How might Judaism influence and shape democracy, either in Israel or in the US?
This is not just a fight for Jewish Americans – it’s a fight for the soul of America itself and of Western democracies at large.
Low-key moderate Massoud Pezeshkian got 10,415,991 million of the 24,535,185 million votes counted, while his hardline rival Saeed Jalili got 9,473,298 million, according to a ministry spokesperson.
Iranians will choose between mostly hardline candidates in an early presidential election on Friday following the death of Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash.
A key theme of Biden’s campaign in recent weeks is the threat that Biden says Trump poses to democracy.
Bowman angered many Jews in his district after Oct. 7 with his harsh criticism of Israel, and pro-Israel advocacy groups poured a record amount of funding into the primary contest.
Trump and Biden polled to be the least popular candidates since the Pew Research Center started gathering data in 1988.
The use of democratic tools by the demonstrators in the universities creates a negative externalization towards Jewish students that results in the lack of ability to exercise basic rights.
Andee Goldman: “Voting from abroad is a privilege granted by US law. By not voting, you allow others to speak for you. Your vote is your voice.”
Most Israelis, no matter their political persuasion, agree that the current system is not working as smoothly as it should.
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