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News Bernie Sanders went to ‘war’ with AIPAC. Now the pro-Israel lobby is pushing back.
‘Bernie can‘t accept the fact that a majority of progressive Democrats in America are pro-Israel,’ said Patrick Dorton, a spokesperson for United Democracy Project
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Fast Forward Bipartisan members of Congress urge Biden administration to prioritize fight against antisemitism
‘More can and must be done,’ reads a letter sent to DHS secretary Alejandro Mayorkas by 92 House members
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News Nadler campaign: Defeat of ‘most senior’ Jewish House member will have ‘national implications’
Rep. Jerry Nadler ‘embodies the idea that one can absolutely be pro-Israel and progressive simultaneously,’ his campaign said in email to Jewish supporters
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Opinion The Jewish case for reelecting Jerry Nadler has little to do with him
Redistricting may leave New York City, for the first time in a century, without a Jewish representative in the House.
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News Why are AIPAC and J Street endorsing the same candidates?
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is just one of nearly 50 politicians endorsed by both groups
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News He denounced antisemitism in Congress, then dropped dead
Remembering Rep. Michael Edelstein on the anniversary of the June 4 speech he gave just before the US entered WWII
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Fast Forward House members ask to double funding for office of special envoy on antisemitism
The office, headed by Ambassador Deborah E. Lipstadt, monitors antisemitism abroad
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Fast Forward Steven Dettelbach, nominee for ATF chief, highlights his Judaism at Senate hearing
Dettelbach vowed to stay above the political fray and focus on combating hate crime as head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
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Fast Forward After Minneapolis shooting, local Jewish service channels a city’s grief and resolve
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Fast Forward Democratic leader says GOP-led Congress boosted ICE funding while Jewish security is underfunded
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Fast Forward Antisemitism speech sparks pushback from Jewish conservatives
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Yiddish וואָס סע פֿעלט בײַ אונדזערע ייִדישע מיטלשולןWhat’s missing in our Jewish high schools
אַפֿילו בײַ אָרטאָדאָקסישע שולן גייען טייל גראַדואַנטן „אַראָפּ פֿון דרך.“ ווי קען מען בײַ זיי אָנהאַלטן דאָס פּינטעלע ייִד?
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Fast Forward Diplomatic ties fray further as South Africa and Israel kick out each other’s envoys
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