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Fast Forward Hasidic magazine: Santos said DNA tests prove his Jewish ancestry
A New York Yiddish-language magazine reported the scandal-plagued congressman’s latest claim
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Letters 13 NY rabbis to Jamaal Bowman: Quit your anti-Israel charades
An open letter from 13 New York rabbis criticizes Bowman's efforts to shift U.S. policy toward Israel
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Fast Forward House Speaker McCarthy visits Hasidic communities in Rockland County
'I will always defend you,' Kevin McCarthy promised the Orthodox community on his first NY trip as speaker
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Fast Forward House panel launches investigation into Santos’ campaign lies, misconduct
Rep. Susan Wild, a Jewish Democrat, will be the ranking member on the bipartisan panel
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Fast Forward ‘I never claimed to be Jewish’: Santos suggests his false Jewish claims were a ‘party favor joke’ in new interview
Despite evidence to the contrary, Rep. George Santos now claims his grandparents survived the Holocaust by falsifying documents
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Fast Forward Fringe extremists attacked Rep. Torres for supporting Israel. Rep. Santos mocked him for it.
The New York Republican’s Twitter post was surprising given that Santos expressed the same views as Torres during the campaign
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Politics Sen. Dianne Feinstein announces retirement
Feinstein’s departure opens the door for a competitive primary for her seat
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Fast Forward Months after falling short to Lauren Boebert in closest race of 2022, Adam Frisch says he will run again
The candidate for Colorado's 3rd District describes himself as a 'pragmatic, moderate Jew'
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Fast Forward 2 Jewish men stabbed in London, in attack British PM Keir Starmer calls ‘utterly appalling’