Posts Tagged: Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Jewish Dems in Congress Voice Unease at Mamdani’s Political Rise
A growing number of Jewish Democrats in Congress are voicing deep concern following Zohran Mamdani's recent victory in their party's New York City mayoral primary,...
US Jewish Lawmakers Press Amnesty International for Answers Over ‘Denial of Israel’s Right to Exist as Jewish State’
A group of ten Jewish members of the US House of Representatives sent an open letter on Wednesday to the secretary-general of Amnesty International, denouncing...
Is There a Future in Bipartisan Advocacy for Israel?
JNS.org – Former Ambassador to the United Nations and South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley was preaching to the choir when she fired a shot over...
US Lawmakers Urge Spanish PM to Investigate Mass Rejections of Descendants of Sephardi Jews Claiming Citizenship
A group of US lawmakers have called on the Spanish prime minister to investigate and reverse the reported pattern of rejections of Jewish claims to...
US Jewish Groups, Congresswoman Express Concern After Ohio Congressional Candidate Blames ‘Evil Money’ for Defeat
Leading American Jewish groups and a Jewish US Representative expressed concern on Thursday after a defeated Ohio congressional candidate made a statement they said carried...
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...
DNC Staffer Argues Over Honoring Holocaust Remembrance Day
JNS.org - A Democratic National Committee (DNC) staff member questioned whether Holocaust Remembrance Day was worth publishing a statement to honor the day, the Daily Caller...
DNC Chairwoman Dismisses Questions About CAIR Invitees to Obama Speech
In an interview Tuesday night, Democratic National Committee Chair Debbie Wasserman-Schultz refused to address questions about the wisdom of her Democratic colleagues inviting two officials from the...
House Democrats Turn to Radical Muslims as SOTU Guests
As many as 25 House Democrats are expected to have Muslim guests during Tuesday night's State of the Union speech. They are doing so in response to a call from Democratic National...
Democratic Iran-Deal Supporter Rails Over Rubio Fundraiser at Nazi Memorabilia Collector’s Library
After facing a backlash from pro-Israel supporters for standing behind President Obama's Iran deal, Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) took GOP presidential hopeful Marco...
Report: AIPAC Preparing to Fight White House on Final Iran Nuclear Deal
One of the most influential pro-Israel lobbies in Washington has begun urging lawmakers to vote down the yet-unfinished final nuclear deal between Iran and world powers, Bloomberg...
Debbie Wasserman Schultz Criticized Over Alleged Secret Lobbying Against Iran Sanctions
JNS.org - U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), has been forced to defend herself after a report...
All Female Jewish Democrats in Senate, House Join NJDC Women’s Initiative
All of the Jewish women representing the Democratic party in the U.S. Senate and Congress have chosen to become Honorary Co-Chairs of the ...
Conventions Produce Unconventional Insights Into Parties’ Changing Views on Israel and Islam
National party conventions produce balloons, hot air and many conventional wisdoms, but this year, the conventions highlighted the changing way Republicans and Democrats treat Jews, Israel,...
