This is the Forward’s coverage of the 2026 election season.
2026 Elections
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Fast Forward NY candidate criticizes Israel on Hasan Piker’s show, sparking backlash in heavily Jewish swing district
Effie Phillips-Staley, who hopes to face off against Rep. Mike Lawler, became a critic of Israel after visiting in February
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Fast Forward These pro-Palestinian PACs are trying to beat AIPAC at its own game
A super PAC called American Priorities says it will spend "at least $10 million" on this year's midterm elections to counter the pro-Israel lobby's spending.
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Fast Forward Can James Talarico’s faith-forward politics invigorate the Jewish religious left?
The Texas Democrat brings the language of religion, and a sharp critique of Israel, to his battle for the Senate and against the Christian right
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Fast Forward Jewish progressive prevails in closely watched Illinois primary, blasting AIPAC in victory speech
The pro-Israel lobby still claimed victory across the state by blocking further-left candidates
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Fast Forward Illinois primary pits Jewish candidate with deep Israel ties against AIPAC spending
Daniel Biss speaks Hebrew and spent summers in Israel — but his quest for conditions on US aid have made him a target, part of a larger campaign to keep moderates out of Congress
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News Amid revolt against ‘Israel lobby,’ J Street seeks elusive middle ground in primaries
Unlike AIPAC, the progressive group funds Israel’s critics in Congress — but president Jeremy Ben-Ami is firm that candidates who don’t recognize Israel as the Jewish homeland won’t get his support
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Fast Forward Trump endorses Brandon Herrera, Texas GOP candidate who owned copy of ‘Mein Kampf’
The firearms YouTuber’s campaign says “he has earned the support of leaders in the Jewish community"
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Fast Forward AIPAC is targeting candidates who want to condition aid to Israel. Who has crossed its red line?
A number of former AIPAC endorsees are now open to conditioning military aid to Israel, crossing the lobbying group’s red line
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Opinion Outrage over Nicholas Kristof’s op-ed on sexual assault of Palestinians is missing the point
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Fast Forward Talarico won’t campaign with Democratic House candidate who wants to open ‘a prison for American Zionists’
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News At Trump’s Christian revival on the National Mall, one rabbi made a Jewish case for America
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Fast Forward California judge says Kars4Kids misled donors by omitting Orthodox Jewish mission from ads
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Fast Forward Pacific Palisades Jews, displaced by fire, reopen their synagogue as part of returning home