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FILE - US representative Eliot Engel before a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing in Washington, July 28, 2015, on the Obama administration's case for the Iran nuclear agreement. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
April 11, 2026, 6:52 am
Longtime US congressman Eliot Engel, whose defeat augured surge in anti-Israel sentiment, dies at 79
AIPAC eulogizes the Jewish lawmaker as a ‘steadfast friend of the pro‑Israel community,’ while fellow New York Democrats remember him as a ‘great champion of the Bronx’
By Grace Gilson
Reps. Grace Meng of New York and Ted Lieu of California (Getty Images via JTA)
March 2, 2021, 8:45 am
Democrat lawmakers Meng, Lieu join anti-Semitism task force leadership
Taiwanese-American representatives, whose districts have large Jewish populations, replacing Jewish Congress members Nita Lowey, Eliot Engel
By Ron Kampeas
US Rep. Gregory Meeks, Democrat-New York speaks during a news conference outside the USPS Jamaica station, in the Queens borough of New York, August 18, 2020. (John Minchillo/AP)
December 4, 2020, 12:35 am
Pro-Israel Democrat Gregory Meeks voted chair of key House foreign affairs panel
AIPAC, J Street ally from New York to succeed Eliot Engel, winning vote by 148 to 78 over more progressive Joaquin Castro; supports US rejoining Iran nuke deal
By Jacob Magid
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivers a speech during a ceremony at the General Patton memorial in Pilsen near Prague, Czech Republic, August 11, 2020. (Petr David Josek/AP)
August 13, 2020, 5:42 pm
Pompeo’s claims of urgency in Saudi arms deal called into question by new report
Government watchdog finds secretary of state had right to use special powers in rushing weapons sales to Middle East, but timeline indicates he took his time in doing so
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Jamaal Bowman speaks to attendees during his primary-night party, June 23, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)
August 4, 2020, 8:02 am
Obama gave a House candidate his blessing — after reading his letter to a rabbi
Jamaal Bowman, who defeated Eliot Engel in June primary, says the former president ‘loved’ his response to a rabbi who questioned his stances on Israel
By Eric Cortellessa
Jamaal Bowman speaks to attendees during his primary-night party, June 23, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)
July 17, 2020, 7:22 pm
Jamaal Bowman topples Eliot Engel in NY Democratic primary
Many votes cast by mail yet to be counted, but AP analysis of absentee ballots returned so far shows Bowman’s lead from votes cast in person is too large for Engel to overcome
By AP
In this, March 19, 2018, file photo, New York City Council Member Ritchie Torres addresses a news conference in New York (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
June 26, 2020, 10:23 am
The fallout from Eliot Engel’s likely defeat and a look at other US primaries
In a changing Democratic landscape, Israel is no longer sacrosanct, and aid to the Jewish state may be conditional
By Ron Kampeas
Pat Ennis Engel, right, stands with her husband Congressman Eliot Engel as he prepares to cast votes for primary elections Tuesday, June 23, 2020, (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews).
June 24, 2020, 8:33 am
In NY primary, insurgent Dem takes commanding lead over pro-Israel stalwart
AOC-backed Jamaal Bowman beating veteran Congressman Eliot Engel by more than 20 percentage points; mail-in ballots still to be counted
By Eric Cortellessa
House Foreign Affairs Chairman Rep. Eliot Engel, D-NY, during a committee hearing on Kosovo's Wartime Victims, April 30, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
June 20, 2020, 2:13 am
Eliot Engel asks pro-Israel PAC to take down its ad slamming his opponent
Democratic Representative from New York, who is Jewish, says he has no connection to Democratic Majority for Israel, but calls for removal of its ad targeting Jamaal Bowman
By Ron Kampeas
Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee Eliot Engel, D-N.Y., arrives for a House Democratic Caucus meeting, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019, before a scheduled House Rules Committee hearing on the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
June 10, 2020, 4:26 am
Sanders endorses Eliot Engel opponent, deepening misery for New York congressman
A series of missteps, and prominent endorsements for Jamaal Bowman, see prominent pro-Israel 16-term Democrat struggling to stave off primary challenge
By Gabe Friedman
Democratic US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York speaks at a campaign rally for then-Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan, March 8, 2020. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
June 4, 2020, 4:57 pm
Ocasio-Cortez endorses primary challenger to veteran Rep. Eliot Engel
Spokesman for Jewish lawmaker touts endorsements he has received from prominent Democrats for reelection in his NY district, which borders that of the prominent ‘Squad’ member
By Alan Fram
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a press briefing at the State Department on Wednesday, May 20, 2020, in Washington. (Nicholas Kamm/Pool Photo via AP)
June 4, 2020, 9:24 am
Ousted US State Department watchdog confirms investigations into Pompeo
Steve Linick tells congressional committee members that prior to being fired by Trump he was probing secretary of state on misuse of government resources, arms sale to Saudi Arabia
By MARY CLARE JALONICK and Eric Tucker
US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with banking industry executives at the White House, in Washington, March 11, 2020. (Evan Vucci/AP)
March 12, 2020, 12:44 pm
US Congress seeks to curb Trump’s ability to launch military action in Iran
President has promised to veto war powers resolution, warns that if his ‘hands were tied, Iran would have a field day’
By Matthew Daly
Democratic Representative Yvette Clarke of New York speaks at the Museum of Jewish Heritage, January 2, 2020, in New York. Behind her, from left, are fellow Democratic Rep.s Grace Meng, Eliot Engel, Gregory Meeks, Carolyn Maloney, Max Rose, and Hakeem Jeffries. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
January 3, 2020, 12:24 am
NY Democrats condemn anti-Semitic attacks, but say unclear what’s fueling them
Eliot Engel says he never believed Holocaust could occur in US, but ‘it could happen here if people excuse it’; Hakeem Jeffries: ‘We’re not going to tolerate this in our community’
By Josefin Dolsten
From left, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, House Financial Services Committee Chair Maxine Waters (California Democrat), House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Eliot Engel (New York Democrat), House Judiciary Committee Chair Jerrold Nadler (New York Democrat), House Committee on Oversight and Reform Chair Carolyn Maloney (New York Democrat), House Ways and Means Committee Chair Richard Neal (Massachusetts Democrat) and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chair Adam Schiff (California Democrat) unveil articles of impeachment against US President Donald Trump at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, December 10, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
December 10, 2019, 5:34 pm
Democrats unveil obstruction, abuse of power charges in Trump impeachment
US president ‘endangers our democracy and our national security,’ Judiciary Committee chairman says as House expected to vote next week on would-be third impeachment in US history
By Agencies
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