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“Anti-BDS legislation is about commercial activities, not about people’s ability to speak,” says the 33-year-old. “People are free to criticize Israel; that is a protected right. But organized boycotting and divestment with the support of state, local or federal government is not acceptable.”
While Democrats continued to win the lion’s share of Jewish votes in 2020, some experts see a trend towards greater support for Republicans. Nevertheless, Jewish leaders urge unity and a focus on solving mutual issues in the next Congress.
Another runoff in the state on Jan. 5 will take place between incumbent Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler and Democrat Rev. Raphael Warnock.
“AIPAC congratulates President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on their election victory,” said the pro-Israel lobby in a statement.
A spokesman for the Democratic candidate for Georgia’s Senate seat said Rev. Raphael Warnock “has deep respect for the invaluable relationship the United States has with Israel.”
Whoever wins the U.S. presidential election needs to “make an attempt to forge a bipartisan consensus on Iran,” said United Against Nuclear Iran policy director Jason Brodsky.
Former construction consulting executive David Richter is the Republican nominee who will face incumbent Rep. Andy Kim (D-N.J.) on Nov. 3 in New Jersey’s 3rd Congressional District.
Esshaki, whose father is a Chaldean Christian from Iraq, is facing off against Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) on Nov. 3 in Michigan’s 11th Congressional District.
The businesswoman is running against incumbent Democratic Rep. Colin Allred in the U.S. House of Representatives race on Nov. 3 in Texas’s 32nd Congressional District.