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BREAKING @jewishinsider: "Van Hollen leads push to remove U.S.-Israel cooperation provisions from defense funding bill"
"The Maryland senator, who is mulling a bid for Senate majority leader, is being joined by 11 other Democrats on the effort"
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Rep.-elect Adam Hamawy, an outspoken critic of Israel, repeatedly declined to describe Iran as an adversary of the U.S., arguing that Washington had pushed Tehran into the ongoing conflict and suggesting that both countries bear responsibility for the hostilities.
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BREAKING @jewishinsider via @marcrod97: "Philadelphia Jewish federation blasts Chris Rabb’s silence on bike protest"
"Jewish Philadelphians should not have to wonder whether their incoming congressional representative will stand with them when they are targeted because they are Jewish"
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“Organizers of the bike rally are planning to repeat the demonstration on upcoming weekends.
Alan Domb, a former city council member and mayoral candidate and the owner of Schlesinger’s Deli, one of the restaurants targeted by the protesters, told JI, “I wish [Rabb] had spoken out, I’m not sure why he didn’t.”
“He’s going to be my congressman,” Domb continued. “When an owner of a business in his district, who happens to be Jewish, is threatened by a group of people who say they want to shut me down, it seems to me that my congressman should speak up about that.”
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“Others were sharper in their language.
“He’s a sack of s***, and that’s for the record, and I hope you’ll print it,” said Shanin Specter, a prominent attorney and son of former Sen. Arlen Specter.
“His silence speaks volumes, and it’s extremely regrettable that he is going to be representing Philadelphia in the United States Congress.”
Specter called Rabb’s silence a “declaration of war on the Jewish community in Philadelphia.”
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Arlen Specter’s son said the incoming DSA congressman repping Philadelphia — Chris Rabb — has “declared war on the Jewish community in Philadelphia” for remaining silent as Jewish businesses threatened by an antisemitic bike rally:
“Others were sharper in their language.
“He’s a sack of s***, and that’s for the record, and I hope you’ll print it,” said Shanin Specter, a prominent attorney and son of former Sen. Arlen Specter.
“His silence speaks volumes, and it’s extremely regrettable that he is going to be representing Philadelphia in the United States Congress.”
Specter called Rabb’s silence a “declaration of war on the Jewish community in Philadelphia.”
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SILENCE SPEAKS VOLUMES: “Rep.-elect Chris Rabb’s silence on antisemitic Philly bike protest frustrates city’s Jewish community”
“The newly elected DSA congressman’s relationship with Philadelphia’s Jewish community is starting off on a sour note”
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NEW @Jewishinsider via @marcrod97: “Senate Democrats tee up December funding fight over Iran war”
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UPDATE @jewishinsider: “Finn was visiting the synagogue as “part of a scheduled visit by a religious studies class from Liberty University, a group that has visited previously as part of our interfaith dialogue,” Washington Hebrew Congregation said in a statement on Monday.
The MPD said in a report on Monday that he had brought the weapon “due to safety concerns for himself and occupants based on recent news reports.” The police report also stated that Finn admitted that the firearm was unregistered.”
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BREAKING @Jewishinsider via @HaleyCohen19: “Armed man arrested after trying to enter D.C. synagogue before Shabbat services”
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Nason said that local Jewish federations across the country are working to reach out to and build relationships with the scores of new members — some of whom were “barely on the radar” before Nov. 3.
Full story from @marcrod97:
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NEW @Jewishinsider via @marcrod97: “Republican AGs highlight case of antisemitic university professor in Supreme Court brief”
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Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, who is running to lead the House Education and Workforce Committee, is pushing to repeal a federal education tax credit that could benefit Jewish day schools and other religious institutions, arguing that the program improperly directs taxpayer-subsidized funding to private schools rather than public education.
@HaleyCohen19 reports:
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"“The dalliance with the devil must come to an end. People of faith must reject, wholly and unequivocally, the hatred that has brought so many on both sides of the aisle to power." -- @CUFI
CUFI Action Fund, the political arm of Christians United for Israel, the powerhouse Christian Zionist group, went after Vice President JD Vance for his assertions that the war in Iran and the U.S.-Israel relationship were two major drivers of the historic GOP midterm losses, accusing him of effectively blaming Jews for the election results.
@marcrod97 reports:
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The statement is notable not only on its own terms but as a signal of where the 10 million-member pro-Israel organization — a force within pro-Israel evangelical circles — leans in the upcoming 2028 Republican presidential primary. The group alluded to plans to hit back at Vance and others.
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CUFI Action Fund, the political arm of Christians United for Israel, the powerhouse Christian Zionist group, went after Vice President JD Vance for his assertions that the war in Iran and the U.S.-Israel relationship were two major drivers of the historic GOP midterm losses, accusing him of effectively blaming Jews for the election results.
@marcrod97 reports:
ji.news/5rqxh
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NEW @jewishinsider via @marcrod97: “Top Christian pro-Israel group goes after Vance for ‘dog whistle’ blaming Jews for midterm defeat”
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Top Christian pro-Israel group goes after Vance for ‘dog whistle’ blaming Jews for midterm defeat
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David Kramer, a prominent Democratic fundraiser who voted for Rogers, said that Michigan’s Jewish community may, going forward, need to grapple with whether the state is still safe and welcoming for them.
“A lot of it will come down to, what are the ramifications of this? What is [El-Sayed’s] rhetoric going forward? What does this embolden others to do?” Kramer said. “My whole concern from the beginning has been mostly focused on that rhetoric leading to safety concerns, and I think if those safety concerns are amplified or, God forbid, realized here, then there’s going to be a real reckoning of what kind of place is this for our Jewish community.”
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BREAKING @jewishinsider via @HaleyCohen19: "Philly officials join Shapiro in denouncing antisemitic boycott of Jewish businesses"
Mayor Cherelle Parker: "Singling out businesses because their owners are Jewish is unacceptable and has no place in our city"
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An important clarification -- consistent with what I'm seeing in the data as well (cc @PeterBeinart):
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