Israel-Gaza

Hind is honored in Oscar-nominated film, “The Voice of Hind Rajab”  WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and U.S. Representative Sara Jacobs (D-CA-51) today led Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Reps. Joaquin Castro (D-TX-20) and Pramila Jayapal (D-WA-07) in introducing the Justice for Hind Rajab Act, legislation that requires the U.S. government to investigate and hold accountable those responsible…

Welch highlighted need for continued U.S. leadership in the Middle East to secure lasting peace, ramp up delivery of desperately needed food aid  WASHINGTON, D.C. – In remarks from the Senate floor, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) expressed great relief at the ceasefire in Gaza…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) released the following statement on the second anniversary of Hamas’ attack on Israel:  “We will never forget the atrocities committed by Hamas on October 7, 2023. Almost 1,200 people, including 43 Americans, lost their lives that day…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) took to the Senate Floor today to reiterate his call for a ceasefire and the release of the Israeli hostages. He also called for an end to U.S. funding for Prime Minister Netanyahu’s war in Gaza, which…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today delivered remarks from the Senate floor about the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, and the need for the United States to stop accommodating Prime Minister Netanyahu’s government – which has repeatedly repudiated Democratic and Republican administrations and…