✡ We Stand With the People of Israel ✡
By Philissa Cramer and Ben Sales (JTA) — A powerful House Democrat walked back her description of Israel as a “racist state” after she faced backlash from her colleagues and party leadership. Rep. Pramila Jayapal of Washington, D.C., chair of … Read More
By Julia Gergel (New York Jewish Week) – (New York Jewish Week) – New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez joined fellow progressives Jamaal Bowman, Ilhan Omar and Cori Bush in saying she will skip Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s address to Congress … Read More
By Philissa Cramer (JTA) — New York Rep. Jamaal Bowman has announced that he will join his colleague Ilhan Omar in skipping next week’s address by Israeli President Isaac Herzog to Congress. Bowman’s office told Haaretz that the progressive Democrat … Read More
By Ben Sales (JTA) — Rep. Ilhan Omar declared in a series of tweets that she not be present when Israeli President Isaac Herzog addresses a joint session of Congress next week. “There is no way in hell I am … Read More
By Ron Kampeas WASHINGTON (JTA) — After being thwarted by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, Rep. Rashida Tlaib succeeded in spotlighting Palestinian perspectives on Israel’s founding in an event on Capitol Hill — with help from one of Congress’ most powerful … Read More