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Fast Forward GOP Jewish House members push bill to defund colleges that host events promoting anti-Zionism
The legislation comes amid a fierce debate over a graduation speech given by a recent CUNY law school student in which she harshly criticized Israel
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Fast Forward Ahead of 2024, senior Democrats rally top Jewish activists
House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries vowed to ‘crush’ antisemitism in the US
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Opinion George Santos fabricated his life story. The person he pretended to be will defeat him in 2024
Several of the candidates challenging for his seat have the Jewish heritage and business acumen that Santos boasted of
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Fast Forward A congressman reportedly employs ‘neo-Nazis.’ Jewish House members want him censured
A group of five freshman lawmakers called on the House GOP leadership to censure Arizona Rep. Paul Gosar
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Fast Forward Another Jewish Democrat launches campaign against Santos — to defeat the ‘MAGA mishegas’
Zak Malamed co-founded a donor network to support young Democratic candidates. Now he is one
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Fast Forward Kevin McCarthy promised to replace Rashida Tlaib’s event with a ‘bipartisan’ pro-Israel discussion. Only Republicans spoke.
A pro-Israel event was closed to media, and also apparently to Democratic lawmakers
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News This Gen Z, gay, Latino Jew leans into his identities and launches a bid for Congress
Joe Vogel, who sits in Maryland’s House of Delegates, jokes that unlike Rep. George Santos, he really is a Latino Jew
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Fast Forward Santos says he’ll soon release evidence of his Jewish ancestry with genealogy tests
In a recent podcast interview, the Republican congressman doubled down on his claim last year that he’s a ‘Latino Jew'
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Fast Forward Why neo-Nazis marched in Ohio this weekend, and almost every weekend in the US
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Opinion The group behind Project 2025 has a plan to protect Jews. It will do the opposite.
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Opinion Just about every interpretation of Trump’s narrow election victory is wrong
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News Texas schools want to add Queen Esther to the curriculum. Here’s why Jews (and many Christians) are opposed.
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Opinion I’ve studied Alfred Dreyfus, he was a moral prophet — Benjamin Netanyahu, you are no Alfred Dreyfus
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Fast Forward Justin Trudeau condemns antisemitism after Montreal pro-Palestinian protest where Netanyahu is burned in effigy
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Culture There aren’t Jewish fighters in Ridley Scott’s ‘Gladiator II.’ But what about in ancient Rome?
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Fast Forward Three arrested in murder of rabbi in United Arab Emirates; Israel denounces ‘despicable antisemitic act’
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