Eliot engel
A top pro-Israel congressman lost his primary. Was it a fluke or a harbinger?
Engel was criticized by progressives for his strong support for Israel. But many in the district also found him out of touch and hated his gaffes.
Jewish groups race to support Engel as AOC-backed challenger surges
Pro-Israel groups, which have been Engel’s biggest backers since 2014, are helping his campaign with phone banking and advertisements.
Four House Democrats Known For AIPAC Ties Warn Israel Not To Annex West Bank
The statement signaled a warning from the Democratic Party’s most pro-Israel wing that retreating from the two-state solution would be catastroph
Why Did Republicans Vote Against Their Own Bill On Anti-Semitism?
Republicans eventually had to vote against their own anti-Semitism measure because they didn’t think Democrats would approve it in the first place.
Majority-Muslim Kosovo Puts Jewish Congressman On Stamp
Engel and other Jews were leaders in the congressional pushes to stop a possible genocide in Kosovo and later push for its independence.
U.S. Jewish Lawmakers Criticize Netanyahu For Suspending Western Wall Agreement
“I have to say I’m disappointed, too. And I say that not just as a member of Congress, but also as an American Jew.”
55 House Democrats Urge Trump To Fire Aide Sebastian Gorka Over Far-Right Ties
Five of the nine Democrats leading the effort are Jewish: Reps. Eliot Engel, Nita Lowey and Jerrold Nadler (N.Y.), Brad Schneider (Ill.) and Ted Deutch (Fla.).
BREAKING: House Dems Ask Trump To Fire Gorka After Forward Exclusives
“Based on recent revelations about Mr. Gorka’s public support for and membership in several anti-Semitic and racist groups in Hungary, he is clearly unfit to serve in any position of responsibility in the White House,” reads the letter, written by New York Reps. Eliot Engel and Nita Lowey.
BREAKING: House Dems Ask Trump To Fire Gorka After Forward Exclusives
“Based on recent revelations about Mr. Gorka’s public support for and membership in several anti-Semitic and racist groups in Hungary, he is clearly unfit to serve in any position of responsibility in the White House,” reads the letter, written by New York Reps. Eliot Engel and Nita Lowey.
Jewish Congressman Eliot Engel Skips Traditional Handshake With Trump
WASHINGTON — For the first time in nearly three decades, Rep. Eliot Engel will not position himself to shake the president’s hand at a joint meeting of Congress, citing Donald Trump’s slowness to comment on threats to Jews, among other reasons. ‘I’ve decided not to stand on the aisle of the House chamber to…