Ritchie Torres
Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y.).
Visiting Israel in 2014 was “one of the most formative and transformative experiences” in the N.Y. Democrat’s life, he told JNS.
“We have to replace UNRWA with something else,” said Rep. Brad Schneider. “I support getting rid of UNRWA.”
The New York congressman juxtaposed the words of Martin Luther King Jr. with Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel to condemn “the appalling silence of good people.”
“I, for one, will not be intimidated,” wrote Rep. Ritchie Torres.
“I want to be crystal-clear: A ceasefire with a terrorist organization is not a peace agreement. It’s a death sentence for Israelis,” Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y.) tells the crowd at the “March for Israel.”
Hatred of Israel is a “demon that must be exorcized from our body politic,” wrote the Democratic congressman from New York.
“The federal government can no longer stand by passively as anti-Semitic violence goes unchecked, Bronx lawmaker says.
Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y.) had some questions about re-entering the Iran nuclear deal—namely, about the IRGC. For those inquiries, he said he received an unwarranted backlash.
“I enjoy the revitalization that comes from being with people who support Israel,” said Galit Lev-Harir. “We realize how important it is to be a bridge between the American Jewish community and Israel, and to show people why we love Israel and why this work is important.”
