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Supported by his family, Democrat Andy Levin concedes in his reelection campaign at an event in Pontiac, Michigan, August 2, 2022. (Andrew Lapin via JTA)
August 3, 2022, 12:28 pm
AIPAC-backed Stevens ousts Levin in race seen as bellwether on US-Israel politics
Michigan progressive Levin notes opponent spent 5 times more than his campaign due to ‘outside money,’ alluding to pro-Israel lobby, but pledges to support Stevens in November vote
By Andrew Lapin
A Washtenaw County Democratic Party office in Ypsilanti, Michigan, August 1, 2022. (Andrew Lapin/JTA)
August 2, 2022, 12:48 am
Michigan Democratic group apologizes for TikTok video attacking ‘Zionists’
Ahead of hotly contested US primary, local partisan group says clip mentioning AIPAC campaign spending and saying ‘Zionists have no place in office’ was ‘completely inappropriate’
By Andrew Lapin
Then-US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks at the 2019 American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) policy conference, at Washington Convention Center, in Washington, March 25, 2019. (Jose Luis Magana/AP)
July 29, 2022, 11:34 am
Huge AIPAC investment in primaries is paying off — but at what price down the road?
Criticized for making Israel ‘extra-polarizing issue,’ unclear how lobby will navigate US general elections as endorsed candidates from opposing parties may run against each other
By Ron Kampeas
Andy Levin, a Democrat representing Michigan's 9th district, is seen at the House steps of the Capitol during the last votes of the week on May 20, 2021. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via JTA)
July 26, 2022, 6:02 pm
AIPAC-funded Michigan Democrat may overthrow Jewish political dynasty
Lobby group prefers the non-Jewish Haley Stevens, seen as more likely to fulfill its vision of US-Israel ties, to Andy Levin, who believes in conditioning funds to the Jewish state
By PHILISSA CRAMER
U.S. Representative Haley Stevens (L) and U.S. Representative Rep. Andy Levin (R). (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images/ via JTA)
May 3, 2022, 6:18 am
A Michigan primary battle becomes a bellwether of American Jewish politics
Democratic incumbents Haley Stevens and Andy Levin must battle it out in a newly redrawn 11th District holding the majority of Detroit’s 70,000 Jews, and Israel is a hot topic
By Ron Kampeas
Andy Levin, Democrat of Michigan, arrives for member-elect briefings on Capitol Hill in Washington, November 15, 2018. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
January 31, 2022, 5:53 pm
Ex-head of AIPAC calls Jewish Michigan congressman ‘corrosive’ to US-Israel ties
Noting Andy Levin’s critiques of the Jewish state, David Victor seeks support for the legislator’s primary rival, Haley Stevens
By Ron Kampeas
Democratic Representative Andy Levin of Michigan speaks as the US House of Representatives debates the articles of impeachment against then-president Donald Trump at the Capitol in Washington, December 18, 2019. (House Television via AP)
October 1, 2021, 6:15 am
Andy Levin says friendship with Rashida Tlaib gives him hope for Mideast peace
Detroit-area representative sets himself apart from father, uncle who proceeded him in Congress by taking more progressive stances on Israel and making it a front-and-center issue
By Ron Kampeas
Rep. Andy Levin speaks at a press conference introducing his 'Two-State Solution Act' on Capitol Hill in Washington on September 23, 2021. He is flanked by, from left: Hadar Susskind, the president and CEO of Americans for Peace Now; Rep. Alan Lowenthal; Rep. Sara Jacobs; Rep. Peter Welch; and J Street President Jeremy Ben-Ami. (Ron Kampeas/JTA)
September 24, 2021, 1:05 am
Progressive Dems introduce bill they say aims at keeping 2-state solution alive
Bill, which would widely bar use of US defense aid in territories, faces uphill battle; moderate Dems group calls it counterproductive, bad policy that asks nothing of Palestinians
By Jacob Magid
Danny Fenster, right, with his brother Bryan at a friend's wedding in Krakow, Poland in September 2019. (Courtesy of Bryan Fenster via JTA)
May 28, 2021, 4:41 am
American Jewish journalist detained in Myanmar while trying to leave country
Danny Fenster is among many reporters who have been detained, imprisoned or expelled since military took control in February coup
By Stacy Gittleman
In this Feb. 25, 2020, file photo from left, Democratic presidential candidates, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Sen. Bernie Sanders, former Vice President Joe Biden participate in a Democratic presidential primary debate in Charleston, South Carolina (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
November 22, 2020, 9:01 am
Progressives Sanders and Warren may be bridge too far for Biden cabinet
With US Senate divided, left-wing activists believe cabinet positions may need to go to more moderate candidates, denying them a spot at the table
By Steve Peoples
Congressman Gregory Meeks, D-NY, speaks before the arrival of Democratic presidential candidate Mayor Pete Buttigieg to participate in Queens Democratic party's first in a series of "presidential fireside chat," a town hall forum for 2020 presidential candidates, Wednesday, May 22, 2019, at LaGuardia Community College in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
August 21, 2020, 7:32 am
US lawmaker seeking foreign affairs job flips stance on conditioning Israel aid
New York Rep. Gregory Meeks says military assistance to Jerusalem is ‘absolute and unequivocal,’ 2 weeks after stating US should leverage aid to stop annexation
By Eric Cortellessa
Rep. Alan Lowenthal, D-Calif., speaks as the House of Representatives debates the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2019. (House Television via AP)
February 7, 2020, 10:19 pm
Jewish Democrats spearhead letter to Trump blasting peace plan
107 Democratic members of the House express ‘strong disapproval’ for plan’s failure to provide for viable Palestinian state and timing of release ahead of Israeli elections
By Ron Kampeas
US President Donald Trump (L) and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu talk while walking to the West Wing of the White House for a meeting, on March 25, 2019. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP)
November 23, 2019, 7:28 am
106 Democratic House members decry White House’s softened stance on settlements
In letter to Pompeo, legislators say move discredits the United States as an honest broker, hurts peace hopes, endangers security of America, Israel, and the Palestinians
By Eric Cortellessa
Andy Levin, Democrat of Michigan, arrives for member-elect briefings on Capitol Hill in Washington, November 15, 2018. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
November 7, 2019, 1:17 pm
Jewish Democratic congressman visiting W. Bank blasts treatment of Palestinians
Andy Levin says he was enraged at sight of water supply to illegal Jewish outpost, as Palestinian villagers remain without access
By ToI Staff
(Illustration by Lior Zaltzman/Getty Images/via JTA)
October 17, 2018, 11:05 am
A guide to the Jewish Democratic House candidates in the 2018 midterm elections
36 Jews are running on Democratic ballots for the House, half of them incumbents and several more all but assured victory
By Ron Kampeas
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