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Fast Forward U.S.-Israel alliance ‘will be endangered if democratic principles are not adhered to,’ Rep. Nadler warns
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said it’s important that Israel remains a Jewish and democratic state as fears grow about Netanyahu's judicial overhaul
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Yiddish World VIDEO: In historic first, a female Orthodox rabbi opens prayer at a state legislature
Miriam Udel is both an ordained rabbi and an acclaimed professor of Yiddish literature at Emory University
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Fast Forward George Santos suggested all people are Jewish ‘because Jesus Christ is Jewish,’ in newly surfaced video
Meanwhile, a Democrat accused Santos of invoking a trope about Jews and money in Thursday Twitter exchange
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Fast Forward Rep. Omar co-sponsors Israel resolution as GOP majority votes to remove her from House committee
Ilhan Omar added her name to a resolution that condemns antisemitism and recognizes Israel 'as America’s legitimate and democratic ally'
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Fast Forward Jewish Republican introduces measure to unseat Rep. Ilhan Omar from House committee
Rep. Max Miller from Ohio cited Omar’s criticism of Israel and her past comments that were perceived as antisemitic
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Fast Forward McCarthy defends Greene’s appointment to COVID-19 panel despite past Nazi analogy
‘People can have all the questions they want,’ House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said on ‘Face the Nation’
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Fast Forward Bipartisan HEAL Act would study state of Holocaust education in public schools
Several representatives pointed to shocking stats on Holocaust awareness, antisemitic crime while announcing the bill
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Fast Forward Santos posted offensive remark about the Holocaust and made jokes about Jewish stereotypes, according to new report
'He'd always say that it was okay for him to make those jokes because he was Jewish,’ Santos’ former roommate said
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