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Screen capture from video of former Washington Director of Human Rights Watch Sarah Margon, January,2020. (YouTube. Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
January 26, 2023, 8:51 am
Jewish nominee quits bid for US human rights post amid scrutiny of Israel comments
Sarah Margon, who voiced support for disinvestment from West Bank settlements, says she can’t see path to confirmation with Republican senator determined to block appointment
By Ron Kampeas
Deborah Lipstadt, nominated to be the US special envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism, with the rank of ambassador, speaks during her Senate Foreign Relations nomination hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, February 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
March 31, 2022, 7:38 am
Lipstadt approved as US antisemitism envoy, wrapping up 8-month confirmation process
With Republicans lacking votes to block Holocaust historian’s appointment, none of them raise objection to Democrat’s request to confirm it by unanimous consent
By Jacob Magid
Deborah Lipstadt, US President Joe Biden's nominee to be antisemitism monitor, testifies in the Dirksen Office building near the US Capitol, on February 8, 2022. (Ron Kampeas/JTA)
February 9, 2022, 8:36 am
Vowing to be ‘equal-opportunity foe’ of antisemitism, Deborah Lipstadt woos senators
Biden’s selection for special monitor appears to secure bipartisan support at long-delayed confirmation hearing, even though some Republicans continue to grumble at her nomination
By Ron Kampeas
Deborah Lipstadt, nominated to be the US special envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism, with the rank of ambassador, speaks during her Senate Foreign Relations nomination hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, February 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
February 8, 2022, 8:51 pm
Biden antisemitism envoy nominee faces GOP criticism at confirmation hearing
Sens. Rubio and Johnson raise old tweet by Deborah Lipstadt calling out Republicans for bigotry; Holocaust scholar insists she speaks out against both sides of the aisle
By Jacob Magid
Deborah Lipstadt, author of 'Antisemitism: Here and Now' (Osnat Perelshtein via JTA)
February 2, 2022, 9:29 am
Biden’s antisemitism monitor nominee Deborah Lipstadt to get confirmation hearing
Nomination had been delayed due to historian’s sharp criticisms of Republicans, despite appeals from Jewish community groups in wake of Colleyville synagogue attack
By Ron Kampeas
American historian and author Deborah Lipstadt poses for photographer at the Rome Film festival in Rome, on October 17, 2016. (Gregorio Borgia/AP)
February 1, 2022, 5:46 pm
Jewish groups urge approval of Lipstadt as US antisemitism envoy after Colleyville
Jewish Federations of North America spearhead letter to Senate citing ‘a rising tide of antisemitic speech and physical attacks’ against Jews around the world
By Ron Kampeas
Deborah Lipstadt, author of 'Antisemitism: Here and Now' (Osnat Perelshtein via JTA)
November 5, 2021, 6:01 pm
Jewish groups urge confirmation of Biden antisemitism envoy amid GOP holdup
Jewish Federations, Orthodox Union and ADL pen letter to heads of Senate Foreign Relations Committee, calling for hearing on Holocaust scholar Deborah Lipstadt’s nomination
By Ron Kampeas
A Palestinian pupil walks past United Nations Relief and Works Agency, (UNRWA) and USAID humanitarian aid, on June 6, 2010 in the Shatie refugee camp in Gaza City. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, File)
September 23, 2021, 6:34 am
Top Republican releases remaining Palestinian aid he held up for months
Senator Jim Risch approves payment of last $20 million of $75 million package pledged by Biden, but insists it be reprogrammed for food aid, not funneled to terrorists
By Jacob Magid
US President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, February 5, 2019. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)
May 21, 2019, 8:29 am
Congress to Trump: Protect Israel as Syrian civil war ends
Bipartisan letter from 400 lawmakers calls on US president to safeguard Israel’s interests
By Ron Kampeas
This combination of 2018 photos shows Representatives Ilhan Omar (Democrat-Minnesota), left, and Rashida Tlaib (Democrat-Michigan), in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster,)
January 19, 2019, 2:11 am
Wiesenthal Center slams Muslim lawmakers for anti-Semitic, anti-Israel remarks
The Jewish human rights group writes to Nancy Pelosi to complain about ‘extreme’ comments from newly elected Democrats Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar
By ToI Staff and JTA
J Street Executive Director Jeremy Ben-Ami addresses the group’s conference in Washington, March 21, 2015. (Courtesy JTA/J Street)
January 8, 2019, 1:09 am
Progressive groups rage against Rubio’s anti-BDS bill
As US senator tries to push through legislation during shutdown, J Street and ACLU cast bill as ‘outrageous’ and unconstitutional
By Eric Cortellessa
In this Nov. 27, 2018, photo, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks about his new book, 'Where We Go From Here: Two Years in the Resistance' in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
January 7, 2019, 1:39 am
Bernie Sanders blasts introduction of anti-BDS bill as ‘absurd’
Republicans raised a first bill last week that would protect states that pass laws targeting the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement
By Ron Kampeas
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., speaks with reporters on his way to the senate chamber, as the Senate takes up a House-passed bill that would pay for President Donald Trump's border wall and avert a partial government shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Dec. 21, 2018. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
January 4, 2019, 6:46 pm
US lawmakers reintroduce pro-Israel bill that didn’t make cut in last Congress
Legislation includes measures to safeguard US military aid to Israel and offer federal protection to states that pass laws divesting from groups that boycott Israel
By Ron Kampeas
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