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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Books Former NY congressman Steve Israel breaks into the book business
In the five years since Steve Israel retired from Congress, he’s written his second novel, been considered for ambassador to Israel, helped recruit Democratic candidates and launched a think tank at Cornell University. But nothing seems to excite him as much as opening his own bookstore — one that will reflect his interests, including his…
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News Exclusive: Reading Huma Abedin’s book through a Jewish lens
“I couldn’t manage peace in the Middle East, but the fact that I can do this is pretty darn close.” These were former President Bill Clinton’s words when Huma Abedin, a Muslim-American deputy chief of staff to his wife Hillary Clinton, offered him the job of officiating her wedding in 2010 with her Jewish fiance,…
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Fast Forward New York State takes action against Unilever over Ben & Jerry’s Israel move
New York State is expected to divest $111 million in actively managed holdings in Unilever, the parent company of Ben & Jerry’s, over the ice cream maker’s decision early this summer to end sales in the occupied West Bank. Thomas DiNapoli, the state comptroller, said on Thursday that the state’s Common Retirement Fund, the third…
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News In a race for his political life, NJ Gov Phil Murphy appeals to both progressive and Orthodox Jews
Progressive and Orthodox Jews often gravitate to rival candidates. But running for reelection, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has managed to win support from both groups. He is going to need it. The election has surprisingly tightened in recent weeks. Democrat Murphy’s 26-point lead against his Republican challenger, Jack Ciattarelli, has dwindled to six points…
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Fast Forward Pompeo wants Congress to deny Biden funding to reopen U.S. consulate for Palestinians
Mike Pompeo, former President Donald Trump’s secretary of state, called on Congress to stop the Biden administration’s plan to reopen the U.S. consulate in Jerusalem to serve Palestinians. “There ought to be members from both sides of the political aisle who will see this as folly and as a dangerous mistake, Pompeo, who is a…
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Fast Forward Biden hails ‘unyielding character’ of the Jewish community on anniversary of Tree of Life shooting
In a statement marking the third anniversary of the Tree of Life synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh, President Joe Biden called on the American people and the Jewish community “to embrace the better angels of our nature – and to turn pain into purpose.” Biden said the deadliest act of antisemitism in America’s history, in which…
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News This rebel in the Knesset is warning American Jews to change their progressive ways
A prominent Knesset member in Israel’s ruling party says American Jews underestimate how the progressives among them threaten the Jewish state, and that they need to distance themselves from what he sees as a growing anti-Israel movement. “The greatest challenge that we are facing is the progressive ideology. This has now become the trend,” Amichai…
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Fast Forward Decision on new head of Jewish Agency postponed
The Jewish Agency’s executive committee was scheduled to vote Monday for a new person to lead the largest Jewish global nonprofit, and decided instead to extend the term of its acting executive chairperson. The postponement, of two months, follows the withdrawal of leading candidate Elazar Stern over comments he made about shredding anonymous complaints, including…
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