First Jewish Member of Congress Calls for Cease-Fire—And No It’s Not Bernie

Representative Becca Balint on Thursday became the first Jewish member of Congress to call for a cease-fire in Gaza, joining a steadily growing number of Democrats demanding peace. A total of 32 lawmakers have now called for a cease-fire. Balint Continue reading First Jewish Member of Congress Calls for Cease-Fire—And No It’s Not Bernie

George Santos Offers Deranged New Explanation on “Jew-ish” Heritage

Representative George Santos says he can prove he has Jewish heritage, but it will have to wait until the Ukraine war is over. The New York Republican has been plagued by controversy since arriving on Capitol Hill, including over his Continue reading George Santos Offers Deranged New Explanation on “Jew-ish” Heritage

Liberal Jewish U.S. Groups Are Walking an Oh-So-Thin Tightrope

“But again, what does that actually mean?” You could stop the bombing and keep the blockade, and 50,000 people in Gaza would die in the coming weeks, he said. “Cease-fire” is functioning as a slogan, he said, and so instead Continue reading Liberal Jewish U.S. Groups Are Walking an Oh-So-Thin Tightrope

Jewish Members of Congress Don’t Want a Cease-Fire. Their Jewish Staffers Are a Different Story.

“To me it feels inappropriate to pretend that supporting billions of dollars for open-ended weapons sales is Jewish.” “Pretending the Jewish community is a monolith or members trying to act in the name of all Jews is … I don’t Continue reading Jewish Members of Congress Don’t Want a Cease-Fire. Their Jewish Staffers Are a Different Story.

Cancel Culture? Jewish Editor Fired for Sharing Onion Article on Gaza

Ogg has also used her position to attack political opponents with onerous court cases, effectively punishing them for challenging her. In mid-September, a county court-at-law judge told the Houston Chronicle that he warned colleagues not to cross her: “If you Continue reading Cancel Culture? Jewish Editor Fired for Sharing Onion Article on Gaza

Marjorie Taylor Greene, Jan. 6 Apologist, Calls Peaceful Jewish Anti-War Protest an “Insurrection”

Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, who has long downplayed the January 6 riot that claimed five lives, has denounced a peaceful protest on Capitol Hill as an “insurrection” and demanded that the police preserve surveillance footage of the protesters. Hundreds of Continue reading Marjorie Taylor Greene, Jan. 6 Apologist, Calls Peaceful Jewish Anti-War Protest an “Insurrection”

“Not in Our Name”: Jewish Activists Take Over Capitol to Demand Ceasefire in Gaza

Hundreds of Jewish activists protested inside the Capitol on Wednesday, demanding a ceasefire in Gaza. And just as quickly, Capitol Police began arresting them. The Jewish-led protest involved thousands more protesting outside the Capitol, as well as about two dozen Continue reading “Not in Our Name”: Jewish Activists Take Over Capitol to Demand Ceasefire in Gaza