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0 Education Antisemitism

Speaking Up about Anti-Semitism at Harvard

Rabbi Yitzchok Frankfurter in Ami · 6 Mar

Orthodox Jewish student Shabbos Kestenbaum recently testified before the House Education and Workforce Committee about anti-Semitism on college campuses.

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Cori Bush’s Ceasefire Plea

Jewish Currents in On the Nose · 9 Nov 2023

Congresswoman Cori Bush has emerged as a dissenting voice among members of Congress in response to the recent violence between Israel and Hamas.

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George Santos fabricated his life story. The person he pretended to be will defeat him in 2024

Nora Berman in Forward · 19 May 2023

George Santos, a Republican congressman from New York, has been exposed for fabricating details about his life, including his Jewish heritage.

0 Politics Israel

Nikki Haley Backs Off of Controversial Statement About Qatar and Hamas

Armin Rosen in Tablet · 13 Dec 2017

US ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley has clarified a controversial statement denying Qatar's financial support for Hamas, after initially indicating otherwise in a memo to Congress.

0 Politics Israel

Poking Obama in the eye?

Promised Podcast · 4 Feb 2015

The podcast touches on three main topics: Prime Minister Netanyahu's controversial decision to address the US Congress close to Israeli elections, causing tension with President Obama and domestic political opponents; the discussion around V15, a foreign-funded NGO aiming to remove Netanyahu from office, sparking controversy during election time; and an analysis of the Israeli political party Meretz and its leader Zahava Gal-On's strategies for the upcoming elections.