New York, NY – There will be a showdown Tuesday in Brooklyn and Queens. Jewish voters could end up deciding a hotly contested race for Congress.
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Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries wants to help close the deficit by taxing the rich. He wants immigration reform and affordable health care. Councilman Charles Barron says ditto to that.
But in their heated contest to replace retiring Congressman Ed Towns it is their positions on Israel and the Middle East that may decide the election, CBS 2’s Marcia Kramer reported Monday.
“I look forward to pushing the administration to continue to be the strongest possible friend to Israel,” Jeffries said.
“It’s not just Israel, it’s the Palestinian people, too, so when I say it can’t just be about Israel, what about establishing a Palestinian state?” Barron said.
The fact that Barron has made some controversial statements about Israel over the years — he once said the government of Israel is “the biggest terrorist in the world” — has caused the Jeffries campaign to make mobilizing Jews one of their priorities
Rabosei, it is beyond important it is mamesh in the geder of hatzulas yisroel. Whoever is registered in that district to go out and vote for Hakeem Jeffries. Every single and I repeat every single vote counts. Please lets not take it for granted we might regret it later when it might already be to late.
What neighborhood is the race in?
This new 8th Congressional district includes, Bed Stuy, East New York, Fort Greene, Canarsie, Mill Basin, Marine Park,Geritson Beach, Sheepshead Bay, Bergen Beach, Brighton Beach, Sea Gate and Coney Island.
If you live in any of these areas, go to your local polling place and vote today. We don’t need the embarrassment of Chales
Barron in Congress representing Brooklyn.