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Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.). Credit: Leopaltik1242/Wikimedia Commons.

Rep. Ilhan Omar laments Israeli, Saudi influence in Trump administration

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Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) compared Saudi Arabia’s influence in the Trump administration to that of Israel’s, lamenting the money both have invested in pushing their policies. Ahead of the Tuesday publication of her book This Is...
U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

House members introduce bill to enhance US-Israel efforts against COVID-19

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A bipartisan bill was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday that would authorize a new partnership program to enhance cooperation between the United States and Israel to develop innovative approaches for...
Iowa state Sen. Randy Feenstra. Source: Screenshot.

Republican Jewish Coalition endorses Rep. Steve King’s primary opponent

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In a rare move, the Republican Jewish Coalition announced on Thursday its endorsement of Rep. Steve King’s (R-Iowa) primary opponent, Iowa state Sen. Randy Feenstra. “Current Iowa Congressman Steve King does not represent the values...
The U.S. Capitol building. Wikimedia Commons via Martin Falbisoner.

Report: Majority of US House wants Trump, allies to extend UN arms embargo on...

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As many as 90 percent of members of the U.S. House of Representatives have signed a letter calling on the Trump administration to work with U.S. allies in extending the U.N. arms embargo on...
Rep. Brad Sherman (D-Calif.) speaking at a Veteran's Day event. Credit: Brad Sherman via Facebook.

Rep. Brad Sherman represents Los Angeles district with a focus on ‘tikkun olam’

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Democratic Rep. Brad Sherman has been in Congress since 1997, currently serving California’s 30th Congressional District. Previously, Sherman, 65, represented the state’s 27th and 24th Congressional Districts before they were redrawn. Sherman, who is Jewish, and...
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) holds up former Women's March leader Linda Sarsour's new book while wearing a shirt that shows Israel replaced with a Palestinian state. Source: Alex VanNess via Twitter.

Michigan Rep. Tlaib dons shirt of Israel replaced with Palestinian state

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Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) has been seen wearing a T-shirt of the State of Israel replaced with a Palestinian state. “Stand in solidarity with Palestine by wearing this beautiful Palestinian tee-shirt,” reads an online purchasing description about...
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.). Credit: Jamie Raskin via Facebook.

Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin on anti-Semitism, white supremacy, BDS and Iran

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Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin has been in Congress since Jan. 3, 2017, serving Maryland’s 8th Congressional District. Previously, he was a Maryland state senator and eventually was named the state senate’s majority whip. As a...
Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.) speaking at an event. Source: Facebook.

Rep. Brad Schneider fights BDS, anti-Semitism and puts past Israel experience to use in...

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Democratic Rep. Brad Schneider has been in Congress, serving Illinois’s 10th Congressional District since Jan. 3, 2017, when he returned after winning back his seat the previous November. Prior to that, he served as a congressman...
Holocaust denier and neo-Nazi Arthur Jones has filed to run again for the Republican nomination in the Illinois 3rd Congressional District. Source: Screenshot.

Republican neo-Nazi and Holocaust denier to run for Congress (again) in Illinois

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Holocaust denier and neo-Nazi Arthur Jones has filed to again run for the Republican nomination for the U.S. House of Representatives in the Illinois 3rd Congressional District. Real estate broker Catherine O’Shea and Will County...
U.S. Congress. Credit: Pixabay.

US House passes resolution recognizing Armenian genocide, bill to sanction Turkey

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The U.S. House of Representatives passed on Tuesday both a resolution recognizing the Armenian genocide and a bill to enact U.S. sanctions against Turkey for its incursion this month into northern Syria. Reps. Greg Pence...