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Politics Jamaal Bowman, losing favor among Israel supporters, teams up with Rashida Tlaib
Tlaib, one of Israel’s most vocal critics in Congress, has raised far more money than Bowman this year
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News Joe Biden is pressing Congress to send $14B to Israel. What is the emergency aid for?
Unlike Ukraine, which has made its need for U.S. funding clear, Israeli leaders have not publicly clamored for the aid
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Fast Forward Congressional committee issues subpoenas to Harvard, stepping up investigation into campus antisemitism
The subpoenas signal that the House investigation remains focused on discrimination against Jews and Israelis at Harvard
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Politics Why is an LGBTQ+ group asking candidates about Israel?
New York’s Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club says the questions on the Middle East are not litmus tests
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News Republican opposition to Israel aid is the latest headache for the pro-Israel community
“This new Republican Party will soon throw Israel under the bus,” said a spokeswoman for Nikki Haley
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Politics ‘Very foolish woman’: Trump berates Jewish Republican candidate for losing special election
Mazi Pilip, an Ethiopian Israeli, Orthodox Jew, refused to embrace Trump on the campaign trail
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Politics Tom Suozzi, strong supporter of Israel, returns to Congress
Suozzi recently visited Israel and toured the areas near Gaza that Hamas attacked on Oct. 7
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Fast Forward Senate overwhelmingly passes Israel-Ukraine aid, with future uncertain in the House
Donald Trump’s opposition may kill the bill in the House
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Fast Forward Chabad on high alert after false Tucker Carlson and Candace Owens war claims
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Opinion Marco Rubio invoked a medieval antisemitic trope in justifying war with Iran
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Culture How an Amish Mennonite school in Arkansas went viral with a song by an Orthodox Jew
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Opinion The real reason for the US war with Iran may have nothing to do with Israel
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Fast Forward Workplaces open, schools remain shut — and Israeli parents pull out their hair over wartime Zoom classes
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Fast Forward Ted Cruz says GOP not ‘winning’ fight against antisemitism from figures like Tucker Carlson
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Opinion Trump’s Iran dithering puts Israel in an unprecedented position
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Fast Forward AIPAC is targeting candidates who want to condition aid to Israel. Who has crossed its red line?
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