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Huckabee Announces Adult Circumcision

Basha Lox in New Voices · 3 Mar

In a bizarre and controversial statement, U.S. Ambassador to Israel Nominee Mike Huckabee disclosed during his confirmation hearing that he had undergone an adult circumcision to align "mind, body, and soul" with Jewish values.

0 Politics Antisemitism

Linda McMahon, Trump’s education secretary pick, says she’ll fight antisemitism — but offers few specifics

Andrew Lapin in Forward · 13 Feb

Linda McMahon, President Trump's nominee for Secretary of Education, faced scrutiny during her confirmation hearing for her plans to combat campus antisemitism.

0 Politics Antisemitism

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. denies comparing CDC to ‘Nazi death camps’

PJ Grisar in Forward · 29 Jan

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., facing confirmation for secretary of Health and Human Services, denied past comparisons of the CDC’s work to Nazi death camps, despite challenges from Senator Raphael Warnock citing a 2013 transcript.

0 Politics Antisemitism

At confirmation hearing, RFK Jr. denies promoting antisemitic COVID-19 conspiracy theory

Jacob Kornbluh in Forward · 29 Jan

During a Senate confirmation hearing, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., nominated as secretary of health and human services, denied promoting antisemitic conspiracy theories linked to COVID-19.

0 Antisemitism Politics

At Lipstadt’s long-delayed confirmation hearing, Republicans double down on holding it up

Forward · 8 Feb 2022

Deborah E. Lipstadt faced a long-delayed confirmation hearing for the position of antisemitism envoy, with Senate Republicans challenging her qualifications based on a tweet accusing Sen. Ron Johnson of white supremacy.