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All content by By Jacob Kornbluh
Will Scharf, attorney for President-elect Donald Trump

Missourian Will Scharf, co-founder of ‘Jews Against Soros,’ is Trump’s new White House staff secretary

By Jacob Kornbluh, The Forward
Published November 18, 2024
Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks before prominent Jewish donors at an event titled "Fighting Anti-Semitism in America" at the Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill, Washington D.C., Sept. 19, 2024. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Your complete guide to Trump’s Jewish advisers and pro-Israel cabinet

By Jacob Kornbluh, The Forward
Published November 13, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump. (Getty Images)

Bipartisan support after Israel retaliates against Iran

By Jacob Kornbluh
Published October 27, 2024
U.S. Representative Mike Lawler (NY-17) holds a press conference at Veterans Memorial Park in Nanuet. Friday, August 23, 2024.

Remarks on Jewish voters becomes key issue in some House races

By Jacob Kornbluh, The Forward
Published September 29, 2024
Timothy Hale-Cusanelli Photo by Department of Justice

Trump’s golf club hosted alleged Nazi sympathizer at fundraiser for Jan. 6 rioters

By Jacob Kornbluh, The Forward
Published September 12, 2024
How groups are mobilizing Jewish voters in swing states

How groups are mobilizing Jewish voters in swing states

By Jacob Kornbluh, The Forward
Published September 11, 2024
Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump holds a fighting anti-semitism event with Miriam Adelson at the Trump National Golf Club Bedminster, in Bedminster, New Jersey, Aug. 15, 2024. (Adam Gray/Getty Images)

Republicans launch a $10 million ad blitz to boost Jewish support for Trump

By Jacob Kornbluh, The Forward
Published September 10, 2024
President Donald Trump and Jared Kushner, left, at the Western Wall in Jerusalem on May 22. Photo: Israel Bardugo

Trump planned to announce Jerusalem embassy move months earlier than he did, new book reveals

By Jacob Kornbluh, The Forward
Published August 25, 2024
Images of Democratic presidential candidate and Vice President Kamala Harris and vice presidential candidate Gov. Tim Walz at the United Center ahead of the DNC on Aug. 17, 2024.

Why Gaza remains a significant challenge for Democrats

By Jacob Kornbluh, The Forward
Published August 18, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris enters the stage with her running mate Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as Harris holds a rally at Temple University in Philadelphia on Tuesday, August 6, 2024 (CHRIS LACHALL/USA TODAY NETWORK ATLANTIC GROUP / USA TODAY NETWORK)

Jewish Democrats tout Harris-Walz commitment to Israel, fighting antisemitism ahead of convention

By Jacob Kornbluh, The Forward
Published August 15, 2024
Nick Fuentes during a livestream on May 23, 2023.

JD Vance calls Holocaust denier a ‘total loser’

By Jacob Kornbluh, The Forward
Published August 11, 2024
Pro-Israel groups helped defeat Cori Bush. Why aren’t they targeting Ilhan Omar?

Pro-Israel groups helped defeat Cori Bush. Why aren’t they targeting Ilhan Omar?

By Jacob Kornbluh, The Forward
Published August 7, 2024
Josh Shapiro

What would a Josh Shapiro vice presidency mean for American Jews and Israel?

By Jacob Kornbluh, The Forward
Published July 22, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at the San Joaquin Valley Leadership Conference.

What would a Kamala Harris presidency mean for American Jews and Israel

By Jacob Kornbluh, The Forward
Published July 21, 2024
A Donald Trump supporter wears a Trump-themed necklace while waiting in line for a book signing

Why GOP Jews are more jazzed about Trump this election

By Jacob Kornbluh, The Forward
Published July 18, 2024
U.S. President Donald Trump and former U.S. Vice President/Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden at the first debate on Sept. 29, 2020. Source: Screenshot.

Jewish moderators will grill Trump and Biden at CNN’s debate. What should they ask about Israel?

By Jacob Kornbluh, JTA
Published June 20, 2024
Nov 4, 2023; Altoona, Iowa, United States; Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman speaks at the Iowa Democrats Liberty and Justice Celebration. Mandatory Credit: Rachel Mummey-The Des Moines Register

Sen. Fetterman: ‘Astonishing’ the U.S. is ‘not standing firmly’ with Israel

By Jacob Kornbluh, The Forward
Published April 15, 2024

New survey shows Biden voters share Schumer’s critique of Netanyahu

By Jacob Kornbluh, The Forward
Published March 20, 2024
U.S. President Joe Biden addresses the nation from the Oval Office of the White House, Oct. 19, 2023.

Biden says ceasefire could happen within a week

By Jacob Kornbluh , The Forward
Published February 26, 2024
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.)

How Jewish House members divided over the censure of Rashida Tlaib

By Jacob Kornbluh, The Forward
Published November 8, 2023

Israel’s antisemitism envoy urges American Jews to fight in the war for public opinion

By Jacob Kornbluh, The Forward
Published October 29, 2023
Congresswomen Ilhan Omar, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez at the squad rally in Detroit at Cass Technical High School to gather support for upcoming primaries on Sunday, July 24, 2022. The Squad Rally

How some Democrats are parsing their language to talk about Israel and Gaza

By Jacob Kornbluh, The Forward
Published October 11, 2023
Merrick Garland

Jewish Attorney General Garland defends himself against accusations of religious discrimination

By Jacob Kornbluh, The Forward
Published September 20, 2023
Nick Fuentes during a livestream on May 23, 2023.

Arizona GOP student group to host Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes at upcoming conference

By Jacob Kornbluh, The Forward
Published July 10, 2023
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and actress Cheryl Hines arrive at the Los Angeles premiere of 'A Bad Moms Christmas' at Regency Village Theatre in Westwood, California, Oct. 30, 2017. (Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)

RFK Jr. tied to controversial streamer who claimed Hitler was ‘utterly set up’ by Jews

By Jacob Kornbluh, The Forward
Published July 6, 2023
What a candidate for governor in North Carolina, told the Moms for Liberty gathering

What a candidate for governor in North Carolina, told the Moms for Liberty gathering

By Jacob Kornbluh, The Forward
Published July 5, 2023
Part of an email thread between John Barber and Jeff Ranen, two law firm partners who quit Lewis Brisbois on May 2, 2023

Prominent lawyers accused of antisemitism, resign from their own, new firm

By Jacob Kornbluh, The Forward
Published June 6, 2023
President Joe Biden speaks during a visit to Wolfspeed, a semiconductor manufacturer as he kicks off his Investing in America Tour in Durham, North Carolina, March 28, 2023. (Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images)

Will Biden’s next ambassador to Israel be a woman?

By Jacob Kornbluh, The Forward
Published May 15, 2023
Tucker Carlson

Tucker Carlson’s senior producer repeatedly made antisemitic comments to Jewish staffers, lawsuit claims

By Jacob Kornbluh, The Forward
Published March 21, 2023
George Soros - Festival of Economics 2012 - Trento. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.

Criticizing George Soros is not always antisemitic, says Alan Dershowitz

By Jacob Kornbluh, The Forward
Published March 20, 2023

New poll finds majority of Republicans don’t think antisemitism is a serious problem

By Jacob Kornbluh, The Forward
Published December 14, 2022

Netanyahu seeks to ease concerns of American Jews about the new government

By Jacob Kornbluh, The Forward
Published December 4, 2022
Kanye West seen in Los Angeles, Oct. 21, 2022. (Rachpoot/Bauer-Griffin via Getty)

Flanked by white nationalists, Kanye West claims in podcast that Jews want to ‘lock me up’

By Jacob Kornbluh, The Forward
Published November 29, 2022

Jewish Democratic group steps up spending in Georgia runoff

By Jacob Kornbluh, The Forward
Published November 20, 2022

Pence defends Trump’s ‘both sides’ comments and record on antisemitism

By Jacob Kornbluh, The Forward
Published November 14, 2022

Hasidic rabbi assails Trumpism rampant among the Orthodox

By Jacob Kornbluh, The Forward
Published November 9, 2022
Marjorie Taylor Greene speaks outside the Capitol in Washington, D.C., June 14, 2021. (Screenshot/WTXL/Facebook)

‘Nothing to apologize for’: Marjorie Taylor Greene doubles down on Biden-Hitler comparison

By Jacob Kornbluh, The Forward
Published October 25, 2022
New video leaks of Trump disparaging Jewish Americans, repeating antisemitic tropes

New video leaks of Trump disparaging Jewish Americans, repeating antisemitic tropes

By Jacob Kornbluh, The Forward
Published October 19, 2022
‘I’m here with my two Jewish lawyers’: How Trump was pushed to disavow David Duke

‘I’m here with my two Jewish lawyers’: How Trump was pushed to disavow David Duke

By Jacob Kornbluh, The Forward
Published October 3, 2022
Pastor Larry Jinks of First Baptist Church of St. James City, Florida, appears in a campaign ad in support of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. Photo by Youtube/Screenshot

Jew shaming Christian nationalist pastor appears in DeSantis campaign ad

By Jacob Kornbluh, The Forward
Published September 19, 2022

GOP nominee for Illinois governor doubles down on Holocaust analogy

By Jacob Kornbluh, The Forward
Published August 9, 2022
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