Posts Tagged: Jerrold Nadler
New York Times Editors, Spineless on Rushdie, Push Sanctions Relief for Iran as Key Issue in Congressional Primary
What was the decisive issue in determining which incumbent Manhattan Democrat the New York Times would endorse for Congress? The Times picked Jerrold Nadler over Carolyn...
‘This Bias Against Israel Is the Reason People Have Stopped Subscribing to the Times’
Given Jonathan Weisman’s history, you’d think that his editors at the New York Times would have him on a short leash. In 2019, Times management publicly...
Rep. Ilhan Omar ‘Clarifies’ Comments After 12 Jewish House Members Blast ‘False Equivalencies’ Between Israel and US, Hamas and Taliban
After criticism from 12 Jewish members of Congress for "equating" the US and Israel to the Taliban and Hamas, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) issued a...
Storm of Controversy Erupts Over Israeli Decision Barring Entry to BDS-Supporting Congresswomen Tlaib and Omar
A storm of controversy erupted on Thursday after Israel confirmed that it will prevent Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) and Ilhan Omar (D-MN) from entering the...
Is Congressman Nadler’s Obsession With Trump Endangering His Jewish Constituents?
Antisemitism is on the rise in the United States and we have now had, in the space of six months, two horrific shootings where Jews...
Former Head of Israeli Intel Calls for Parallel US-Israel Pact to Mitigate Iran Nuclear Deal
The former head of Israel's military intelligence, Aman, called on Monday for a parallel agreement between the United States and Israel to mitigate the "problematic" elements sown by the nuclear accord...
Schumer: ‘Jacob Ostreicher Needs to be Freed Immediately’
Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) submitted the following statement Tuesday for the record at the Congressional subcommittee hearing, Advocating for American Jacob Ostreicher's Freedom After Two...
Congress Members Discuss the Middle East at Annual Breakfast
NEW YORK - Despite Nor'easter Nemo battering the region some 24 hours earlier, nearly 300 Jewish and community leaders attended the legislative breakfast hosted...
New York Congresswoman Leads Opposition to Release of Terrorist Who Killed Israeli Diplomat
U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) announced Sunday that she has spearheaded a bipartisan letter calling on the French government to cancel plans to release...
Refugee-Turned-Activist Seeks Attention for Plight of Egyptian Jews
NEW YORK—For Levana Vidal Zamir, it was a "good childhood"—until May 14, 1948. At midnight, she recalls, Egyptian officers rampaged through her family's house and...
Sandy’s Wrath Spurs Comprehensive Jewish Community Response
NEW YORK—Hurricane Sandy stormed into New York and New Jersey with unmitigated force, carrying death and destruction, disrupting lives, and devastating neighborhoods in America's most...
Jewish Friends Killed During Sandy Remembered for Selflessness, Activism
Jessie Streich-Kest and Jacob Vogelman, two Brooklyn Jews and friends from childhood who were killed during the height of Hurricane Sandy, both came from families deeply...
Serious Tone Dominates 2012 JCRC-NY Congressional Breakfast
The annual Jewish Community Relations Council Congressional Breakfast is an opportunity for members of the New York Congressional Delegation to break bread...
Hope Rises for Return of Gilad Shalit
As a mother, simply as a human being, one's heart could not help but be broken watching the parents of Gilad Shalit stand, stalwart, in...
