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By Luke Tress (New York Jewish Week) — George Latimer defeated Rep. Jamaal Bowman in the Democratic primary in New York’s 16th Congressional district on Tuesday, a significant setback for progressive critics of Israel in a closely-watched race with national … Read More
By Ben Sales (JTA) — The next leader of AIPAC will be Elliot Brandt, who has served as a senior official of the pro-Israel lobby for decades and will take the helm shortly after the November elections — a … Read More
By Ron Kampeas WASHINGTON (JTA) — The United Democracy Project, a campaign finance group affiliated with the pro-Israel lobby AIPAC, has dumped $4.2 million into today’s (May 14) Democratic primary in Maryland’s 3rd District to back state Sen. Sarah Elfreth. … Read More
By Ron Kampeas WASHINGTON (JTA) — The House and Senate are rushing competing bills to the floor with massive aid for Israel, with votes expected as soon as this week. The question is whether the bills in the Republican-led House … Read More
By Ron Kampeas (JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with 10 members of the Congressional Black Caucus as he tries to improve his standing with the Biden administration and among Democrats. The meeting Sunday in Jerusalem was part … Read More
By Ron Kampeas WASHINGTON (JTA) — The Biden administration is fully invested in Israel-Saudi normalization, Secretary of State Antony Blinken told the pro-Israel lobbying group AIPAC on Monday (June 5). He also said he does not see a breakthrough in … Read More
JCRC Scene Matt Goldberg As many people are aware, the Kentucky Legislature, in its last regular session, passed a bill that prohibits the commonwealth from engaging in significant business with contractors who choose to boycott any nation that does business … Read More
Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky is blocking U.S. military aid to Israel. Paul, who has previously called to cut defense assistance to Israel, recently put a hold on the U.S.-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018, which codifies into … Read More
WHEN OVER 13,000 DELEGATES from across the United States descended upon Washington, D.C. for the American Israel Public Affairs Committee’s annual Policy Conference, three Louisvillians, Sandy Berman, Cantor David Lipp and Ben Koby were among them. At the conference, they … Read More
[by Ron Kampeas] WASHINGTON, November 30, 2013 (JTA) – How the United States treats the Palestinians’ new status as a non-member state at the United Nations depends on how Palestinians plan to use it – as cudgel or outstretched hand. … Read More