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What Tuesday’s primaries tell us about Democrats, Republicans and the Israel issue

JL;DR SUMMARY Recent primary results in Philadelphia and northern Kentucky showcase diverging trends regarding Israel among U.S. political parties. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Donald TrumpU.S. Israel RelationsProgressive PoliticsAipacRepublicansDemocratsPrimariesThomas MassieChris Rabb

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
"Chris Rabbs win in the Democratic primary for a congressional seat representing sections of Philadelphia reinforced the view that staunch anti-Israelism is arguably the most potent force in Democratic politics today."
Kentucky, United States
"U.S. Rep. Thomas Massies flameout in the GOP race for Kentuckys 4th District suggests that while there may be a gathering storm of discontent over Israel, the main force that matters when it comes to the ballot box remains Donald J. Trump."
New York City, New York, United States
"The Pennsylvania state representative executed the progressive playbook perfected by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, showing how tough talk on Israel and AIPAC can galvanize the partys left-wing base."
Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"After Massies defeat, he quipped: I would have come out sooner but I had to call my opponent to concede and it took a while to find Ed Gallrein in Tel Aviv."

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