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Fast Forward Democrats withdraw two-state resolution to avoid clash with progressives on Israel and Palestinians
The DNC decision comes amid growing influence of younger activists and progressives pushing a tougher line on Israel
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Fast Forward In first move as U.S. ambassador, Charles Kushner accuses President Macron of failing to protect French Jews
Kushner warned that Macron’s criticism of Israel and support for Palestinian statehood ‘fuel violence and endanger Jewish life in France’
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News Meet the Jewish senator emerging as Chuck Schumer’s heir apparent
Brian Schatz’s rise to Democratic whip, and Schumer’s weakening hold, signal the next chapter of Jewish leadership
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Fast Forward The first Jewish woman to win a NYC mayoral primary has a message for voters about Mamdani
Ruth Messinger praised the Democratic nominee’s focus on affordability and immigrant protections
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Fast Forward Josh Shapiro calls Netanyahu’s denial of starvation ‘abhorrent’, urges Trump to ‘flood the zone’ With Gaza aid
The Jewish Democrat criticized both Hamas and Israel’s leadership while calling for a hostage release and an urgent humanitarian response
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Fast Forward Trump fired a commissioner over bad jobs numbers. Nixon targeted a ‘Jewish cabal’ at the same agency
White House personnel chief Fred Malek later apologized for tallying Jewish staffers at the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Trump tapped him in 2017 to lead a prestigious think tank.
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Fast Forward A young Jewish organizer takes on Jerry Nadler in a generational challenge
Liam Elkind, co-founder of a pandemic-era nonprofit, runs on generational change, grassroots values and a pro-Israel message
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News After Mamdani and Gaza, are Democrats turning against Israel?
Pro-Israel New York Democrats are talking differently about Israel. Is the party’s direction changing after Mamdani’s victory?
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Fast Forward After Netanyahu and Cindy McCain meet, she calls out ‘desperation’ in Gaza, and he accuses her of ‘misrepresentation’
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Opinion A majority of Democrats are changing their views on Israel. What does that mean for the US-Israel relationship?
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