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Fast Forward Congress Is Now 3 Times More Jewish Than United States As A Whole
(JTA) — More than 6 percent of the new Congress is Jewish, with 34 Jews among the total of 535 lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate. Jews make up 2 percent of the U.S. population, so Congress as a whole is more than thrice as Jewish as the country in general, according…
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Israel News Democratic Newcomers Herald ‘New Reality’ For Israel In Congress
The new U.S. Congress held its first session on Thursday, ushering in a new generation of Democratic lawmakers and possibly signaling a new era in Israel-U.S. relations. For the first time since entering the White House two years ago, U.S. President Donald Trump will have to deal with a new reality in which his political…
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Fast Forward As Rashida Tlaib Takes Her Seat, #TweetMyThobe Is Trending
Representative Rashida Tlaib took her seat in the House in a red embroidered thobe on Thursday, becoming one of the first two Muslim women to do so. The support behind her and her traditional Palestinian robe was evident, with women around the country sharing photos of their own gowns. A thobe, a long, hand-embroidered robe,…
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Fast Forward Jewish, Muslim Members Of Congress Agree: Time To Impeach Trump
As the new Congress was sworn in on Thursday, representatives and senators were eager to introduce legislation. The first bill in the House of Representatives calls for re-opening the government. But soon to follow will be another effort that is less likely to succeed: impeaching President Trump. Rep. Brad Sherman, a Democrat from California, told…
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Fast Forward Rashida Tlaib And Linda Sarsour Wear Palestinian Robes To Congress
As Rashida Tlaib prepared to be sworn in as the first Palestinian-American congresswoman on Thursday, she wore a traditional Palestinian robe — and was joined by activist Linda Sarsour. “It’s a national holiday, I’m doing no work today,” Sarsour, who is also Palestinian-American, said in a video she posted on Facebook. “You’re witnessing history today,”…
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Opinion Congress Shouldn’t Take the Anti-BDS Bill Bait
A major bill affecting American civil liberties and U.S. foreign policy towards Israel is being debated behind the scenes in Congress and may be attached in the dark of night to the end of year Omnibus spending package. This bill – S. 720, the Israel Anti-Boycott Act (IABA) – is fundamentally flawed at its core…
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Fast Forward ‘Jews Must Find Jesus’ Republican May Not Get To Congress After All
An evangelical Christian pastor who apparently won a North Carolina congressional seat last month by a razor-thin margin may not be seated as serious voter fraud allegations rock the race. Republican Mark Harris, who infamously said Jews should embrace Jesus if they want peace in the land of Israel, led Democrat Don McCready by just…
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Fast Forward Rand Paul Is Blocking U.S. Military Aid To Israel
(JTA) — Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky is blocking U.S. military aid to Israel. Paul, who has previously called to cut defense assistance to Israel, recently put a hold on the U.S.-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018, which codifies into law the $38 billion defense aid package for Israel over 10 years that…
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