August 2015
- J Street goes on the offensive against AIPAC-backed candidates(JTA) — J Street, the liberal Jewish Middle East advocacy group, announced that it will spend $3 million to defeat a handful of Republican candidates backed by AIPAC, joining the plethora of progressive groups targeting the American Israel Public Affairs Committee this election year. Such an attack campaign is an unusual initiative for J Street,... […]
- Germany’s far-right AfD, riding state win, targets more gains in elections from east to west(JTA) — Germany’s far-right, riding high after winning an eastern state, seeks to capitalize on its momentum in a series of upcoming elections — starting with municipal voting this weekend, followed by two closely watched state contests. The first test for the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party comes Sunday in municipal elections in the western... […]