Last week’s New York City results showed the power of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s endorsement and alarmed some Jewish leaders who watched as two pro-Israel incumbents lost their seat.
Harris’s campaign sees Jewish voters in seven swing states as critical targets.
The event included get-out-the-vote calls and signups to canvas, along with Jewish-themed efforts to attract young voters, including one that riffs on the name of the first service of Shabbat.
Harris's views are in 'stark' contrast to Trump, Lebanese American said in an endorsement letter on Friday.
Adelson has long been one of the largest sources of campaign money for Republican candidates and has backed Trump during each of the last three general elections.
Duke, long one of the country’s highest-profile white supremacists and antisemites, has repeatedly sought political office while spreading conspiracy theories about Jews.
This week demonstrated clearly that both Harris and Trump are acutely aware that how they relate to Israel right now will have an impact on how some Jews will cast their ballots.
At an October 7 event, Trump pledged stronger US-Israel ties if re-elected, saying peace and strength would return under his leadership.
Biden and Harris have the chance now to prevent an 'October surprise' before the upcoming election.
Kamala Harris met with Arab American and Muslim leaders upset with US actions in the Middle East to try and regain their support.
As the Biden administration nears the end of its term in 2024, the region is ablaze and teetering on the cusp of a wider regional war.
