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Opinion What one hotly watched Manhattan race tells us about New York’s Jewish voters
If supporting Israel has become a wedge issue, NY-12's Democratic candidates seem not to have gotten the memo
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Fast Forward Anti-Israel comedian slated to appear at fundraiser for NY congressional candidate
Yuh-Line Niou has sparked ire for supporting BDS. Now, she is being helped by a Palestinian comic who denounces Israel as ‘a terrorist state’ and ‘worse’ than apartheid
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News In crowded race for Congress, Dan Goldman makes the Jewish case for Brooklyn seat
Goldman is one of four Jewish candidates running in the Aug. 23 primary for the open seat once represented by veteran Rep. Jerry Nadler
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Fast Forward Leading candidate for Congress invokes Jewish grandfather’s Holocaust murder
Becca Balint, a progressive candidate in the race for Vermont’s sole House seat, attributed her public service to growing up in a family affected by the Holocaust
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Fast Forward Lawmaker who withdrew endorsement from pro-BDS candidate backs Jewish contender for Brooklyn seat
NY Assemblymember Brian Cunningham endorsed Dan Goldman, former lead counsel for the House Democrats during Trump’s impeachment, in crowded race for Congress
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Fast Forward Poll suggests three-person race for Manhattan Congressional seat
Reps. Jerry Nadler and Carolyn Maloney, two veteran Democrats, are tied at 31% in rare incumbent-vs.incumbent primary for New York’s 12th District
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Fast Forward The Squad criticizes Biden administration for refusing to fully investigate killing of Palestinian American journalist
Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan accused US government of applying ‘different standards’ when it comes to Israel
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News In Brooklyn race for Congress, a chorus of candidates condemns BDS
Out of eight candidates, State Rep. Yuh-Line Niou was the only one to defend the BDS movement at a public forum
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Opinion New York’s Israel Day parade was a shanda — but not because of Mamdani
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