Neal holds on in Democratic primary against anti-Israel challenger “During his 16 terms in Congress, Rep. [Richard] Neal has been a steadfast supporter of America’s important relationship with Israel,” said Pro-Israel America’s executive director Jeff Mendelsohn. Sept. 2, 2020
Israel support pushed to side in heated Massachusetts congressional primary Rep. Richard Neal, chair of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee, is facing a heated primary for the Massachusetts 1st District by progressive upstart Alex Morse, who been endorsed by anti-Israel groups and dogged by allegations of sexual impropriety. Jackson Richman Aug. 31, 2020
Questions stir over BDS, certain Democratic primary candidates in Massachusetts A spokesperson from Jesse Mermell’s campaign told JNS that her response to the BDS question “was an error due to misunderstanding a very opaquely worded question. It has since been corrected.” Sean Savage Aug. 25, 2020
Boston-born Jake Auchincloss seeks House seat vacated by Joe Kennedy “I was raised with the conviction that Jews everywhere must support one another and the State of Israel in order to secure our collective well-being,” he says. Sean Savage Aug. 14, 2020
Could a pro-BDS congressional candidate win in New England’s largest Jewish district? With a wide-open field of nine candidates to succeed Democrat Rep. Joe Kennedy, some fear that a split of the pro-Israel/Jewish vote could let a pro-BDS candidate enter Congress. Sean Savage and Jackson Richman Aug. 14, 2020
Pro-BDS candidate wins in congressional Democratic primary in Missouri Cori Bush won 48.9 percent of the vote, while Rep. Lacy Clay, who has been in Congress since 2001, received 45.5 percent. Aug. 5, 2020
IfNotNow endorses Omar for re-election to Minnesota seat “As American Jews, we’re proud to support Representative @IlhanMN in her re-election campaign,” tweeted the group that supports BDS. Aug. 4, 2020
Pelosi gives $14,000 to Omar’s re-election campaign Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar will face four opponents in her district’s Aug. 11 Democratic primary. Aug. 3, 2020
Pelosi endorses Tlaib for re-election to Michigan seat Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Minn.) has been accused of peddling an anti-Israel and anti-Semitic agenda. July 30, 2020
