After son's remains returned from Gaza, Ruby Chen continues his fight in Washington and beyond

Pro-Israel Democrat Pappas wins New Hampshire Senate nomination

Tuesday night’s Democratic primaries in New Hampshire delivered mixed results for candidates who made attacks on Israel a centerpiece of their closing arguments. Rep. Chris Pappas (D-NH) trounced progressive activist Karishma Manzur by nearly a 2-to-1 margin (65%-33%) in the Senate primary, after Manzur attacked Pappas for his stance on Israel and called him a... <a href="">Read More</a>

Tenney calls on Treasury to weigh anti-boycott penalties for U.K., countries sanctioning Israeli settlements

Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-NY) urged the Trump administration on Wednesday to review whether the United Kingdom and other countries imposing trade restrictions and additional sanctions on Israeli settlements places those countries in violation of U.S. anti-boycott laws — and to consider whether the effort merits a response from the United States. Tenney sent a letter,... <a href="">Read More</a>

Gottheimer, Stefanik launch caucus to combat antisemitism on college campuses

Reps. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) and Elise Stefanik (R-NY) announced that they are launching the Combating Antisemitism on College Campuses Caucus during a visit to Vanderbilt University on Tuesday. The announcement was made during an event with Vanderbilt Chancellor Daniel Diermeier and the leaders of the University of Kentucky, University of Texas at Austin, Dartmouth College,... <a href="">Read More</a>

Coalition of Michigan Jewish leaders sets out ‘nonnegotiable’ demands for El-Sayed, Democrats

A group of more than a dozen Michigan rabbis, cantors and Jewish lay leaders from across the state launched a new petition campaign on Tuesday to pressure Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic Senate nominee, to affirm a series of “nonnegotiable” commitments to the Jewish community, arguing that failing to do so would jeopardize Jewish support for... <a href="">Read More</a>

Sen. Rick Scott urges Trump to pave pathway for Canadian Jews to emigrate to U.S.

Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) is urging President Donald Trump to establish an expedited legal pathway for Jewish Canadians to obtain refugee status in the United States amid rising antisemitism in Canada.&nbsp; In a letter to the president on Tuesday, Scott encouraged Trump to set up a refugee program for Canadian Jews to legally seek refuge... <a href="">Read More</a>