Jacob Kornbluh is the Forward’s senior political reporter. Follow him on Twitter @jacobkornbluh or email kornbluh@forward.com.
Jacob KornbluhSenior Political Reporter
By Jacob Kornbluh
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News ‘Your voice matters’: How Israel’s new government is reaching out to American Jews
The new Israeli government is made up of parties who agree on little other than their common desire to prevent Benjamin Netanyahu from returning to power, and many have questioned whether it may quickly come undone. But Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid, the leaders of its two main factions, insist that…
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Fast Forward In call with U.S. Jewish leaders, Israeli Prime Minister Bennett promises ‘no dramas’ on all fronts
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett told Jewish American leaders on Friday that “restoring a good atmosphere” between the U.S. and Israel and strengthening bipartisan support for the Jewish state is one of the three main objectives of the new Israeli government. (The others are keeping the pandemic under control and brokering a budget deal.) “My…
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News Biden recommits to battling antisemitism in Rosh Hashanah call with rabbis
President Joe Biden reiterated his commitment to combating antisemitism during an High Holiday Zoom call with rabbis and Jewish leaders on Thursday afternoon, an annual presidential ritual. Biden promised to confront “the scourge of antisemitism that remains all too present today. We have to, and will, condemn this prejudice at every turn alongside other forms…
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Fast Forward Son of famed rabbi among victims of New York flooding
Rabbi Shmuel David Weissmandl, a 69-year-old resident of the village of Mount Kisco in upstate New York, was one of the more than a dozen people who died from flooding that swept the New York region on Wednesday night. Weissmandl was driving home from Rockland County when his car was caught in high water near…
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Fast Forward State Department officials urge Blinken to fire officer who operates antisemitic blog
(JTA) — Six months after his internet posts attacking Jews came to light, a U.S. Foreign Service officer remains employed by the State Department. Now, at least 70 of his co-workers sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken demanding his dismissal. The letter, sent July 28, argues that Fritz Berggren is a threat…
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News GOP mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa frustrated at lack of Jewish support
For four years in a row, in the mid-1990s, New York mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa was the sour garlic pickle-eating champion of the world and almost earned a silver in a matzah ball-eating contest — before he was disqualified for tampering with them. Others may know Sliwa better as a radio personality and the founder…
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Fast Forward Former Trump administration officials launch new faith-based outreach coalition
Former Trump administration officials are launching a new faith-based outreach effort to push back at what Republicans describe as an “anti-faith agenda” by the Biden administration. Named the National Faith Advisory Board, the coalition is a replica of the White House’s Faith and Opportunity Initiative — created by former President Donald Trump in 2018 and…
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Fast Forward Bennett heaps praise on AIPAC ahead of meeting with Biden
On his first trip to Washington as Israel’s prime minister, Naftali Bennett met with leaders of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, a group that has been criticized in recent years for backing the Israeli government’s right-wing policies. The get-together raised some eyebrows. While it’s common for an Israeli leader to meet with pro-Israel and…
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