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Fast Forward Why the Antisemitism Awareness Act now has a religious liberty clause to protect ‘Jews killed Jesus’ statements
New language in antisemitism bill clarifies First Amendment protections
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Fast Forward Trump nominee Ed Martin, who praised a Nazi sympathizer, also compared Biden to Hitler
Ed Martin’s Senate testimony contradicts multiple podcast interviews with Nazi sympathizer
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Fast Forward Ben-Gvir says he met with 4 members of Congress, rebuffed protesters at US Capitol
The far-right Israeli minister did not meet with any Trump administration officials
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Fast Forward ‘Another Jewish warrior’: Fine wins special election for U.S. House seat
The last time Republicans had a record-breaking number of Jewish members was in 1981
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Fast Forward House approves bill requiring campuses to report more foreign funding
Two amendments to the bill singling out Israel were rejected
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Fast Forward Trump nixes pro-Israel darling Elise Stefanik’s nomination to be UN ambassador
Trump cited the Republicans’ razor-thin majority in Congress, where Stefanik has served in the party leadership
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News A Jewish Republican and Muslim Democrat are suddenly in a tight race for a special seat in Congress
If elected, Randy Fine would be the fourth Jewish GOP member of Congress
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Fast Forward Before Nita Lowey died, Donald Trump eviscerated the $250M Middle East peace fund named for her
All grantees of the MEPPA fund for peace-building efforts have been cut off
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Culture RFK Jr.’s poems to Olivia Nuzzi are peak cringe — so were King Solomon’s
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Culture She was a dancer who leapt to the top of her field — then the Trump administration fired her
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Fast Forward Cory Booker has long embraced Jewish tradition. Now he has married a Jewish woman.
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