Lois Frankel, Jewish Florida Democrat, quits progressive caucus over Israel differences

Earlier this month, she was one of six progressives among 22 Democrats who joined Republicans in censuring Palestinian-American Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib for her rhetoric about Israel.

Representative Lois Frankel (D-FL) speaks during testimony by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at a hearing on the State Department's budget request for 2020 in Washington, U.S. March 27, 2019.

(photo credit: REUTERS/ERIN SCOTT)

ByRON KAMPEAS/JTA

NOVEMBER 22, 2023 23:40

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