Rep. Keith Ellison got some cheers and some jeers in editorial pages this week, as pundits put their spin on politics at the end of the year. The Nation called him the “most valuable representative,” while the Star Tribune’s Jon Tevlin told him to pack his bags and move to New York. Tevlin gave Reps. Michele Bachmann and James Oberstar their marching orders as well.
A group called Americans Against Hate has started a campaign to get Rep. Keith Ellison removed from the Congressional Task Force on Anti-Semitism and is ramping up pressure on Rep. Ron Klein, D-Fla., who chairs the committee. Americans Against Hate says it will protest Klein until he removes Ellison from the committee. The group’s founder, Joe Kaufman, made the claim in 2008 that Ellison would be grand marshal of a New York Muslim parade. That charge proved untrue.
Reps. Betty McCollum and Keith Ellison offered sharp criticism of Israel’s response to a flotilla sent to bring supplies to the Gaza Strip on Monday. The flotilla was detained and 10 activists on board were killed by Israeli troops. McCollum…
A flotilla carrying supplies for the Gaza Strip was detained by Israeli troops on Monday, and 10 activists aboard were killed in an incident that has generated strong feelings on both sides of the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict. Rep. Michele…
Rep. Keith Ellison sat down with TCJewFolk.com, a “Twin Cities Hub for Hip Jewish Stuff,” to talk about his recent trips to Israel and Gaza. Ellison said that a…
A New Policy PAC, whose motto is “Peace in the Middle East is in America’s National Interest,” put out a scorecard rating Congress members’ commitment to ending the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison is ranked number one.
Democratic U.S. Reps. Keith Ellison, Betty McCollum, and James Oberstar sent a letter urging President Obama late last week urging him to use diplomatic pressure to resolve the blockade affecting Gaza. Spearheaded by Ellison and Rep. Jim McDermott, D-Wash., the letter acknowledges the difficult position facing Israel and notes that the blockade is strengthening Hamas. Fifty members of Congress, as well as a number of religious groups and denominations, have signed on to Ellison’s letter.
Rep. Keith Ellison and six other members of Congress are sending a letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urging immediate action to end the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. It asks for openings on the Gaza border…
Rep. Keith Ellison, one of 22 U.S. Representatives to vote “present” on the non-binding resolution supporting Israel’s attacks on Gaza over the past 14 days, gave this speech on the House floor on Friday:
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As expected, the U.S. House of Representatives approved, by an overwhelming 390-5 bipartisan vote, a non-binding resolution “[r]ecognizing Israel’s right to defend itself against attacks from Gaza, reaffirming the United States’ strong support for Israel, and…
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