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Fast Forward Pro-Israel Rep. Ritchie Torres left the Congressional Progressive Caucus. Or did it leave him?
Torres’ departure illustrates an identity crisis faced by pro-Israel Jews who identify as progressive but who now find themselves at odds with a movement they once embraced
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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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Opinion Israeli and diaspora Jews live in different realities. The Israel Day parade proved it
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Opinion Trump’s humiliation of Netanyahu marks a sea change in the US-Israel relationship
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Fast Forward Trump urges Iran to make a deal after Iran fires missiles at Israel for first time in 2 months
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News Maine Democrats are poised to nominate Graham Platner, as Jewish Democrats withhold support
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Fast Forward Some Jewish Republicans say Tucker Carlson is no longer a threat. Others worry he’ll run for president.
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Fast Forward Canada’s new council to tackle antisemitism divides Jewish groups