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Rabbi, Jewish lawyer in race for NYC Democratic primary face referendum on Mamdani, buffer zones

Stephanie Ruskay would be the first female rabbi elected to state office in US history. Her opponent is Mamdani-endorsed Eli Northrup, public defender and grandson of a Jewish civil rights lawyer.

PUBLIC DEFENDER Eli Northrup (left) and Rabbi Stephanie Ruskay face off on Tuesday.
DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL candidate Brad Lander takes the stage during an election eve rally at Silo on June 22, 2026 in the East Williamsburg neighborhood of the Brooklyn borough in New York City.

Former NYC comptroller Lander challenges the incumbent Goldman in Democratic primary

The liberal Zionist position represents the best approach to sustain the US-Israel bilateral relationship, former adviser to US vice president Kamala Harris and J Street official Ilan Goldenberg told the ‘Post.’

J Street’s Ilan Goldenberg: Liberal Zionism can reverse deteriorating US-Israel relationship

Director Avi Lewis and journalist Naomi Klein attend the "This Changes Everything" photo call during the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival, Sept. 13, 2015.

Canadian progressive party picks Jewish anti-Zionist politician as its leader


Democratic Union vows not to join Netanyahu gov't

Union sets out its stall ahead of the election to topple Netanyahu at all costs, and positions itself as a bloc which will never entertain joining a coalition which Netanyahu heads.

Israel Democratic Party's Ehud Barak, MK Stav Shaffir and Meretz's Nitzan Horowitz of the Democratic Camp

Reform rabbi given realistic slot in Democratic Union

Peretz passes deal with Gesher

A poster promoting Rabbi Gilad Kariv

Democrats should have backed Israel but didn’t

Trump is not naïve.

U.S. President Trump speaks about U.S. Representative Omar at campaign rally in Greenville

Center Field: Israel, US need muscular moderates – not mealymouthed ones

Despite the contrasts distinguishing Israeli from American politics, these sister democracies face parallel problems.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Knesset on the fateful night of May 29, when the Knesset dissolved itself and set September 17 as the date for new elections

Republicans donate to Marianne Williamson to keep her in Democratic contention

It’s not they are falling in line with her idea to “harness love” to defeat President Donald Trump. It’s that they want to keep her in future Democratic debates. For her entertainment value.

FORMER US SPEAKER of the House Newt Gingrich greets then-US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at a rally in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 2016. (Aaron P. Bernstein/Reuters)

Dramatic race moment in 2nd Democratic debate; foreign policy barely feature

Biden, 76, appeared wounded and uncertain during the exchange Harris initiated over his record of praise for segregationist senators with whom he once worked to advance legislation.

Former Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Kamala Harris debate racial issues as Senator Bernie Sanders listens during the second night of the first U.S. Democratic presidential candidates 2020 election debate in Miami, Florida, U.S., June 27, 2019.

Lessons from the California Democratic Party convention

In the process, Democratic Majority for Israel walked away with some important lessons:

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks at her weekly news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington

Pete Buttigieg knocks Trump decisions on Jerusalem, Golan

Pete Buttigieg, a Democratic presidential candidate, says that he is committed to Israelis' security and the U.S.-Israel alliance.

Mayor Pete Buttigieg

Reality Check: No more shared values

Israel is no longer a bipartisan issue in the US due to Netanyahu’s slavish support for Trump and his increasingly strident right-wing agenda.

BENJAMIN NETANYAHU – the elections were all about him

Six Democratic senators float resolution to restore US aid to Palestinians

“President Trump’s refusal to provide humanitarian aid to the Palestinian people is a strategic mistake,” Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., said in a statement.

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-CA, the ranking member, speaks before Christine Blasey Ford testifies to the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington U.S., September 27, 2018.