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“The same people charged with negotiating an end to President Trump’s disastrous war with Iran and securing vital U.S. interests in the Middle East have millions of dollars in personal business interests linked to foreign governments,” senators said.
Political consultant Jared Sclar told JNS that “the fight over Israel moved out of general elections and into Democratic primaries and Democrat-versus-Democrat contests” in California.
“Abdul promises to get money out of politics,” the Michigan congresswoman wrote. “He can begin by getting Israel out of his explanation for everything Michigan cannot afford.”
“A lot of people voted practically, and to say we want whoever can pose a significant enough bloc or be able to replace Netanyahu,” Rabbi Josh Weinberg of the Union for Reform Judaism told JNS.
“This renovation will help us meet the growing demand for Jewish connection by creating more space for community, creativity and belonging at a time when Jewish joy matters more than ever,” Alexis Offen, executive director of the 14th Street Y, told JNS.
The non-Jewish council member, who grew up on the Upper East Side, told JNS that she was raised in a “proud Zionist household.”
The Democratic governor led the GOP executive of Nassau County, 65% to 26%, among likely voters in New York City.
“I unfortunately do see reports of these markings over the years, but I never thought it would happen in my town,” Scott Manley, a Jewish Republican running for town supervisor in Newburgh, told JNS.
The committee will advise the state on a permanent memorial at Albany’s Empire State Plaza, as the governor pledged to protect Jewish New Yorkers amid rising antisemitism.
“They will push legislation very hard to end the Iran war, and it’s not inconceivable that they could get a fair amount of Republican support for that,” William Galston of Brookings told JNS.
According to city data, Jews, who make up an estimated 3.8% of Chicago residents, have been the targets of 81% of religion-based hate crimes in the Windy City this year.
