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Fast Forward READ: Ex-Congressional Staffers Write Anti-Trump Resistance Guide
As protests roil the country, a group of progressive former Congressional staffers have put out a handy guide on how to pressure members of Congress to vote against President Donald Trump’s agenda. “Donald Trump is the biggest popular-vote loser in history to ever call himself President-Elect. In spite of the fact that he has no…
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Fast Forward Muslim, Jewish Leaders Object to Travel Ban in Congressional Meetings
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Muslim and Jewish leaders shared concerns with lawmakers in Congress about President Donald Trump’s recent orders banning entry to refugees. The lobbying day Wednesday for the Muslim Jewish Advisory Council was planned before November’s election and was meant to focus on expanding hate crimes laws in the United States. But it was…
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News 5 Startling Shifts in Pro-Israel Politics After Vote by Congress
A pro-Israel resolution that condemned the United Nations resolution on Israel passed in the House of Representatives by an overwhelming 342-to-80 majority Thursday night. But the one-sided vote may be deceiving. Several trends have emerged within both parties that may indicate it may not be business as usual when it comes to America’s relationship with…
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Fast Forward 4 Republicans Revolt Against Bill on Israel for Mentioning ‘Two-State’ Solution
Four Republican members of Congress voted against a bill condemning the recent UN resolution on Israel because the measure reiterated U.S. support for the two-state solution. The minor revolt reflects the growing support on the far right of the GOP — and the incoming Trump administration — for openly ruling out a Palestinian state on…
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Fast Forward House Votes 342-80 for Measure Denouncing UN Resolution on Israel
WASHINGTON (JTA) – The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly agreed to condemn a U.N. Security Council anti-settlements resolution and the Obama administration for allowing it through. The House resolution passed Thursday evening 342 to 80. Sponsored by Rep. Ed Royce, R-Calif., the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Rep. Eliot Engel, D-N.Y., the…
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Fast Forward With 30 Members, Jews Make Up 5.6% of New Congress
The Jewish population in America may be shrinking, but there’s one place where it’s stronger than ever – the U.S. Congress. The 115th Congress, sworn in Tuesday, will feature 30 Jewish lawmakers, up from 28 in the previous Congress, according to an analysis prepared by the Pew Research Center. That’s a full three minyans if…
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Fast Forward Benjamin Gilman, Upstate New York Republican Congressman, Dies at 94
— Benjamin Gilman, who served as a Republican congressman from New York for more than 30 years and who was a pro-Israel voice in Congress, has died. Gilman died on Saturday at a veterans hospital in New York at the age of 94. Gilman was first elected to Congress in 1972 and served 15 full…
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News Anti-Semitism Bill Will Not Pass Congress This Year
A controversial bill that would have defined some criticism of Israel as anti-Semitism will not make it through Congress this year. The Anti-Semitism Awareness Act of 2016 would have instructed the U.S. Department of Education to consider a definition of anti-Semitism that includes “judg[ing] Israel by a double standard” when investigating federal discrimination claims. The…
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