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There are presently 220 Republicans and 211 Democrats in Congress. The silver lining to the loss by Lee Zeldin to Governor Kathy Hochul in 2022 was that his coattails brought in six new Republican Congressmen. They included: Nick LaLota in District 1, George Santos in District 3, Anthony D’Esposito in District 4, Mike Lawler in District 17, Marc Molinaro in District 19, and Brandon Williams in District 22.

September 20 marks 19 years since Simon Wiesenthal, Holocaust survivor and legendary Nazi hunter, passed away. Wiesenthal represented the long arm of the Jewish people. In his book Murderers Among Us, he describes how he tracked down over 800 Nazis.

Mike LiPetri is a 34-year-old former Republican State Assemblyman who is running this November against Democrat Congressman Tom Suozzi in New York’s 3rd Congressional district.

When a great and righteous person passes away, it is hard to put into words the incredible contributions he or she has made to the world. Cherna Moskowitz, of blessed memory, was one such figure. She epitomized the Jewish ideal of being a woman of valor (eishes chayil).

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) released data that shows the number of anti-Semitic incidents in the United States has increased by 361% since October 7, 2023. This includes assault, vandalism, harassment, protest/action, and divestment resolutions. In terms of university campuses, anti-Semitic incidents has increased 477%. The top ten Universities include: Columbia, University of Michigan, Harvard, UC, Berkeley, UCLA, Rutgers, Stanford, Cornell, University of Washington, and University of North Carolina. Cornell just allowed Associate Professor of History Russell Rickford back to teaching. He had called Hamas’ massacre of Jews on October 7 “exhilarating.” Once reinstated, he immediately joined an anti-Israel protest.

Although the economy, immigration crisis, and crime might be the most important issues American voters are focusing on, Israel will play a deciding role in the upcoming election. A recent poll by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs exclusively provided to CNN shows that the majority of Americans (60%) support Israel’s military operations at least till all of the hostages are released.