Jacob Kornbluh is the Forward’s senior political reporter. Follow him on Twitter @jacobkornbluh or email kornbluh@forward.com.
Jacob KornbluhSenior Political Reporter
By Jacob Kornbluh
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Fast Forward Hakeem Jeffries, a staunchly pro-Israel Democrat, will lead his party in the U.S. House
Jeffries visited Israel five times in the last decade and calls Jerusalem New York City’s sixth borough
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News Netanyahu seeks to assuage concerns about the new government in outreach to American audiences
‘This Israel is not going to be governed by Talmudic law,’ the incoming prime minister said about his pact with Haredi and extremist parties
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Fast Forward Flanked by white nationalists, Kanye West claims in podcast that Jews want to ‘lock me up’
West abruptly left the studio after being challenged about his antisemitic views
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News In a break with tradition, NYC council members head to Israel without their speaker
12 members are on the annual trip, sponsored by the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York
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Fast Forward Jewish Trump officials distance themselves after his dinner with white supremacist
The right-wing Zionist Organization of America said that Trump ‘dining with Jew-haters’ was helping ‘legitimize and mainstream antisemitism’
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Fast Forward Celebrating Dems Senate victory, Schumer praises New Yorkers’ affinity for Yiddish
Schumer said in a speech that his recent Yiddish campaign ad helped his reelection effort in upstate New York
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News New York governor signs two bills aimed at thwarting hate crimes
We have the power as individuals, as a government, as a society to pull back and say, 'no more,’ Kathy Hochul said
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Fast Forward Marjorie Taylor Greene laments being called antisemitic in hourlong rant after being reinstated on Twitter
The Republican congresswoman said she wanted to test her ‘every limit of free speech’
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