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<p>Rep. <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/ritchie-torres-is-making-afro-latino-lgbtq-political-history-in-congress-on-his-own-terms">Ritchie Torres</a>, one of the most outspoken pro-Israel Democrats in Congress, said a doll set up in his Bronx office to represent baby Jesus was covered in red paint on Christmas Day by multiple “anti-Israel extremists.”</p>
<p>The Bronx Palestine Solidarity Committee claimed credit for the vandalism; the group <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C1U71gdOF_V/?igsh=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng%3D%3D">shared photos</a> of the doll covered in red paint and covered in bricks under a sign highlighting the death toll in Gaza.</p>
<p>Torres has emerged as one of Congress’ <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2023/10/27/rep-ritchie-torres-is-israels-loudest-house-supporter-00123969">staunchest advocates</a> for Israel in the wake of the Oct. 7 attack, voicing his opposition to advocates’ calls for a ceasefire in the region.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/baby-jesus-doll-belonging-to-rep-ritchie-torres-vandalized-by-protesters-on-christmas-day">Read more at The Daily Beast.</a></p><!-- /wp:html -->
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Rep. Ritchie Torres, one of the most outspoken pro-Israel Democrats in Congress, said a doll set up in his Bronx office to represent baby Jesus was covered in red paint on Christmas Day by multiple “anti-Israel extremists.”
The Bronx Palestine Solidarity Committee claimed credit for the vandalism; the group shared photos of the doll covered in red paint and covered in bricks under a sign highlighting the death toll in Gaza.
Torres has emerged as one of Congress’ staunchest advocates for Israel in the wake of the Oct. 7 attack, voicing his opposition to advocates’ calls for a ceasefire in the region.
