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Fast Forward Jewish House Democrats: Netanyahu will impede ceasefire for political purposes
GOP Rep. Mike Lawler said the U.S. will ‘make sure phase two occurs’
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Politics At confirmation hearing, RFK Jr. denies promoting antisemitic COVID-19 conspiracy theory
Kennedy was condemned by major Jewish groups for saying the coronavirus was 'ethnically targeted' to spare Ashkenazi Jews
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Fast Forward Combative Jewish lawmaker Randy Fine, a Trump favorite, wins Florida GOP House primary
Fine, who is expected to win election easily, courted controversy for tweeting what observers said was a threat against Reps. Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar
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Politics Adam Schiff chose Mishneh Torah for swearing in to the US Senate
Schiff, whose father died earlier this year, said he was saddened his dad couldn’t witness the Senate ceremony
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Fast Forward More than 55 Jewish groups come out against terrorism bill that could threaten nonprofits
Hadassah and the main organs of the Reform and Conservative Movements oppose the bill; AIPAC and the ADL support it
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Fast Forward Why the Senate’s Israel vote matters, as Democrats divide on the Jewish state
Sen. Bernie Sanders pushed for the vote on restricting US weapons sales to Israel
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Opinion Congress is voting on a bill targeting pro-Palestinian groups. Israel’s example proves it’s a terrible idea
H.R. 9495 would open the door for more antidemocratic developments — as laws in Israel have done for 15 years
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Antisemitism Notebook Shadowy GOP firm is behind pressure campaign on Schumer over antisemitism bill
Del Cielo Media, which specializes in conservative dark money campaigns, helped purchase $2 million of ads targeting him over a controversial piece of legislation
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