Pro-Palestinian protest vote campaign claims success in NY primary, though exact numbers are unclear

(New York Jewish Week) — Pro-Palestinian activists claimed success in their campaign calling for voters to submit blank ballots to protest President Joe Biden’s support for Israel in New York’s Democratic primary on Tuesday — though the actual number of protest votes is unclear.

Ahead of a series of Democratic primaries, activists across the country — particularly in swing states — have called on voters to choose “uncommitted” or an equivalent at the ballot box to register their opposition to Biden’s policy. They’ve aimed for the number of uncommitted…