Posts Tagged: Ritchie Torres
Experts, Lawmakers Suggest Same Hateful Ideology That Motivated New Orleans Attack Also Behind Pro-Hamas NYC March
Some experts and lawmakers are drawing a link between the Islamist ideology that seemingly motivated the New Year's Day terrorist attack in New Orleans and...
Ritchie Torres Blasts Columbia Over ‘Intifada’ Student Publication, Calls For ‘Revolution’ Against ‘Far-Left’
Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY) blasted Columbia University over the weekend over their lackadaisical approach to combating antisemitism, excoriating the Ivy League institution for allowing a...
Pro-Israel Stalwart Ritchie Torres Hints at Run for New York Governor
JNS.org - Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y.), one of Israel’s staunchest defenders in Congress, hinted at a run for higher office on Friday by taking aim...
‘Ridiculous Nonsense’: New York Times Scapegoats Israel for Kamala Harris Election Loss
The New York Times — in two opinion pieces, a news article, and a top-of-the-front-page Sunday headline — falsely blamed Israel and the Gaza war...
Democrats, Republicans Make Final Push for Jewish Voters on Eve of US Presidential Election
Both Democratic and Republican parties are scrambling to galvanize Jewish support on the eve of the 2024 U.S. Presidential election. In what is projected to potentially...
‘Don’t Erase His Identity’: Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson Slammed for Response to Shooting of Orthodox Jew
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson faced backlash on Wednesday for releasing a statement on the shooting of an Orthodox Jewish man in his city that made...
New York Times Whitewash of Nasrallah Draws Bipartisan Backlash
A New York Times obituary of Hezbollah terrorist leader Hassan Nasrallah that falsely claimed he favored "equality for Muslims, Jews, and Christians" has drawn fierce...
Ritchie Torres Introduces Legislation to Ban Universities From Accepting Gifts From Terror-Supporting Countries
US Reps. Ritchie Torres (D-NY) and Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) introduced legislation that would bar universities from accepting gifts from foreign countries that have provided assistance...
Ritchie Torres Calls for All Universities to Enshrine Protection of Zionist Students in Official Conduct Codes
Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY) released a video over the weekend, calling for all American universities to adopt the official International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working...
Ritchie Torres Slams Marc Lamont Hill for Supporting ‘Violence’ Against Israel, Dismissing ‘Demilitarized’ Palestinian State
US Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY) slammed professor and Al Jazeera host Marc Lamont Hill after the latter, a prominent anti-Israel activist, criticized the congressman's advocacy...
Ritchie Torres Urges New York Universities to Expand Anti-Discrimination Policies to Protect ‘Zionist’ Students
US Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY) has penned a letter to several New York-based universities, asking the higher educational institutions to amend their campus harassment policies...
Ritchie Torres Blasts Airlines for ‘Effectively Boycotting’ Israel, Calls for Resumption of Routes to Jewish State
US Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY) lambasted several major airlines over pausing routes to Israel, suggesting that they have launched a silent boycott of the Jewish...
NYC Exhibit Memorializing Oct. 7 Supernova Victims Gets Extended Following ‘Vile’ Anti-Israel Protest Outside Venue
An exhibition in downtown Manhattan that commemorates the victims of the deadly Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attack at the Supernova music festival in southern Israel...
Outspoken Progressive Democrats Critical of Israel Keep Mum on ICC Seeking Arrest of Israeli Leaders
Several of the most prominent progressive members of the Democratic Party and outspoken critics of Israel in the US Congress have kept silent amid news...
