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US Senate vote shows why Israel must prioritize military independence - editorial

Independence is not isolation. It is the only way to ensure that “Never Again” remains a promise Israel can keep by itself.

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F-16 Barak from the "Valley" squadron, armed with JDAM bombs on a five minutes alert, at Ramat David Airbase. February 02 2010.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) takes questions during a press conference following the Democrats weekly policy lunch on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, April 14, 2026.

US Democrats will try, and try again, to rein in Trump's Iran war powers

Democrats have tried and failed over the past few months to pass war power resolutions to limit US President Donald Trump's military actions in Iran.

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Security cameras hang across the street from the Park East Synagogue, NY, 3, 2017, Illustrative.

Political standoff causing DHS shutdown delays security grants for synagogues

The grant program has become a cornerstone of security planning for Jewish institutions across the United States, especially in the wake of sometimes deadly attacks.

|ByASAF ELIA-SHALEV/JTA
A VISITOR holds an AIPAC folder in an elevator in Rayburn House Office Building on March 12, 2024 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.

AIPAC targeting US congressional candidates who want to condition aid to Israel

“We are going to have a focus on stopping candidates who are detractors of Israel or who want to put conditions on aid,” Patrick Dorton, a spokesperson for AIPAC’s super PAC, said in an interview.

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In Nevada’s nail-baiter race, the Jewish vote could determine the winner

Republicans are likely to win back the House of Representatives and eyeing a Senate victory as well, while Democrats seek to expand their Senate margin, promising voters to codify Roe v. Wade.

OCTOBER 24, 2022ByOMRI NAHMIAS
Will the Jewish vote determine the outcome of the Nevada race?

A letter to Congressman Deutch

OCTOBER 2, 2022ByURI PILICHOWSKI
REP. TED Deutch (D-Florida) speaks during a House Judiciary Committee hearing in Washington, 2019.

US elections: Why won't Dr. Oz discuss Israel in his campaign? - opinion

Dr. Mehmet Oz is running for Senate but his campaign is in need of fixing.

AUGUST 30, 2022ByRABBI SHMULEY BOTEACH
PENNSYLVANIA REPUBLICAN Senate candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz speaks at an election event.

Tisha Be'Av with members of the US House of Representatives - opinion

The conversation had gone to places I never expected. And we pledged to speak again sometime soon.

AUGUST 9, 2022ByDAVID JABLINOWITZ
JEWISH WORSHIPERS, many of them sitting on low surfaces or the ground, mark Tisha Be’av at the Western Wall.

US Senate passes gun safety bill as Supreme Court knocks down handgun limits

In the Senate vote late on Thursday, 15 Republicans joined all 50 Democrats in voting for the bill. It will next go for approval to the House of Representatives.

JUNE 24, 2022ByREUTERS
Senator Mark Kelly arrives at the US Capitol to vote as the Senate works to advance the bipartisan infrastructure bill in Washington, US, August 8, 2021.

US Senate poised to move forward on first significant gun legislation in decades

The 80-page bill, announced Tuesday, does not go as far as Democrats including President Biden had sought. But if passed, it would be the most significant action to combat gun violence in years.

JUNE 22, 2022ByREUTERS
Demonstrators hold placards as they take part in the 'March for Our Lives', one of a series of nationwide protests against gun violence, in Washington, D.C., US, June 11, 2022.

32 senators urge the Biden admin. not to downgrade USSC for Israel, PA

“Given continued regional volatility, steadfast high-level US leadership and engagement to support peace and stability in Israel and the West Bank remain in the national security interest of the US."

JUNE 20, 2022ByOMRI NAHMIAS
The US Capitol building, which contains the House of Representatives and the Senate.

No deal to end gun violence, US Republican lawmaker says

"The issue that we have here is that we don’t have a bill," Utah Republican Senator Mike Lee told Fox News.

JUNE 19, 2022ByREUTERS
Police tape is pictured at a crime scene after a deadly mass shooting on South Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US, June 5, 2022.

Dr. Oz must clarify his position on Israel - opinion

Dr. Oz has always expressed strong pro-Israel views and has always been a strong friend of the Jewish community. But his campaign failed to strongly articulate what his policies on Israel would be.

JUNE 13, 2022BySHMULEY BOTEACH
DR. MEHMET OZ smiles as he receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in February.

New US bill brings together Abraham Accords signatories against Iran

The DEFEND Act aims to "combat Iranian aggression threatening peace" as Iran is "on the one-yard line in their pursuit of a nuclear weapon."

JUNE 10, 2022ByOMRI NAHMIAS
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attends a meeting via video conference with people from East Azarbaijan in Tehran, Iran, February 17, 2022.