This is the Forward’s coverage of the 2026 election season.
2026 Elections
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Fast Forward Gaza and Israel go unmentioned in Democrats’ 2024 election autopsy report
Rumors swirled for months that the DNC withheld the report from the public because of its Middle East conclusions
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Fast Forward Hundreds of Jewish leaders call on Israeli ambassador to apologize for attack on J Street
The signatories, including prominent rabbis and former U.S. ambassadors, called on Yechiel Leiter to rescind remarks calling the liberal pro-Israel lobby a “cancer.”
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News Rep. Dan Goldman urges ‘no’ vote on proposed grocery Israel boycott, warning of antisemitism
The Park Slope Food Coop's divide over BDS resolution spills over into congressional race
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Fast Forward What Tuesday’s primaries tell us about Democrats, Republicans and the Israel issue
Opposition to Israel is growing in both parties, but for GOP voters Trump is still what matters
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Fast Forward AOC and other leading Democrats condemn Texas congressional candidate Maureen Galindo over antisemitic rhetoric
Rabbi Mara Nathan of San Antonio said the widespread criticism of Galindo had been “heartening.”
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Fast Forward Pennsylvania’s Jewish governor, Josh Shapiro, faces Trump-backed challenger in reelection bid
State Treasurer Stacy Garrity has invested heavily in Israel bonds and accused Shapiro of not taking antisemitism seriously
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Fast Forward Anti-Israel Republican Thomas Massie ousted from Congress as Trump endorsee wins primary
Winner Ed Gallrein drew substantial support from the Republican Jewish Coalition
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Fast Forward With AOC backing and anti-Israel message, Chris Rabb vies for open House seat in Philadelphia
Rabb supports an arms embargo toward Israel and aims to join Congress' "Squad"
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Opinion New York’s Israel Day parade was a shanda — but not because of Mamdani
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Opinion How can I live freely as a Jew in a world where strangers rip my mezuzah off my doorframe?
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Opinion Israeli and diaspora Jews live in different realities. The Israel Day parade proved it
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Opinion Trump’s humiliation of Netanyahu marks a sea change in the US-Israel relationship
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Fast Forward Majority of House Democrats vote to defeat Lebanon war powers measure
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Fast Forward After years of hostile relations with Israel, Slovenia’s new prime minister signals diplomatic reset
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Opinion Israel gives in to the politics of debasement
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Looking Forward My irrational, possibly problematic obsession with an $85 yarmulke