Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY) has represented his hometown of the Bronx and New York’s 15th Congressional District since taking office in 2021. Prior to that, Torres served in the New York City Council from 2014-2020. He is a member of the House Committee on Financial Services and the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party.
Torres’ strong support of Israel has garnered praise from throughout the Jewish community and he was one of the featured speakers at the March for Israel in Washington, D.C., in November. His public statements, op-eds and speeches about the need to stand with Israel have earned widespread acclaim from many in the pro-Israel and Jewish communities.
On the WJW Podcast, Torres spoke about his staunch support of Israel, the importance of combating antisemitism, the current state of the U.S.-Israel relationship and the danger posed by the social media platform TikTok.
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