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Several US stories reflected intensifying domestic debate tied to the Israel-Palestine conflict: a lawyer accused federal judge Roy Altman of anti-Palestinian bias after he called the keffiyeh a 'terror scarf'; House Democratic leaders appointed a pro-Israel lawmaker, Moskowitz, to a key role; and broader disputes continued over antisemitism and pro-Israel politics in Washington. Adding to this, Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff, who is Jewish, joined other Democrats in publicly distancing themselves from left-wing streamer Hasan Piker after backlash from local Jewish constituents over votes to block weapons transfers to Israel. Piker has faced accusations of antisemitism, and the episode reflects mounting pressure within the Democratic Party over its stance on Israel.