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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in the Rayburn Room at the Capitol Building in Washington, May 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard)
May 13, 2023, 11:03 am
Only Republicans speak at ‘bipartisan’ Israel gathering to replace Tlaib’s event
Prominent pro-Israel Democratic lawmakers not invited to McCarthy’s discussions after US House speaker reserved space Democratic congresswoman wanted to use for Nakba meeting
By Ron Kampeas
Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Chair Sen. Bernie Sanders, Independent-Vermont, during the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 10, 2023. (Carolyn Kaster/AP)
May 11, 2023, 8:52 am
Bernie Sanders steps in to help Rep. Tlaib hold anti-Israel event in Capitol
Jewish independent lawmaker chairs gathering in Senate committee meeting room to mark Nakba; Tlaib accuses Israel of apartheid, terror, says US aiding ‘ethnic cleansing’
By ToI Staff
From left, Democratic US presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden, talk before a Democratic presidential primary debate, February 25, 2020, in Charleston, South Carolina. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
April 26, 2023, 12:27 am
Bernie Sanders endorses Biden for 2024, forgoing another election run
Progressive senator, who was US president’s chief rival in 2020 Democratic primaries, vows to ‘do everything’ to help him get reelected
By Steve Peoples
A screenshot from Summer Lee's campaign video. (Screenshot from YouTube via JTA)
November 2, 2022, 6:07 pm
AIPAC affiliate spends over $1 million to oppose progressive candidate
United Democracy Project campaigns against Pittsburgh-area Democratic candidate Summer Lee, who has previously compared Israel to white people who shoot Blacks
By Ron Kampeas
Becca Balint campaigning this year to represent Vermont in Congress in an undated photo. (Becca Balint for US Congress/via JTA)
September 19, 2022, 1:56 am
In Vermont, Becca Balint’s Congress run is inspired by her Holocaust survivor father
‘I grew up with the knowledge that people can be led astray when they’re scared,’ says the ‘Jew-ish’ candidate, who is backed by Sen. Bernie Sanders
By Ron Kampeas
Becca Balint's win in the Democratic primary in Vermont in August 2022 means it is likely she will win the state's sole seat in the House of Representatives in November. (Balint campaign via JTA)
August 10, 2022, 7:00 pm
Vermont state senator Becca Balint wins Democratic primary
Balint says her family’s Holocaust history inspires her political activism; she easily defeated her main competitor, the state’s lieutenant governor Molly Gray
By Andrew Lapin
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermontt, during a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing, on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 16, 2022. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP)
July 18, 2022, 8:08 am
Sanders slams Biden for visiting Saudi Arabia despite its human rights record
Independent senator says US president should not have rewarded kingdom with trip in light of 2018 murder of Washington Post journalist, country’s attitude to democratic values
By ToI Staff
Independent candidate Al Gross (Gross for Senate Campaign via AP)
April 7, 2022, 10:00 am
Bear-killing Jewish doctor takes on Santa Claus, Sarah Palin in Alaska House race
Onetime gold prospector is 1 of 50 candidates in special election, alongside Trump-backed former governor and Bernie Sanders-loving Saint Nicholas
By Andrew Lapin
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
October 8, 2021, 1:13 am
Sanders to back Iron Dome funding, after receiving commitment to more Gaza aid
Progressive senator tells Schumer replenishing system would be irresponsible without also addressing ‘destruction’ in coastal enclave, which he says should also receive $1 billion
By Jacob Magid
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett (L) talks with Mansour Abbas, head of the Islamic Ra'am party, during a special session to vote on the new government at the Knesset in Jerusalem, on June 13, 2021. (Emmanuel Dunand/AFP)
September 15, 2021, 8:13 pm
Bennett makes the ‘TIME 100 most influential’ list; Mansour Abbas pens his entry
‘Someone courageous needed to make that change,’ writes Arab party leader and coalition ally, praising rightist PM for partnering with his Islamists to try to ‘unite’ Israel
By Ron Kampeas
US President Joe Biden speaks during a virtual meeting from the South Court Auditorium at the White House complex in Washington, Aug. 11, 2021 (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
August 12, 2021, 1:28 pm
US Senate approves $3.5 trillion budget blueprint, but obstacles still in path
After marathon ‘vote-a-rama’ session of amendments, outline passes to expand social spending with investments in health, education, tackling climate change
By AFP
In this image from video, Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks on the Senate floor at the US Capitol in Washington, on March 25, 2020. (Senate Television via AP)
July 29, 2021, 10:22 pm
Pro-Bernie Sanders political group adopts a more moderate approach
‘Our Revolution’ says it will remain a force for progressive change, but is also ‘pragmatic’
By Will Weissert
Ben & Jerrys 'Pecan Resist' ice-cream, launched October 2018. (Ben & Jerry's)
July 21, 2021, 6:55 pm
Settlement boycott latest in series of progressive stances by Ben & Jerry’s
Ice cream giant has named flavors after Bernie Sanders and backs causes related to climate change, LGBT rights, criminal justice reform and racial justice
By Jacob Magid
Illustrative: Then-Jewish Home party chairman Naftali Bennett (R) is interviewed by Brookings Executive Vice President Martin Indyk at the Brookings Institute in Washington on December 6, 2014. (Brookings Institute)
June 5, 2021, 2:02 am
A PM Bennett won’t fix tensions with Dems, but ties with Biden should endure
Progressives’ issues with Israel extend beyond Netanyahu, and won’t be alleviated by his departure alone; still, some in the party view new prospective gov’t as cause for optimism
By Jacob Magid
Head of the Yesh Atid party MK Yair Lapid, center, seen in the plenum hall of the Knesset in Jerusalem, June 2, 2021. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
June 3, 2021, 11:40 am
US lobby groups welcome broad coalition, fret over efficacy of ‘ragtag’ members
AIPAC says Lapid’s potential government shows ‘resilience’ of Israeli democracy; Democratic group expresses ‘pride’ at inclusivity; J Street predicts struggle over policy
By Stuart Winer and Jacob Magid
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