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 ‘New Jersey tough’: Gov. Phil Murphy on released Hamas hostage Edan Alexander, a Tenafly native
Murphy thanked the Biden and Trump administrations for the relentless efforts to secure the release of the last living American hostage in Gaza
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Fast Forward Trump pulls nomination of Ed Martin, the DC prosecutor under fire for ties to Nazi sympathizer
Martin apologized for his praise of Timothy Hale-Cusanelli, but misled the Senate about how much he knew about the Nazi sympathizer's past
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Fast Forward Brad Lander woos Jewish voters in NYC mayoral race with Talmud and Hebrew
In a personal speech at a modern Orthodox synagogue, Lander framed himself as a pluralistic yet proud Zionist alternative to Andrew Cuomo and Zohran Mamdani
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Fast Forward Haverford president draws fire in latest GOP hearing over campus antisemitism
Rep. Greg Casar, a Democrat, accused the GOP of ignoring antisemitism on the right and in Trump’s orbit
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Fast Forward Judge dismisses lawsuit against Zionist Organization of America leader Mort Klein
Mort Klein celebrated the defeat of the lawsuit by former ZOA board members as vindication of his leadership
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Fast Forward Zohran Mamdani gets photo-ops — and attacks — after meeting with Orthodox voters
His stop at a Flatbush event sparked criticism but reflects an effort to expand his coalition citywide as candidates compete for Jewish votes
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Fast Forward Why the Antisemitism Awareness Act now has a religious liberty clause to protect ‘Jews killed Jesus’ statements
New language in antisemitism bill clarifies First Amendment protections
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Fast Forward Trump nominee Ed Martin, who praised a Nazi sympathizer, also compared Biden to Hitler
Ed Martin’s Senate testimony contradicts multiple podcast interviews with Nazi sympathizer
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