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Politics Lauren Boebert’s Jewish rival said he scared her out of their race. What happens to him now?
It's not clear whether it's now tougher or easier for Adam Frisch to win a seat in Congress
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Fast Forward Herb Kohl, former U.S. senator and Milwaukee Bucks owner, dies at 88
The son of immigrants, whose family founded the Kohl's department stores, loved his hometown so much he bought its basketball team to keep it there.
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News Palestinian advocacy groups seek ‘leverage’ with new political wings
The US Campaign for Palestinian Rights hopes to move Congress by grading politicians and mobilizing voters
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Politics Suozzi, running against an IDF veteran for Santos’ former seat, takes a weekend trip to Israel
Democrat Tom Suozzi faces an Ethiopian Israeli in the race for the Long Island district, where about 13% of the voters are Jewish
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Politics Ethiopian-Israeli mom of 7 could be the next New Yorker in Congress
Mazi Melesa Pilip, an Ethiopian-born Orthodox Jewish county legislator, will vie for former US Rep. George Santos’ seat
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Fast Forward Jewish Rep. Goldman would ‘love’ a cease-fire, but not while Hamas still rules Gaza
In a rare virtual town hall meeting, Dan Goldman explained the conditions under which he would support a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war
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Fast Forward White House to brief Jewish Congress members as it seeks funding for antisemitism strategy
White House officials are expected to bring up components of the antisemitism strategy that require congressional funding, which administration insiders have accused Republicans of obstructing
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News ‘Is that really her?’ Liberal Jews say Elise Stefanik, hailed as a hero of the House antisemitism hearings, has baggage of her own
Some who have decried right-wing antisemitism are uneasy with an new ally who has given a megaphone to the “great replacement theory"
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Culture Inside the ancient Christian theology driving modern antisemitism
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Opinion The moral degradation of Israel’s far right is even worse than you think
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Fast Forward CA Gov. Newsom says he regrets apartheid comment, ‘reveres’ Israel in new interview
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News Mamdani voices concerns about synagogue buffer zone bill poised to pass NYC Council
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Fast Forward Israeli-American soldier Moshe Katz, killed in Lebanon rocket strike, laid to rest on Mt. Herzl
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Fast Forward A second poll of US Jews finds the same result: Most oppose the war in Iran
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News Their sons survived the battlefield but not their wounds. Now these Israeli mothers mourn together.
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Fast Forward IDF suspends unit that detained CNN crew in the West Bank, as Herzog condemns settler violence
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