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Fast Forward What Eric Adams’ Jewish supporters and critics are saying after his indictment
Adams' connections in the Jewish community may assist him as he fights the charges and the political firestorm they have ignited
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Culture What’s your candidate’s position on Israel? Depends what demographic you’re in
Targeted political ads enable campaigns to present one idea to one group, and a different one to another
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Politics Donald Trump again targets Kamala Harris in his latest initiative against antisemitism
On Tuesday, a slate of Jews who have deep ties in the Jewish organizational world endorsed Harris
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Culture Why are Jews calling anyone who disagrees with them a kapo?
The term is one of the harshest insults between Jews, yet somehow it has become just another political epithet
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Fast Forward Josh Shapiro: ‘Donald Trump is obsessed with me’
The exchange comes as both parties are increasingly accusing each other of antisemitism in a campaign for Jewish voters
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Fast Forward Kamala Harris says ‘I will not be silent’ about plight of Palestinians after meeting Benjamin Netanyahu
Harris struck a markedly different tone from Biden in her first foray as a presidential candidate into the Israel-Hamas war
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Fast Forward After uncertainty, Benjamin Netanyahu secures meetings with Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump
Meanwhile, Netanyahu’s arrival in Washington has come with protests, including potentially by lawmakers planning to boycot his speech to Congress
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Politics An astronaut, kosher Jew and Southern gentleman walk into the VP race: Ranking the Jewishness of Harris’ VP prospects
Our intrepid reporter ponders the kishka connections of the top five contenders: Josh Shapiro, Mark Kelly, Roy Cooper, J.B. Pritzker and Andy Bashear
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