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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) speaking to the House of Representatives ahead of a vote on whether or not to remove her from House committees. Source: Screenshot/C-Span.

Greene publicly apologizes for comparing face masks to Holocaust

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Weeks after comparing the wearing of face masks in the U.S. House of Representatives to the Holocaust in a podcast, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) publicly apologized for her remarks. She did so in front...
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.). Source: Screenshot.

Greene’s mask Holocaust analogy is ‘appalling,’ says top Republican leader

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The top Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives has become the latest leader to condemn Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s remarks that compared wearing masks to Jews being forced to wear yellow stars during...
American and Israeli waving in the blue sky. Credit: ChiccoDodiFC/Shutterstock.

AIPAC applauds lawmakers for backing full US aid to Israel, without conditions

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AIPAC applauded the overwhelming majority of members of the House of Representatives on Thursday who signed a letter urging U.S. aid to Israel to be fully funded in the federal budget without condition, contradicting a handful...
U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum (D-Minn.). Source: Betty McCollum via Twitter.

ZOA denounces selection of McCollum as chair of House defense committee

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The Zionist Organization of America blasted what it called the “frightening selection” of Rep. Betty McCollum (D-Minn.) as chair of the House Appropriations Committee’s Subcommittee on Defense. McCollum, a supporter of the BDS movement, has accused Israel...
Then-House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R.-Calif.) speaks on day two of the 2016 RNC, July 19, 2016. Credit: Voice of America via Wikimedia Commons.

McCarthy decides not to remove Taylor Greene from House committee assignments

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House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) issued a statement on Feb. 3 stating that although he condemns Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-Ga.) past social-media posts, he doesn’t support removing her from her committee assignments. Greene’s comments have...

Michelle Steel of California looks to Israel’s technology and innovation, seeks partnerships

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With just 51.1 percent of the vote, Michelle Steel, a Republican, unseated incumbent Democratic Rep. Harley Rouda in the Nov. 3 U.S. House of Representatives election in California’s 48th Congressional District, being one of...
Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-Ga.). Source: Andrew Clyde for Congress/Facebook.

Military veteran Andrew Clyde of Georgia looks forward to first trip to Israel

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U.S. Navy veteran Andrew Clyde, a Republican, easily defeated his Democratic opponent, Devin Pandy, with 79.6 percent of the vote to 21.4 percent, respectively, on Nov. 3 in the U.S. House of Representatives race...
U.S. Capitol. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

US House reintroduces bill to sanction fiscal supporters of Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad

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A bill that would impose American sanctions on supporters of Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) or their affiliates has been reintroduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. Reps. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.) and Brian Mast (R-Fla.)...
Rep. Mondaire Jones (D-N.Y.). Source: Mondaire for Congress.

Mondaire Jones of New York seeks to call out anti-Semitism ‘wherever it exists’

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Mondaire Jones made history on Nov. 3 as one of the first two openly gay black people elected to Congress by defeating four other candidates, including Republican Maureen Schulman, receiving 59.3 percent of the...
U.S. Congress. Credit: Pixabay.

In historical first, Trump impeached for second time

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The U.S. House of Representatives impeached U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday for the second time in his term, with Jewish lawmakers voting along party lines. The final tally was 232 votes in favor and...