Introducing ‘CongressWatch Minute’

In our first CongressWatch Minute, Senior Congressional Reporter John T. Bennett discusses why Congress may stumble and bicker into failing to grant the Pentagon’s request for extra funding for Israel’s Iron Dome before leaving for a five-week summer break — even though the proposal has broad support among members of both parties in the House and…

Photo of the Day: Nov. 19, 2012

As the Israel/Palestine conflict continues to heat up, the Iron Dome missile defense system has become increasingly critical to the Israel Defense Forces strategy.  The system, which includes four batteries, has already intercepted numerous rockets fired from Gaza.  Our own Barbara Opall-Rome reports that Rafael, the Israeli munitions provider for the system, has moved to…