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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 645

Jon Ossoff

US Rep. Jamie Raskin speaks during the final US House Select Committee hearing to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the US Capitol, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on December 19, 2022. (Mandel NGAN / AFP)
November 19, 2023, 5:44 pm
2 more US Jewish Democrats join growing calls for a Gaza ceasefire
Jamie Raskin, Sarah Jacobs join fellow party members whose positions have shifted following protests by critics and Jewish anti-Israel groups held at lawmakers’ offices
By Ron Kampeas
Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., addresses the Gwinnett County Democratic Party fundraiser in Norcross, Georgia, on May 21, 2022. (Akili-Casundria Ramsess/AP)
November 18, 2023, 6:58 am
In a shift, US Jewish lawmakers ramp up criticism of Israel’s war on Hamas in Gaza
As war enters sixth week, some pro-Israel Democrats slam ongoing operation, say mounting death toll unacceptable
By Jacob Magid and JTA
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with settlement leaders on November 8, 2023. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)
November 9, 2023, 1:29 am
PM pans West Bank attacks by ‘handful of extremists,’ says they’re not representative
Hours after issuing first public statement on settler violence since war’s outbreak, Netanyahu appears to downplay the issue, saying Biden’s concerns are ‘baseless’
By Jacob Magid
Defense Minister Benny Gantz, right, meets with his US counterpart Lloyd Austin at the Pentagon on May 19, 2022. (Shmulik Almany/GPO)
August 9, 2022, 11:46 pm
Pentagon backs off Jerusalem security coordinator downgrade amid lawmaker pressure
Defense Department notifies Congresspeople who opposed lowering rank that it is reversing its plans, after lawmakers argued 3-star officer needed to help keep stability in region
By Jacob Magid
Palestinian policemen participate in a training session at their headquarters in the West Bank city of Hebron on January 30, 2019. (Hazem Bader/AFP)
August 2, 2022, 3:47 am
Despite bipartisan opposition, US still plans to downgrade Jerusalem security post
Israel-PA coordination job to be filled by colonel rather than three-star general; Defense Department says it is following requirements of Congressional legislation
By Jacob Magid
Members of the Palestinian special police forces wait to compete during the 7th Annual International Warrior Competition hosted by the King Abdullah Special Operations Training Center (KASOTC), Sunday, April 19, 2015, Amman, Jordan. (AP Photo/Raad Adayleh)
June 17, 2022, 7:46 pm
Senators urge against lowering rank of Israeli-Palestinian security ties coordinator
Congress passed law reducing number of generals, but bipartisan group asks Pentagon not to apply it to Jerusalem post, saying high-level engagement critical amid current tensions
By Jacob Magid
Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, leaves the chamber at the Capitol in Washington, May 11, 2022. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)
June 7, 2022, 7:37 am
Mitt Romney, Jon Ossoff join bipartisan demand for query into Abu Akleh killing
Utah Republican and Georgia Jewish Democrat send letter to Blinken demanding answers within 30 days on death of American-Palestinian journalist last month
By Ron Kampeas
Republican candidate for Georgia governor former Sen. David Perdue arrives to speak at a campaign stop at the Covington airport Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022 (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)
February 16, 2022, 5:37 am
Ex-senator David Perdue likens social media restrictions to Nazi rule
Georgia governor candidate lost his seat last year to Jewish Democrat Jon Ossoff; was accused of running antisemitic ads during campaign
By Ron Kampeas
Left: US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-CA, meets with reporters to discuss President Joe Biden's domestic agenda at the Capitol in Washington, on September 8, 2021 (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite); Right: An Iron Dome air defense system fires to intercept a rocket from Gaza Strip in the costal city of Ashkelon, Israel, on July 5, 2014. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)
September 23, 2021, 2:00 pm
Daily Briefing Sept. 23 – Dem Squad jockeys for position on Iron Dome
US correspondent Jacob Magid on the Squad and senator Jon Ossoff, with Startup Israel editor Ricky Ben-David on the Israeli COVID jab and Leo DiCaprio’s Aleph Farms’ investment
By ToI Staff
Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., speaks during a Senate Judiciary hearing on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021, in Washington. (Saul Loeb/Pool via AP)
September 20, 2021, 6:30 pm
Unlike fellow Dems, Jewish senator Ossoff favors tight-lipped approach on Israel
After staying silent following meetings with Israelis, Palestinians, US lawmaker indicates that public criticism early on would prevent building of necessary personal relationships
By Jacob Magid
Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., speaks during a Senate Judiciary hearing on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021, in Washington. (Saul Loeb/Pool via AP)
September 18, 2021, 12:59 am
In Yom Kippur address, Jon Ossoff condemns antisemitism at Georgia high schools
Local officials call ‘Heil Hitler’ and swastika graffiti hate speech, but not antisemitic
By Ben Sales
Sen. Chris Murphy, D-C.T., center, Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., right, and Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-C.T., hold a press conference at the military airbase in Beirut airport, Lebanon, Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021. A delegation of four U.S. senators visiting Lebanon promised to work on easing Lebanon's crippling economic crisis. They later traveled to Israel and Tunisia. (AP Photo/ Hassan Ammar)
September 11, 2021, 1:34 am
‘PA not strong enough to lead Gaza reconstruction,’ US senator says after visit
Chris Murphy says he raised US objection to terror stipends with PA premier, discussed possible path forward on issue; Democratic lawmakers express optimism after Bennett meeting
By Jacob Magid
The US consulate on Agron Street in Jerusalem. (CC BY-SA, Magister/Wikimedia)
September 4, 2021, 3:37 am
Visiting Democrats push for reopening US consulate in Jerusalem
Issue shaping up to become a point of conflict between Washington and Jerusalem, with Biden apparently determined to reverse the Trump move
By Jacob Magid
On March 19, 2021, flowers, candles and signs are displayed at a makeshift memorial in Atlanta. A deadly rampage at three Georgia massage businesses, where the employees were mostly of Asian descent, has prompted Asian American women to openly share stories of being sexually harassed or demeaned based on their race. (AP Photo/Candice Choi, File)
March 21, 2021, 10:11 am
‘We are what America looks like’: Hundreds rally to denounce Georgia shooting
Demonstrators across the US protest hate after a man shot to death 6 women of Asian descent; police investigate if attack can be classified as hate crime
By Kate Brumback
Shira Haas in Netflix's 'Unorthodox.' (Anika Molnar/Netflix)
February 19, 2021, 6:43 am
Jon Ossoff, Shira Haas and Doja Cat make Time’s 100 emerging leaders list
Jewish politician, actress, musician among magazine’s annual list of people ‘who are shaping the future’
By Gabe Friedman
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