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Politics Could a Jewish voter surge threaten Jamaal Bowman’s reelection?
An Orthodox Jewish group said requests for mail-in ballots show that their effort to boost voter turnout in the Bowman-Latimer race has traction
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Fast Forward Congress grills K-12 school officials from New York, Berkeley and Maryland on responses to antisemitism
The hearing signaled the government’s growing interest in expanding antisemitism probes beyond colleges
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Opinion The GOP antisemitism bill harms more than it helps
The Antisemitism Awareness Act that passed the House this week handicaps our ability to fight anti-Jewish bigotry
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Fast Forward Marjorie Taylor Greene says she opposed antisemitism bill because it rejects ‘Gospel’ that ‘the Jews’ handed Jesus to executioners
Greene’s opposition to a bill that would combat antisemitism comes at a time when a number of conservatives are embracing ancient Christian anti-Jewish themes.
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Fast Forward Why top Democrats oppose bipartisan bill targeting antisemitism in universities
The GOP-led Antisemitism Awareness Act mandates the Department of Education to use contested definition of antisemitism
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Politics Citing antisemitism, House Republicans take aim at universities’ funding, tax exemptions and visas
Republicans are seizing on a headline-grabbing topic in an election year
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Fast Forward House overwhelmingly passes Israel aid, even as dissent grows in both parties
The vote displays the erosion of support for spending on Israel that once was taken for granted
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Opinion The hearing with Columbia’s president was political farce
The Congressional hearing on antisemitism gave politicians sound bites and did not help protect Jewish students
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Opinion What does Mamdani’s response to synagogue protests mean for Jews? No one will like the answer.
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