Florida’s primaries have many pain points for Jews. Here are 5 races to watch

JTA — As an exhausting primary season begins to wind down, voters in Florida, the last remaining big state yet to hold its primaries, head to the polls Tuesday with several races on the Jewish community’s radar.The conservative state is home to large numbers of Jews, including a growing number of Jewish emigres from more liberal enclaves, and features several marquee matchups on both sides of the aisle. The state has faced some political turmoil, including last-minute Republican-led redistricting that could hurt the chances of some pro-Israel Jewish Democrats at a moment when such figures are an endangered species in the US House.On the GOP side, the right’s civil war between hardline pro-Israel figures and a growing crop of white nationalist-adjacent Israel skeptics will be laid bare in multiple races.Here are some of the storylines for Jews to watch for on Florida’s ballot:No other low-polling candidate this cycle has grabbed…
Florida's primaries on Tuesday feature several key races impacting the Jewish community, amidst political turmoil including Republican-led redistricting. On the Republican side, two races highlight internal party conflicts. James Fishback, a gubernatorial candidate, has drawn concern for embracing far-right figures and using coded antisemitic phrases like “goyslop,” which he defended as “funny. Get a life.” Despite low polling, his performance, especially among youth, is being closely watched. In the 6th District, incumbent Rep. Randy Fine, a hardline pro-Israel Jew, faces Dan Bilzerian, who promotes antisemitic conspiracy theories and has called Fine a “fat Jew.” This race has seen inflammatory rhetoric and accusations of antisemitism. On the Democratic side, Rep. Jared Moskowitz, a pro-Israel incumbent, is challenged by anti-Zionist democratic socialist Oliver Larkin in a redrawn district. Moskowitz has accused Larkin of fomenting antisemitism, a claim the South Florida Sun Sentinel editorial board rated “demonstrably untrue.” Larkin has called Israel a “religious supremacist” country and supports an arms embargo.
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