Jacob Kornbluh is the Forward’s senior political reporter. Follow him on Twitter @jacobkornbluh or email [email protected].
Jacob KornbluhSenior Political Reporter
By Jacob Kornbluh
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Fast Forward United Orthodox voting bloc in Borough Park endorses Andrew Yang for mayor
Leading Hasidic sects in Brooklyn’s Borough Park neighborhood have endorsed Andrew Yang in New York City’s mayoral race, locking up a major voting bloc for the former Democratic presidential candidate as he tries to build a coalition that could propel him to City Hall. The endorsement is expected to run as a full-page ad in…
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News Analysis: Why Biden’s attempt to return to the nuclear deal with Iran is not causing alarm … yet
Six years ago, the Jewish American community was evenly divided over a key issue that would help define President Barack Obama’s foreign policy legacy. A survey conducted by the Jewish Journal in July 2015 showed that 49% of American Jews supported the nuclear deal with Iran while 31% were opposed. The debate tore apart even…
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News Jewish groups are mostly ignoring report accusing Israel of apartheid
Publicly, Jewish American and pro-Israel groups are paying little attention to a Human Rights Watch report released Tuesday that accuses the Israeli government of committing the crime of apartheid. The report, called “A Threshold Crossed,” represents the first official use of the term by the widely-respected New York-based group. The day of the report’s release,…
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Fast Forward Scott Stringer brings his mayoral campaign to Borough Park
Scott Stringer, one of the leading candidates for mayor of New York City, took his campaign to one of the most heavily Orthodox neighborhoods in Brooklyn on Monday to improve his standing among a group of voters aggressively courted by other leading contenders. Stringer, who is competing for second place in the June 22 Democratic…
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Fast Forward Ruth Messinger endorses Scott Stringer for NYC mayor
Ruth Messinger, who in 1997 became the first woman to win the Democratic nomination for New York’s mayor, has announced her support of Scott Stringer for the job. In a press release on Thursday, Messinger called Stringer, the city’s comptroller, a leader “who is tested, serious, and up to the task at hand” to manage…
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News Iran talks: ‘We are not going to pay anything upfront,’ senior administration official tells Jewish leaders
In a call with Jewish American leaders on Friday, a senior Biden administration official assured that the U.S. will not provide Iran any sanctions relief until an agreement is reached between world powers and Iran on returning to the 2015 nuclear deal. “Until we get somewhere and until we have a firm commitment, and it’s…
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Fast Forward Jewish progressive group endorses Palestinian-American attorney in Manhattan DA race
Tahanie Aboushi, a candidate for Manhattan district attorney, has been endorsed by The Jewish Vote, a leading Jewish progressive group. Aboushi, a Palestinian-American civil rights attorney, is one of eight candidates running in the June 22 Democratic primary to succeed Cyrus Vance, Jr., who is retiring at the end of year. She also has the…
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Fast Forward Most leading NYC mayoral candidates would continue de Blasio’s policy on risky ritual circumcision
A majority of the leading Democratic candidates running for mayor of New York City said they plan to retain a controversial policy adopted by the de Blasio administration that accommodates the Orthodox Jewish community on a risky circumcision practice known as metzitzah b’peh, which can transmit herpes to an infant. Five candidates who responded to…
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