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Fast Forward GOP freshman Lawler promises to boost Israel from seat on key House committee
Mike Lawler of New York’s Hudson Valley was elected in November with signficant Orthodox support
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Fast Forward Last living Nuremberg prosecutor, 102, awarded Congressional Gold Medal
'The world has still not learned the lessons of Nuremberg,' Benjamin Ferencz said about Ukraine and rising antisemitism
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Fast Forward From Jewish space lasers to homeland security: Marjorie Taylor Greene snags key committee assignment two years after her removal
Greene will likely play a leading role in the possible impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, who is Jewish
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Fast Forward Jewish Republican House member joins calls for Santos resignation
Max Miller of Ohio among seven House Republicans urging embattled Santos to step aside
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Fast Forward Feinstein’s political future a mystery, but Katie Porter has announced a bid for her seat
The longest-serving active senator has filed paperwork for 2024 but won’t elaborate on her plans until ‘the appropriate time’
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Fast Forward Long Island Jewish Republicans call on Santos to step down ‘immediately’
The freshman congressman from New York told reporters on Capitol Hill that he won’t resign
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Fast Forward New questions about Santos’ honesty and finances anger Jewish donors
And in a newly surfaced interview, Santos weighs in on disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, who died in prison
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News What do you do when you lose to George Santos? Ask Robert Zimmerman
Two openly gay Jews ran in the historic election. Santos won, although his biography and Jewish heritage were revealed to be a fraud. Zimmerman is now leading the charge to have Santos removed from office
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Opinion New York’s Israel Day parade was a shanda — but not because of Mamdani
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Opinion It’s time for Jews who love Israel to give up on Zionism
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Opinion Israeli and diaspora Jews live in different realities. The Israel Day parade proved it
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Fast Forward Dave Matthews pushes back on claims his criticism of Israel is antisemitic
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