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Fast Forward Why top Democrats oppose bipartisan bill targeting antisemitism in universities
The GOP-led Antisemitism Awareness Act mandates the Department of Education to use contested definition of antisemitism
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Politics Citing antisemitism, House Republicans take aim at universities’ funding, tax exemptions and visas
Republicans are seizing on a headline-grabbing topic in an election year
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Fast Forward House overwhelmingly passes Israel aid, even as dissent grows in both parties
The vote displays the erosion of support for spending on Israel that once was taken for granted
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Opinion The hearing with Columbia’s president was political farce
The Congressional hearing on antisemitism gave politicians sound bites and did not help protect Jewish students
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Fast Forward Senate kills Mayorkas impeachment
The vote brings to an end attempts to impeach Mayorkas over how he has handled undocumented migrants entering the United States from Mexico
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Fast Forward 2 House members lead the charge to oust the speaker. Both have been accused of trafficking in antisemitism.
Marjorie Taylor Greene and Thomas Massie are trying to remove Speaker Mike Johnson over a package of foreign aid bills — including one for Israel
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Fast Forward House will vote on foreign aid package for Israel and other U.S. allies, ending delay
The upcoming vote is the latest ripple effect of Iran’s attack on Israel this weekend
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News A bill to create a national antisemitism coordinator is drawing rare bipartisan support in Congress
The main component of a new bill would create a national coordinator to counter antisemitism as a counterpart to the international antisemitism envoy.
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News No Jews allowed: White supremacists are building a segregated community in Arkansas, but is it legal?
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News Curtis Sliwa has a plan to beat Zohran Mamdani in NYC mayor’s race — and it starts with apologizing to Jews
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Fast Forward Josh Shapiro’s Judaism was not why Kamala Harris snubbed him, new book claims
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די ווילנער דאָקטוירים יעקבֿ וויגאָדסקי און צמח שאַבאַד זענען אויך געווען געזעלשאַפֿטלעכע טוער.
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Yiddish ווידעאָ: ווען ייִדיש האָט געקלונגען אין די גאַסן פֿון מעקסיקע VIDEO: When Yiddish rang throughout the streets of Mexico
יעקבֿ פֿינקלמאַן באַשרײַבט אויך זײַן לאַנגיאָריקן פֿאַך — ווי ער האָט צוגעשטעלט וויסן אין טעלעקאָמוניקאַציע איבער דער וועלט
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Opinion Want to understand what’s wrong with the ‘pro-Palestine’ movement? This Palestinian can help
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