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Fast Forward Hasidic magazine: Santos said DNA tests prove his Jewish ancestry
A New York Yiddish-language magazine reported the scandal-plagued congressman’s latest claim
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Fast Forward House panel launches investigation into Santos’ campaign lies, misconduct
Rep. Susan Wild, a Jewish Democrat, will be the ranking member on the bipartisan panel
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Politics NY GOP county chair who offended Hasidic Jews tries mending fences
Lawrence Garvey was implicated in a 2019 campaign video that accused a Hasidic lawmaker and his allies of plotting to take over Rockland County
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Fast Forward Poll: 94% of Jews in George Santos’ district want him to resign
Santos lied to Jewish voters during the campaign about his grandparents fleeing the Holocaust and being a ‘proud American Jew’
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Fast Forward Santos posted offensive remark about the Holocaust and made jokes about Jewish stereotypes, according to new report
'He'd always say that it was okay for him to make those jokes because he was Jewish,’ Santos’ former roommate said
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Fast Forward GOP freshman Lawler promises to boost Israel from seat on key House committee
Mike Lawler of New York’s Hudson Valley was elected in November with signficant Orthodox support
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Fast Forward Long Island Jewish Republicans call on Santos to step down ‘immediately’
The freshman congressman from New York told reporters on Capitol Hill that he won’t resign
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Fast Forward New questions about Santos’ honesty and finances anger Jewish donors
And in a newly surfaced interview, Santos weighs in on disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, who died in prison
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