Jewish News Today: Moskowitz, Wasserman Schultz and Fine Win Florida Primaries as Nixon Upsets Vindman
Pro-Israel Democrats Jared Moskowitz, Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Lois Frankel won their Florida primaries, while Republican Rep. Randy Fine beat Dan Bilzerian after a race marked by antisemitic tropes. In the Democratic Senate primary, democratic socialist Angie Nixon upset Alex Vindman, and in New York a teachers' group reported 250 antisemitic incidents in city schools since October 7.
Pro-Israel Democrats Hold Their Seats
Jared Moskowitz comfortably defeated anti-Zionist challenger Oliver Larkin in Florida's redrawn 25th District, while Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Lois Frankel also won their primaries, JTA reported.
Randy Fine Beats Dan Bilzerian
Rep. Randy Fine won his Republican primary in a landslide over Dan Bilzerian, ending a race marked by antisemitic tropes and allusions to Adolf Hitler, JTA reported.
Nixon Upsets Vindman in Senate Primary
Democratic socialist Angie Nixon won the Democratic nomination for a US Senate seat in Florida with 56.1% of the vote, defeating Alex Vindman, a Jewish former Soviet refugee, who took 43.9%, JTA reported.
250 Antisemitic Incidents in NYC Schools, Report Says
United Jewish Teachers, a New York teachers advocacy group, said it has catalogued at least 250 antisemitic and anti-Israel incidents in city schools since October 7, JTA reported.
