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 A Knesset member tells American Jews not to get their hopes up on the Israel-Palestinian issue
Mossi Raz, a member of the Knesset representing the leftist Meretz Party, is frustrated as part of a new Israeli government that, in his view, won’t make progress in the coming years towards ending the occupation of the West Bank and solving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. “There is no agreement about the policy vis-à-vis the most…
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Fast Forward ‘We are simply ‘mishpucha’: President Rivlin bids farewell to American Jewish leaders
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin met with Jewish American leaders in New York on Sunday with a message of unity as he embarked on a farewell tour before he leaves office on July 7. “Even if we live many miles apart, across nations and across parties and ideologies, we are family,” Rivlin told some 50 leaders…
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News The Senate’s Black-Jewish caucus is growing
The caucus was created to raise awareness of the challenges facing the Jewish and Black communities
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News The Democratic primary for NYC mayor is over. Meet the Republican challenger.
The votes are still being counted to determine the winner of Tuesday’s Democratic primary for mayor of New York City, with Eric Adams enjoying a lead in the first round of the ranked-choice race. But the Republican primary is decided. Meet Curtis Sliwa, the brash founder of the Guardian Angels, a citizen group that has…
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Fast Forward For Orthodox voters choosing the next mayor, it’s Adams or Yang — or both
A slow stream of voters were headed to the polls in the Borough Park neighborhood of Brooklyn on Tuesday in what many say is a test of the Orthodox community’s historic influence in New York City. Posters hung up on poles across the neighborhood overnight urged people to participate in the primary. “We have to…
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News Leading NYC mayoral candidates make their final pitches to Jewish voters
As they crisscrossed the five boroughs in the final days and hours before Tuesday’s primary, leading candidates for mayor made their final pitches to Jewish voters, an often key constituency in New York elections. Scott Stringer, the city’s comptroller, rallied with Jewish supporters on the Upper West Side on Saturday; Maya Wiley, a former counsel…
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News In final stretch, Eric Adams and Andrew Yang ramp up efforts to increase share of Orthodox vote
Eric Adams and Andrew Yang, two of the leading candidates for mayor of New York City, have stepped up their get-out-the-vote efforts in the Orthodox community in Brooklyn as early voting in the June 22 Democratic primary is underway. Both campaigns are touting their commitments to work with the community, protect its rights and enhance…
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News Survey: Most NYC council candidates would continue tradition of Israel trips
Most New York City Council candidates who responded to a Forward survey said that they would travel to Israel and the occupied West Bank if elected; oppose the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement; and believe that public schools do not properly educate students about the Holocaust. These were among the takeaways from 66 candidates across…
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