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Joseph Stepansky

What’s behind the historic pro-Israel spending in a New York House primary?

Representative Jamaal Bowman speaks at a campaign stop in White Plains, New York [Ted Shaffrey/AP Photo]

Washington, DC – Representative Jamaal Bowman, one of the newest members of the progressive “squad” in the United States Congress, is facing a fight for his political life.

On Tuesday, he defends his seat in the House of Representatives by competing in the Democratic primary for New York’s 16th congressional district. But while incumbents are rarely challenged, Bowman is facing one of the most expensive contests in the history of House primaries.

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