{"id":63248,"date":"2021-06-21T10:12:15","date_gmt":"2021-06-21T15:12:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/?p=63248"},"modified":"2021-06-21T10:12:54","modified_gmt":"2021-06-21T15:12:54","slug":"orthodox-union-alarmed-by-congress-reaction-to-gaza-conflict-brings-constituents-face-to-face-with-lawmakers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/inspiration\/orthodox-union-alarmed-by-congress-reaction-to-gaza-conflict-brings-constituents-face-to-face-with-lawmakers\/","title":{"rendered":"Alarmed by Congress\u2019 Reaction to Gaza Conflict, OU Brings Constituents Face to Face with Lawmakers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Orthodox Union is setting up meetings between members of Congress and Orthodox Jewish constituents who are alarmed by antisemitic incidents since last month\u2019s Israel-Gaza conflict, and by what they see as Congress\u2019 failure to have Israel\u2019s back.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMany in Congress failed to stand up for Israel\u2019s right as a sovereign nation to act in self-defense,\u201d says a page on the umbrella group\u2019s website that facilitates meetings between constituents and their lawmakers. \u201cFurther, while the battle between Israel and Hamas raged, we witnessed a shocking surge in violent attacks on American Jews. 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