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A Democratic upset in Connecticut — but Israel was not a factor

By GRACE GILSON

(JTA) — Luke Bronin scored a decisive victory over longtime Rep. John Larson in Connecticut’s Democratic primary Tuesday, marking another defeat for AIPAC which had backed the 14-term congressman.

The pro-Israel lobby group is increasingly viewed as...

Jewish businessmen Joshua Kushner, Bob Iger buy Los Angeles Lakers for record $12.5b

By JACOB GURVIS

(JTA)  – Jewish businessmen Bob Iger and Joshua Kushner are purchasing the NBA’s storied Los Angeles Lakers, ESPN reported Wednesday, in a stunning, record-setting $12.5 billion deal.

The sale  comes barely a year after the team’s controlling...

Mamdani sidesteps question on NYPD’s Israel training

By GRACE GILSON

(JTA) — The future of the NYPD’s Israel training: New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani was asked Wednesday by City & State reporter Fariha Rahman whether the NYPD would continue with its plans to visit Israel in...

Rabbis tell Mamdani: ‘This is not going well’

By GRACE GILSON

(New York Jewish Week via JTA) — New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani met with a group of rabbis Monday for a conversation that centered on concerns about the impact of his rhetoric on Jewish safety.

Mamdani, an...

Bernie Sanders urges Democrats to ban ‘corrupt’ AIPAC spending in primaries

By SHIRA LI BARTOV

(JTA) — Sen. Bernie Sanders has urged Democratic leaders to ban super PAC spending in primaries, focusing on the efforts of pro-Israel lobbyists to influence a crucial Michigan Senate race.  

Sanders in an open letter on...

South Carolina’s Republican Senate nominee will likely be pro-Israel, but no match for Lindsey Graham

By SHARON UDASIN

(JTA) — A crowded field of candidates will compete in South Carolina’s special primary this Tuesday, with hopes of securing the Republican nomination for a U.S. Senate seat long held by the late Lindsey Graham, one of...

Mamdani didn’t invite us to meeting with rabbis, NY Board of Rabbis, Rabbinic Council of America say

By RIKKI ZIGELBAUM   (JNS.org)  –  The New York Board of Rabbis was not invited to a roundtable discussion that Zohran Mamdani, mayor of New York City, held with rabbis on Monday, a spokesman for the board told JNS.

The...

Did Cori Bush’s focus on AIPAC doom her Missouri Democratic primary bid?

By SHARON UDASIN

(JTA) — At a speed that surprised local broadcasters and political analysts, the Associated Press determined that former Rep. Cori Bush had lost Missouri’s congressional Democratic primary to incumbent Rep. Wesley Bell just an hour after polls...

Cruz, Slotkin lead bipartisan push for federal protest buffer around houses of worship

By GRACE GILSON

(JTA) — A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced a federal legislation Thursday in the House and Senate aimed at protecting houses of worship from disruptive demonstrations, following a series of protests outside of synagogues this year.

The...

William Lawrence, El-Sayed-aligned progressive, takes Democratic House nomination

By ANDREW LAPIN

(JTA) — An outspoken pro-Palestinian progressive who campaigned with Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed bested two establishment-backed picks in a Democratic House primary for a battleground district in the state on Tuesday.

William Lawrence, a co-founder of...