Congress
No, Senator Blumenthal, the problem is much bigger than finstas
The senator can define a finsta, but he doesn’t understand what they are — if he did, he’d known they’re the least dangerous part of Instagram.
4 GOP candidates in key House races invoke the Holocaust against mask and vaccine mandates
Democrats highlighting the frequency with which GOP House members and candidates invoke the Holocaust to rail against COVID-19 prevent measures.
Finally, muscular two-state U.S. legislation has been introduced. Biden must back it
“I support a two-state solution.” Great to hear! But unless the year is 1993, it’s hardly a bold statement.
Pro-Israel Democrat suggests the Black-Jewish alliance will save his party from the far-left
Ritchie Torres of New York pointed to recent primary victories that show the strength of the pro-Israel community.
Prominent Jewish groups and senator rally behind a Muslim Biden nominee attacked by Republicans
Dilawar Syed is in line to be the most senior Muslim official in U.S. history. One Jewish group called the attacks on him “unamerican.”
In close Ohio special election, Jewish vote could determine outcome
If you are Jewish and live in Cleveland’s Beachwood and University Heights neighborhoods, you have almost certainly been made aware that your vote could be the determining factor in a close and critical House primary on Tuesday.
GOP member of Congress: Israel trip was a unique exercise in bipartisanship
U.S. Rep. Nicole Malliotakis of New York said that Ilhan Omar would only be an ‘embarrassment’ had she been part of the congressional delegation.
The most important Congressman you probably never heard of
Although he is little remembered today, a Jewish Congressman from Brooklyn is responsible for some of the most significant legislation of the 20th century. Emanuel Celler was the principal author of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1965. He also spearheaded the 23rd, 24th and 25th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution — the latter frequently discussed during the term of former President Trump.
Cory Booker starts new coalition of Black and Jewish senators to tackle antisemitism and racism
The idea of convening the lawmakers was spurred by reports of rising antisemitism amid a national reckoning around racial injustice.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez calls Israel an apartheid state
“Apartheid states aren’t democracies,” she wrote in a tweet that garnered more than a quarter million likes.