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House passes resolution equating antisemitism with anti-Zionism, despite many abstentions

The resolution passed 311 to 14, with 92 members voting “present,” among them eight of the 24 Jewish Democrats in the House.

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Members of the 118th Congress raise their right hands as they are sworn into office to serve in the US House of Representatives on the fourth day of Congress at the US Capitol in Washington, US, January 7, 2023.
House impeachment manager and Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-NY) sits in his seat reading a pocket copy of the US Constitution as he waits for the start of US President Donald Trump's State of the Union address to a joint session of the US Congress in the House Chamber of the US Capito

Jerry Nadler brought ‘a babka and the constitution’ to impeachment hearing

C-SPAN caught Nadler carrying a bag from Zabar’s, the famed New York grocery store. The bold orange logo would be unmistakable to anyone familiar with it.

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U.S. President Donald Trump reacts during a campaign rally in Dallas, Texas, U.S., October 17, 2019

Donald Trump calls impeachment a 'WITCH HUNT!'

House Democrats announced the formal articles of impeachment on Tuesday, to which Trump responded with a series of tweets attacking politicians and urging his followers to "read the transcript."

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Committee Chair U.S. Representative Adam Schiff (R-CA) questions Acting Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Joseph Maguire during his testimony before a House Intelligence Committee hearing on the handling of the whistleblower complaint in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence on C

The Jewish players in Trump's impeachment saga

In the hearings Wednesday, and in their aftermath, there were some new and familiar Jewish wrinkles. Here are a few:

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Jerry Nadler: U.S. shouldn't use military aid as 'pressure point' on Israel

Israel needs the aid for defense, the Democrat politician said.

NOVEMBER 7, 2019ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) waits to speak during a media briefing after a House vote approving rules for an impeachment inquiry into U.S. President Trump on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., October 31, 2019

Trump singles out Nadler and Schiff along with The Squad in ‘Democrat savages’ tweet

Nadler is head of the House Judiciary Committee and Schiff leads the Intelligence Committee, which are important committees involved in the impeachment inquiry.

OCTOBER 2, 2019ByMARCY OSTER/JTA
U.S. President Trump attends bilateral meeting on sidelines of U.N. General Assembly in New York City

Jerry Nadler’s committee to subpoena Jared Kushner as Trump probe widens

Kushner, a top aide to Trump, is among 12 subpoenas approved Thursday in a party-line vote.

JULY 12, 2019ByRON KAMPEAS/JTA
Jared Kushner in an interview with Reuters