Does the new US foreign spending bill condition aid to Israel? J Street says yes, AIPAC says no. The annual spending bill has new language of interest to those following Israel discourse.
House subcommittee advances $250M in spending for dialogue programs and Palestinian business development The funding, part of a $66 billion package, earned praised from an array of Jewish groups and pushes back against Trump administration defunding.
Nita Lowey, retiring after 32 years in Congress, gets teary recalling her Jewish legacy As the second most powerful member of the House, Lowey was one of the most influential Jewish politicians in the U.S.
Politics Ilhan Omar’s Jewish colleagues scold her over using another anti-Semitic trope, and she doubles down