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Fast Forward With no speaker of the House, a congressional resolution supporting Israel has broad support and nowhere to go
Ninety percent of the House backed the resolution by Tuesday, but there was no way to vote for it
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News How Democrats are parsing their language to talk about Israel and Gaza
A close look at their words shows the increasing complexity of views on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict within the party that a large majority of American Jews identify with
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News Dems and GOP united on Israel against Hamas, but will gridlock halt progress?
Unlike previous rounds of fighting with the Palestinian group, even progressive lawmakers are supporting Israel, but the caustic atmosphere in Washington could block legislation on military and diplomatic aid.
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Fast Forward 20 U.S. senators raise concerns to Biden about Saudi demands, urge two-state solution’s preservation
The letter is the most detailed elaboration from the Democratic Party on Biden’s efforts to date, showcasing the uphill climb the president faces in hopes of securing domestic support for and Israeli-Saudi peace deal
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Politics Democratic House candidate clarifies ‘regrettable’ tweet about McCarthy and Hasidic leaders
Mondaire Jones, a former congressman representing Rockland County, faced backlash for posting that McCarthy’s March visit to rabbi was 'waste of time'
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Opinion The chaos is the point: Matt Gaetz and the mainstreaming of conspiracy, xenophobia and antisemitism
With his latest stunt to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy, Gaetz reminds us that conspiracy and chaos go hand-in-hand
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Opinion Dianne Feinstein was tenacious and contradictory — just like American Jews
Sen. Feinstein’s combination of views reflected the general center of the American Jewish community
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News Dianne Feinstein, long-serving Jewish senator from California, dies at 90
The long-serving Jewish senator from California was a leading Democratic voice for more than three decades
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Fast Forward Hasan Piker favors Hamas, is pushing Dems to be anti-Israel — and wants Jews not to worry about him
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Fast Forward J.D. Salinger asked publishers to remove references to his Jewish heritage, newly surfaced letters reveal
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Sports NBA coach Steve Kerr: ‘Israel sought revenge for Oct. 7 and now 72,000 Palestinians have been killed’