Capitol Hill

Rabbi shows interfaith relations in Azerbaijan at Religious Freedom Forum on Capitol Hill

Rabbi Zamir Isayev described Jewish communal life in Muslim-majority Azerbaijan during a Washington forum focused on religious freedom.

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Rabbi Zamir Isayev attends a religious freedom forum held on Capitol Hill, July 2026.
US Senator Lindsey Graham holds a press conference on the subject of the International Criminal Court’s decision to issue arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defense minister Yoav Gallant, in Jerusalem, November 27, 2024.

What Lindsey Graham's passing says about Israel's standing in US politics - comment

Israel enjoyed massive bipartisan support in Congress because representatives followed public opinion. Public opinion has now changed, as a third of Americans believe Israel has committed genocide.

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A mob of supporters of US President Donald Trump storm the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, U.S., January 6, 2021. Picture taken January 6, 2021.

Convicted January 6 rioter appointed to sensitive Pentagon counterterrorism job - report

Elias Irizarry, 24, was appointed to a post in the Defense Department’s Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict, the Washington Post reported. 

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L to R: Bishop Robert Stearns, President of Eagles Wings; Dr. Susan Michael, President of ICEJ USA; Jordanna McMillan, U.S. Dir., Israel Allies Foundation

Hundreds of rabbis and pastors mobilize on Capitol Hill for Israel Advocacy Day

Faith leaders participated in over 100 congressional meetings to advocate for Israel and the fight against extremism

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Congresswoman Kathy Manning: Bombs from Gaza prepped me for Capitol mob

“As my heart started to race, I thought to myself, ‘I’ve been through much worse," she said.

FEBRUARY 3, 2021ByRON KAMPEAS/JTA
Congresswoman-elect Kathy Manning arrives at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Nov. 13, 2020.

'Bomb-making manuals' found in home of Proud Boy who stormed Capitol

Prosecutors said he used a police shield to break a window, allowing other rioters to enter the building.

JANUARY 30, 2021ByREUTERS
Proud Boys activist Kyle Chapman at a rally in Portland on June 4, 2017. Chapman now says he has transformed the group into an explicitly white supremacist organization. (Natalie Behring/Getty Images)

Israeli drones will help locate survivors during natural disasters

These drones will handle events similar to the US capitol riots.

JANUARY 27, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Optimus, a drone manufactured by Airobotics, the Israeli drone maker that says it has recently been granted the first certificate in the world to fly a fully automated drone, with no human operator, is seen during a demonstration for Reuters near their offices in Petah Tikva, Israel March 20, 2017.

A Canadian view of the Capitol riots in the United States - opinion

What all Western democracies have to do is better understand how such extremism has been nourished and nurtured.

JANUARY 23, 2021ByKEVIN LYNCH, PAUL DEEGAN
An explosion caused by a police munition is seen while supporters of US President Donald Trump gather in front of the US Capitol Building in Washington, US, January 6, 2021

NJ rep. demands investigation into 'suspicious' tours before Capitol siege

In a video address on Facebook, Sherill called the tours "reconnaissance for the next day."

JANUARY 18, 2021ByTZVI JOFFRE
A supporter of US President Donald Trump waves Trump and Confederate flags after making his way to the second floor of the US Capitol during the insurrection on January 6.

After Capitol riot, Federation chief to avoid repeat of grants to far-right

The San Francisco Jewish Community Federation said that it would monitor its donor-advised funds after the Intercept report.

JANUARY 18, 2021ByRON KAMPEAS/JTA
What exactly of what happened in Washington could be transposed to the current Israeli reality? Pictured: Supporters of US President Donald Trump during a ‘Stop the Steal’ protest outside of the Capitol Building in Washington, DC, last week.

Washington, state capitals on high alert ahead of Wednesday inauguration

Capitals in battleground states, where Trump has directed his accusations of voter fraud, were on especially high alert.

JANUARY 17, 2021ByOMRI NAHMIAS, REUTERS
NATIONAL GUARD members walk in front of the US Capitol on Thursday, as tension continues ahead of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration next week.

California Jewish Community fighting to save American democracy

The coalition of Jewish entities urged the House leaders to publicly affirm their commitment to “the foundational elements of our democratic republic."

JANUARY 17, 2021ByTOBIAS SIEGAL
A Capitol police officer stands with members of the National Guard behind a crowd control fence surrounding Capitol Hill a day after a pro-Trump mob broke into the Capitol building, Jan. 7, 2021

Meet a rabbi who’s been stationed at the US Capitol since the riots

Rabbi Jordan Hersh is the only rabbi in the Maryland Army National Guard’s military clergy ranks.

JANUARY 17, 2021ByPHILISSA CRAMER/JTA
Workers install heavy-duty security fencing around the US Capitol a day after supporters of US President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol

Orthodox Jew in Capitol riots called 'left-wing' despite lack of evidence

The FBI has found no evidence of Antifa involvement in the mob, but the idea has taken root in many right-wing circles.

JANUARY 16, 2021BySHIRA HANAU/JTA
AARON MOSTOFSKY, a supporter of US President Donald Trump, takes a seat away from the action on the second floor of the US Capitol near the entrance to the Senate after breaching security defenses last week.