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SCOOP | David Kramer, a prominent Michigan Democratic fundraiser who served as the chair of Rep. Haley Stevens’ Senate campaign, told Jewish Insider he plans to support Republican former Rep. Mike Rogers in next week’s Michigan Senate election.
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“As we get closer and closer to the general [election], it’s become clearer to me that Abdul is certainly not moderating at all, and I think really becoming more extreme and more dangerous and less responsive to the Jewish community,” Kramer said, while emphasizing that he remains a “proud Democrat” working to elect other Democrats on the ballot next week.
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He said that he ultimately felt that it was more impactful to vote for Rogers than to leave the Senate race blank, and to publicize his decision to do so.
“I have lots of issues with Mike Rogers, and I’m not even willing to use words like ‘support,’” Kramer said. “But I’ve made peace with voting for him because I do think that he at least does care about Jews being safe and participating in public life, and he seems to know the difference between an enemy of ours in Iran and an ally of ours [in Israel].”
Full story from @marcrod97:
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Election Day is only the beginning of a long process in Israel, which starts with parties recommending a candidate for prime minister to President Isaac Herzog, and continues with negotiations between the parties. It will be weeks before a governing coalition is formed — if one is formed at all.
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Indonesia turns to Iran as relations with Israel worsen, @mattsheareports reports
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Competing Middle East frameworks put U.S. allies on rival tracks, experts say
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Former Haley Stevens campaign chair and prominent Democratic fundraiser says he plans to vote for Rogers, @marcrod97 reports
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Jewish Insider retweeted
Another Dem defection for Mike Rogers:
SCOOP via @Jewishinsider via @marcrod97: “Former Slotkin, Stevens fundraiser says he plans to vote for Rogers”
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What to watch on Israel’s Election Day, @LahavHarkov reports
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Read today's #DailyKickoff:
👋 Another Democrat defects to Rogers
Full briefing 👇
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Jewish Insider retweeted
BREAKING @Jewishinsider via @marcrod97: “Rep. Dan Goldman: El-Sayed needs to demand antisemitic ad be taken down, or he’s ‘full of s***’”
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Jewish Insider retweeted
NEW: Goldman clarifies to me: "I am aware of" the El-Sayed campaign comment distancing him from the ad "and find it wholly lacking."
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If @AbdulElSayed truly means what he says about treating the Jewish community as he would treat his own children, then he would immediately condemn this dangerous ad as outrageously antisemitic and demand that it be taken down.
If not, then he’s full of shit.
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The bond between U.S. and Israeli Jews has strengthened significantly over the past five years, with a growing number of Americans now viewing Israelis as an extension of their own family, according to a survey from the Jewish Federations of North America.
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The survey, conducted alongside a parallel poll of Israeli Jews, found that 62% of American Jews now view Israeli Jews as extended family or part of their community, up from 46% in an American Jewish Committee survey in 2021. Among Israeli Jews, 53% now view American Jews as extended family or part of their community, up from 45% in 2021.
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The findings capture how American and Israeli Jews view their connection during a turbulent period marked by the Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attacks, the war in Gaza and rising global antisemitism.
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Angela Gonzales-Torres, a DSA member and anti-Israel activist running against Rep. Jimmy Gomez in a Los Angeles-based district, became the latest candidate to appear with antisemitic influencer Hasan Piker, joining his livestream on Friday.
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Gonzales-Torres has staked out positions sharply critical of Israel on the campaign trail including supporting the Block the Bombs Act, embracing an arms embargo and accusing Israel of genocide. She was also a member of the anti-Israel encampment at UCLA.
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Gomez is urging allies to highlight Gonzales-Torres’ appearance with Piker.
“Angela Gonzales-Torres is campaigning and raising money with an online political influencer who has proclaimed that ‘America deserved 9/11,’” his campaign site states. “Gonzales-Torres proactively chose to campaign with this political influencer even though he maintains that the ‘U.S. is worse than Al-Qaeda.’”
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In an interview with Jewish Insider, @SenRickScott said “both Greece and Cyprus are frustrated with Turkey. Turkey is constantly infringing on Greece’s airspace with U.S.-made F-16s.. They are trying to prevent Greece, Cyprus and Israel from laying electrical lines down. There are more cable lines down in the Mediterranean than you could imagine.”
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