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AIPAC spent more than $14M to unseat Jamaal Bowman. Did it have to?
At his big closeout rally on Sunday with progressive rockstars Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Jamaal Bowman uncorked an avalanche of borough pride and a profanity-filled tirade against AIPAC. “We are in the South… Continue Reading
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George Latimer defeats Jamaal Bowman in bitter NY primary fought over Israel
This is a developing story. George Latimer defeated Rep. Jamaal Bowman in the Democratic primary in New York’s 16th Congressional district on Tuesday, a significant setback for progressive critics of Israel in a… Continue Reading
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The Latimer-Bowman showdown in New York is a bellwether of Israel’s role in Democratic politics
WASHINGTON – Rep. Jamaal Bowman’s primary has become the country’s most closely watched congressional race — and no matter the result, people on both sides say it could be pivotal for Israel’s place in the Democratic… Continue Reading
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Ahead of Bowman-Latimer primary, Jewish get-out-the-vote effort says ‘Antisemitism is on the ballot’
In the years before Oct. 7, Steven Epstein wasn’t the type to go door to door in New York City’s northern suburbs to get out the vote. But that changed when Hamas attacked Israel. That hit home for the 77-year-old retiree,… Continue Reading
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Eugene Vindman, whose Jewish immigrant story featured in Trump’s first impeachment trial, wins primary in Virginia
WASHINGTON — A former White House official whose Jewish Ukrainian origins played a prominent role in Donald Trump’s first impeachment hearings won a Democratic congressional primary in Virginia on Tuesday. Elsewhere in the… Continue Reading
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Netanyahu accuses Biden of withholding weapons. White House: We ‘do not know what he’s talking about.’
WASHINGTON — White House officials denied withholding weapons from Israel after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu released a video statement criticizing the Biden administration for an “inconceivable” delay in delivering… Continue Reading
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‘We cannot look away,’ Kamala Harris says after White House screening of Sheryl Sandberg documentary on Oct. 7 sexual violence
WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris screened “Screams Before Silence” at the White House on Monday, in part to refute denialism of Hamas’ sexual violence as exposed in the documentary produced by Sheryl… Continue Reading
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In a Virginia primary between hardline candidates, the bottom line for Republican Jews is support for Israel
WASHINGTON — The Republican Jewish Coalition is taking sides in a Virginia congressional primary race between two candidates with links to the party’s hardline right — citing their differences over Israel. The RJC’s… Continue Reading
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One of the most Jewish elections in the country is in Northern Virginia
WASHINGTON — Eileen Filler-Corn was the first Jewish speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates. State lawmaker Dan Helmer is the son of an Israeli father and the descendant of Holocaust survivors. Now they’re running… Continue Reading
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Thousands protest Biden’s Israel policies outside White House
Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters rallied outside the White House, accusing President Joe Biden of not enforcing a “red line” to keep Israel from harming civilians in Gaza, a harbinger of continued anger on the left… Continue Reading