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Rep. Bill Pascrell, 87, easily fends off NJ primary challenge from far-left, anti-Israel candidate
[NYPOST] Longtime Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-NJ) defeated an anti-Israel New Jersey mayor in the Garden State’s 9th Congressional District Democratic primary Tuesday, a race that centered on divisions over the Israel-Hamas ..a regional Iranian catspaw,...war. Pascrell, 87, beat Prospect Park Mayor Mohammed Khairullah for the Democratic nomination for Congress by a whopping 54-point margin, receiving 77% of the vote with more than three-quarters of ballots in. The 14-term House member — first elected to Congress in 1996 — has been a staunch supporter of Israel, declaring last December that Israelis "have every right to protect themselves and defend themselves" in the wake of the Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attack on the Jewish state. Related: Bill Pascrell 02/28/2022 Biden energy policy enriched Russia, emboldened Putin, enabled invasion of Ukraine, critics claim Bill Pascrell 04/20/2021 Gillibrand, AOC, Sanders, and Kaptur's Latest Idea: Let The Post Office Also Be A Bank Bill Pascrell 11/22/2020 Biden faces politically thorny decision on Trump prosecutions Posted by: Fred 2024-06-06 |
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