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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News New York lawmakers approve 50-foot buffer around houses of worship in challenge to Mamdani
The statewide measure comes as synagogue protests persist
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News Rep. Dan Goldman urges ‘no’ vote on proposed grocery Israel boycott, warning of antisemitism
The Park Slope Food Coop's divide over BDS resolution spills over into congressional race
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News Mamdani’s first Jewish Heritage event reveals a narrowed circle
Many leaders shunned event at the NYC mayor’s residence, following synagogue protest clashes and a Nakba tribute
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News Mamdani Nakba Day video prompts pushback from Jewish leaders amid rising tensions
Profile of a displaced Palestinian, posted on the mayor’s official accounts, escalates call to boycott Jewish reception at his residence
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News Why do some people think Rep. Mike Lawler is Jewish?
A drunken antisemitic rant against the Catholic Republican puts spotlight on a congressman who has made fighting antisemitism central to his political identity
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News Mamdani supersizes NYC hate crimes office, as tensions simmer over synagogue protests
The mayor stresses prevention and condemns antisemitic acts — but defends demonstrations following Brooklyn clashes
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News Hochul makes play for Orthodox voters with tuition relief and synagogue buffer zones
The incumbent Democrat is moving to lock down a key block and ahead of Jewish showdown with Republican rival Bruce Blakeman
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News Remembering Abe Foxman, the longtime ADL leader known as the ‘Jewish pope,’ who always answered my calls
Foxman, who died at 86, mixed blunt political analysis with personal warmth, Yiddish and weekly Shabbat greetings
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