Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of the 2020 election. Visit here for the latest news on the candidates running for president. The race began with 25 Democrats and two Republicans, including President Trump, who is running for reelection. There are…
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Israel News Leading evangelical says no annexation could cost Trump election. Others disagree.
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Israel’s potential annexation of parts of the West Bank may not be a top election issue for American Jews, or even a top issue right now for most Israelis. But some evangelical Christians in America are hoping to make it an animating issue for evangelical voters in this fall’s presidential election. That’s…
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Fast Forward Trump campaign accuses Democrats of trying to ‘rig election’ — with money from Jewish billionaires
President Trump’s reelection campaign sent a letter to would-be voters accusing Democrats of trying to “rig the November election” with money from three billionaires with Jewish ancestry. The letter, which was first publicized last week by the progressive Jewish group Bend the Arc: Jewish Action, criticized Democrats for trying to expand remote voting options. “With…
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Fast Forward Facebook ad showed a Jewish California state senator clutching Monopoly money
(JTA) — A California trade union placed a political advertisement on Facebook about a Jewish state senator that evoked anti-Semitic stereotypes about Jews and money. The State Building and Construction Trades Council later removed the ad and apologized after being called out by the California Legislative Jewish Caucus, the political news website CalMatters reported Tuesday….
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News A top pro-Israel congressman lost his primary. Was it a fluke or a harbinger?
Rep. Eliot Engel, the chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and one of the top congressional allies of the Israeli government, is expected to lose his primary. With more than 33,000 in-person votes cast in New York’s 16th District, containing parts of the Bronx and Westchester County, progressive challenger Jamaal Bowman was beating Engel…
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News Jewish groups race to support Engel as AOC-backed challenger surges
Pro-Israel groups worried that Israel could lose an important ally have stepped up their support for New York Rep. Eliot Engel, but the national debate about race, as well as Engel’s unforced errors, put him in a weak position going into his primary on Tuesday. The election in Engel’s 16th Congressional District, which contains parts…
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News He was a combat pilot. He’s married to a rabbi. James Mackler is breaking the Jewish political mold.
James Mackler has been thinking a lot about certain words from the Talmud during his long-shot run for U.S. Senate in Tennessee: “In a place where there are no worthy people, strive to be a worthy person.” They were especially prescient on Monday, after a weekend of nationwide protests against racism and police misconduct sparked…
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Fast Forward Republican Jews celebrate Steve King losing primary after white nationalist comments
Iowa Rep. Steve King lost his congressional primary on Tuesday night, putting an bookend to the controversial congressman’s 17-year tenure. King had for years been criticized for his anti-immigrant views and remarks, but over the past few years had made an increasing number of steps toward outright white nationalism. State Sen. Randy Feenstra, who defeated…
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Fast Forward Biden: Israel threatening to annex West Bank ‘will choke off hope for peace’
Former Vice President and presumptive 2020 Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said on Tuesday that he opposes Israeli annexation of the West Bank, as part of his general opposition to “unilateral steps” that would “undercut the prospects for peace.” Biden, speaking at a virtual fundraiser with Jewish supporters, explained that he opposes calls by other…
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