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News In close Ohio special election, Jewish vote could determine outcome
If you are Jewish and live in Cleveland’s Beachwood and University Heights neighborhoods, you have almost certainly been made aware that your vote could be the determining factor in a close and critical House primary on Tuesday. Jews in Ohio’s 11th Congressional District have been flooded with campaign mailers. They can’t look at their phones…
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Fast Forward GOP member of Congress: Israel trip was a unique exercise in bipartisanship
Rep. Nicole Malliotalkis of New York described a trip she took earlier this month to Israel with her colleagues on the House Foreign Affairs Committee as a refreshing moment of bipartisanship in sharp contrast to Washington politics. One of the members of the committee who was not on the mission was Rep. Ilhan Omar of…
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News The most important Congressman you probably never heard of
Although he is little remembered today, a Jewish Congressman from Brooklyn is responsible for some of the most significant legislation of the 20th century. Emanuel Celler was the principal author of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1965. He also spearheaded the…
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Fast Forward Cory Booker starts new coalition of Black and Jewish senators to tackle antisemitism and racism
(JTA) — Sen. Cory Booker is leading a group of U.S. Jewish and Black senators in establishing a coalition to fight antisemitism and racism. The so-called Black-Jewish coalition will also include Booker’s fellow Democrats Sens. Raphael Warnock of Georgia and Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, as well as Tim Scott, a South Carolina Republican from across…
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Fast Forward Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez calls Israel an apartheid state
(JTA) — Influential progressive Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called Israel an apartheid state in a tweet on Saturday that marked an inflection point in her increasing criticism of Israel. “Apartheid states aren’t democracies,” she wrote in a tweet that garnered 275,000 likes. Ocasio-Cortez has been unabashedly critical of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s policies since joining Congress…
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News Former Pentagon official behind Iron Dome funding running for Congress
Hundreds of rockets that rained down on Israel in the past few days have been intercepted by the Iron Dome, a defense system credited with saving countless lives. Now one of the Americans most instrumental in making the Iron Dome possible is running for Congress. Eric Lynn, a Jewish Democrat who recently launched his campaign…
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Fast Forward Jamaal Bowman defends support of bill to regulate aid to Israel
Congressman Jamaal Bowman of New York is defending his support of a bill that would regulate U.S. military assistance to Israel, a measure opposed by many mainstream Jewish and pro-Israel groups. Bowman is one of 18 Democratic House members who have co-sponsored a bill introduced by Congresswoman Betty McCollum of Minnesota that prohibits Israel from…
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Fast Forward DOJ nominee Kristen Clarke recommits to fighting religious discrimination
Kristen Clarke, whose nomination to lead the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice has drawn controvsersy because of her prior actions around race and antisemitism, assured members of Congress on Wednesday that she would protect religious rights and fight against religious discrimination and antisemitism if she is confirmed. “I will give great attention…
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