held concerns with the decision by the... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21), Ranking Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee's Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee, issued this statement after President Abbas swore-in a Palestinian unity government with the terrorist group Hamas: "Today’s decision by President Abbas to swear in a unity government backed by Hamas is a deeply disturbing step away from the pursuit of peace. Hamas is a designated terrorist group that has consistently refused to accept the international Quartet con... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21), a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Ranking Democrat on Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee, issued this statement on the recently announced agreement between the Iraqi and U.S. governments on the status of the Iraqi Jewish archives: "I applaud the agreement reached between the U.S. government and Iraqi government to allow the “Discovery and Recovery” exhibit of Iraqi Jewish Archives to remain in the United States for an extended perio... Read more

In response to the latest reported attempts that President Abbas’ Fatah party and the terrorist organization Hamas have agreed to begin the formation of a unity government, Congressman Ted Deutch, a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa, released the following statement: "President Abbas now stands at a pivotal crossroad – does he want peace with Israel or reconciliation with Hamas? Hamas is committed to Is... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21), a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa, issued this statement regarding the reports of anti-Semitic fliers distributed in eastern Ukraine: "Local parties may argue over who is responsible for the vile literature handed out to Jews leaving their synagogue in Donetsk, but for the recipients the result is one and the same - a chilling reminder of Nazi-era anti-Semitism intimida... Read more

Today, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21) and Congressman Mark Meadows (NC-11) sent a letter to the United Nations Security Council urging the U.N. to hold the Iranian government accountable for attempting to export arms and missiles to terrorist groups. The weapons were discovered in early March when Israeli Naval Special Forces intercepted an armed vessel transporting Iranian weapons, including Syrian-made rockets with a range of 100 miles, mortar shells, and hundreds of thousands of rounds of rif... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21), Ranking Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee’s Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee, is working with Subcommittee Chairman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL-27) and Congressman Steve Israel (NY-03) to protect the exiled Iraqi Jewish community’s access to a collection of nearly 2,700 Jewish artifacts, including Torah parchments, ancient prayer books, and other records. After Iraq’s Jewish community fled the country in the 1930s and 1940s, these items were sei... Read more

Today, the House of Representatives passed the U.S.-Israel Strategic Partnership Act, a bill introduced by Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21), Ranking Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee’s Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee, and Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL-27), Subcommittee Chairman. H.R. 938 aims to enhance cooperation between the United States and Israel on multiple fronts, such as security, military readiness, energy, trade, and more. With more than three quarters of ... Read more

Today, the House Foreign Affairs Committee passed H.R. 938, the United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act, legislation introduced by Rep. Ted Deutch (D-FL), Ranking Member of the Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee and Subcommittee Chairman Illeana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL). This bipartisan legislation enhances the broad scope of cooperation between the U.S. and Israel in an array of areas, including military strategy, security, energy, and trade. “The United States-Israel Strategic Partner... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21), a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa, released this statement in reaction to President Obama's announcement of an interim deal with Iran: "This partial deal is only the beginning, but we must be clear that the end result of this process is Iran verifiably and completely ending its nuclear weapons program and dangerous enrichment activities. Before any final deal can be rea... Read more