Number of Jewish Lawmakers Worldwide Reaches Record High

By Amiram Barkat
November 10th, 2006

Tuesday’s U.S. elections brought the number of Jewish parliamentarians worldwide to an all-time high, according to the International Council of Jewish Parliamentarians.

Following yesterday’s results, the number of Jews in the Senate rose from 11 to 13 and in the House of Representatives from 26 to 30. However, the United States is still only in third place worldwide for the number of Jewish legislators, after Israel and Britain.

Britain, despite having a Jewish community 20 times smaller than that of the United States, has 59 Jewish members of parliament, including 18 in the House of Commons and 41 in the House of Lords. The latter number includes seven barons whose seats in the house were hereditary until recently. However, the umbrella organization of British Jewry said that in fact, the number of Jews in the House of Lords is even higher, totaling at least 46.

After Britain and the United States come France and Ukraine, with 18 Jewish legislators each, followed by Russia (13), Brazil (11), and Canada and Hungary (10 each). The only Arab country with a Jewish member of parliament is Tunisia. (Full Article Here)

Noted Researcher Examines Jewish Power (Audio)

Flashpoints — Pacifica Radio
November 1st, 2006

Hear an informative interview with, Dr. James Petras, Professor Emeritus of Sociology at Binghamton University and author of the new book, The Power of Israel in the United States. Dr. Petras talks with the Flashpoints Investigative News Radio program on the power of the Israeli lobby in the United States, on the Zionist forces behind the Iraq war, on ‘Ziocon’ crimes and double standards, on their push toward wider war in the Middle East, and why he holds out optimism for the future. Runtime: 27 minutes -

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