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Fast Forward Members Of Congress Call For Israeli Visitors To Have Easier Entry Into U.S.
NEW YORK (JTA) — Two Congress members called on the Department of Homeland Security to admit Israel into a program that allows some of its visitors expedited entry into the United States. Reps. Grace Meng, D-N.Y., and Brian Mast, R-Fla., sent a letter Wednesday to the acting Homeland Security secretary, Kevin McAleenan, urging him to…
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Fast Forward 20 Religious Groups Call On Congress To ‘Stop Weaponizing Anti-Semitism’
(JTA) — Twenty faith groups — many of them Jewish — called on members of Congress to “stop weaponizing anti-Semitism” and said the issue should not be used to attack politicians from the other side of the aisle. In a letter sent Thursday, the organizations said they were concerned “about the use of anti-Semitism for…
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Fast Forward House Republicans Pushing For Vote On Anti-BDS Bill Despite Pelosi’s Block
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Top Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives are joining in an effort to force a vote on a bill that targets Israel boycotters. Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., the House’s second-ranked Republican, on Wednesday announced plans to force a rule change that would bring to the floor a broad Middle East policy…
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Fast Forward House Dems Vote Against Anti-BDS Measure After GOP Adds It To Yemen Resolution
Almost every House Democrat voted Thursday against an anti-BDS measure introduced by Republicans as an add-on to a resolution to end American support for Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen. Democrats slammed Republicans for attempting to add the anti-BDS language, saying that the introduction of unrelated matters into an already-controversial resolution harmed the bipartisan pro-Israel consensus….
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Opinion Ilhan Omar Should Lead The Fight Against Anti-Semitism and Islamophobia
In passing a resolution rejecting anti-Semitism and other forms of bigotry last week, our representatives on Capitol Hill have taken an important step towards addressing patterns of violence and bigotry that continue to fester in our society. As anti-Semitic and anti-Muslim rhetoric increasingly poison domestic and foreign policy debates around the world, it’s critical for…
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Fast Forward Why Did Republicans Vote Against Their Own Bill On Anti-Semitism?
WASHINGTON (JTA) — They voted for it before they voted against it. Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives were in the odd position Wednesday of voting against a bill that included an initiative to combat anti-Semitism, a measure they initially insisted was in the national security interests of the United States. The bill itself…
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Fast Forward This Year’s Hottest Congressional Twitter Beef Is Ilhan Omar vs. Lee Zeldin
It’s not quite the 1856 Brooks–Sumner Affair, when a pro-slavery congressman nearly beat to death an abolitionist senator with a cane. But Reps. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Lee Zeldin of New York have not been afraid the past two weeks to have a war of words. Omar, a Democrat who this year became the…
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Fast Forward Senate Advances Combating BDS Act After Shutdown Delay
The Senate voted to advance a bill that would give cover to states to pass laws banning business with BDS supporters
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