Most Jews Ever Set To Enter Congress

By Hilary Leila Krieger
January 3th, 2007

A record number of Jewish members will enter Congress Thursday, but more remarkable are the unparalleled positions of power they will hold on committees related to Israel, many local Jewish activists say.

Six new Jewish legislators will be joining 37 familiar faces as the 110th Congress convenes, making the total the highest-ever, according to Doug Bloomfield, a former legislative director for AIPAC.

“It’s unprecedented that there have been so many [Jews] in so many positions of leadership in both houses,” Bloomfield said, using a Jewish simile for how that fact will affect support for Israel: Like chicken soup, it won’t hurt.

Other political analysts went further, saying that congressional backing of Israel would remain at least as strong it has been, if not stronger. (….Full Article Here)