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Jim Clyburn and other establishment Democrats back Eliot Engel in tight primary race
“Eliot Engel is not new to the fight for justice and equality,” said Clyburn, placing his endorsement in the context of the political moment. (JTA) — The pro-Israel stalwart Eliot Engel ...
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Rep. Eliot Engel calls Omar dual loyalty comments ‘vile anti-Semitic slur’
(JTA) — Rep. Eliot Engel, the Jewish chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, called on fellow Democrat Rep. Ilhan Omar to apologize for her “vile anti-Semitic slur.” Engel’s ...
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Ilhan Omar endorses the Israel boycott and is on the influential Foreign Affairs Committee. Here’s what she and her colleagues say.
Eliot Engel, Rep. Nita Lowey, and Rep. Ted Deutch as the chairs of the relevant committees and subcommittees in the House.” Rep. Brad Schneider, D-Ill., one of the most pro-Israel members of the ...