Becca Balint's victory again; The first Jewish member of Congress to call for a cease-fire in Gaza, Becca Balint, a Democrat from the state of Vermont, won the mid-term elections and entered the US House of Representatives for the third time in a row. Balint defeated Gerald Malloy, the Republican candidate. Since January 2023, Balint has represented Vermont's only electoral district in the House of Representatives. In November 2023, he became the first Jewish member of the US Congress to publicly call for a ceasefire in Gaza. At the time, Balint emphasized the need for an immediate cessation of violence and a negotiated ceasefire, and considered heavy bombing of civilian areas unacceptable. This democratic representative also emphasized the need to protect the lives of Palestinians referring to his family background and his grandfather's death in the Holocaust.

Becca Balint's victory again; The first Jewish member of Congress to call for a cease-fire in Gaza, Becca Balint, a Democrat from the state of Vermont, won the mid-term elections and entered the US House of Representatives for the third time in a row. Balint defeated Gerald Malloy, the Republican candidate. Since January 2023, Balint has represented Vermont's only electoral district in the House of Representatives. In November 2023, he became the first Jewish member of the US Congress to publicly call for a ceasefire in Gaza. At the time, Balint emphasized the need for an immediate cessation of violence and a negotiated ceasefire, and considered heavy bombing of civilian areas unacceptable. This democratic representative also emphasized the need to protect the lives of Palestinians referring to his family background and his grandfather's death in the Holocaust.