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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Slotkin, a Jewish Democrat from Michigan, has been pushing back against Trump for years
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Lander is one of two Jewish candidates in the crowded race for mayor
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Fast Forward Steve Bannon, days after Nazi-like salute, tells Orthodox crowd: ‘I’m one of the most pro-Israel people out there’
At a Dallas dinner, Trump’s former strategist blasted the left as the real source of antisemitism
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It’s one of several signs of how Trump’s Republicans are reshaping the conversation around the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. (And: It has no Jewish members.)
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