Current sectionIsrael NewsHaaretz TodayHaaretz Today In Maine's narrow race, antisemitism and Israel – dealbreaker issues for Jewish voters, who make up just over 1 percent of the state's electorate – could prove consequential not only for Graham Platner, but for Democrats broadlyShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribe08:48 PM • June 09 2026 IDTWASHINGTON – Tuesday's Maine Democratic primary will formalize the coronation of Graham Platner, the oyster farmer-turned-progressive national icon, as the party's nominee for this November's coin-flip Senate race with GOP Sen. Susan Collins.CommentsIn the NewsA Nazi Tattoo Hasn't Stopped Graham Platner in Maine. Will pro-Israel Donors?WhatsApp Targeted Again by NSO-linked Phishing Campaign, Meta SaysComptroller: Post-Oct. 7 Prison Overcrowding Forced Release of 19 DetaineesUN Inquiry Finds Israeli Forces Shield Settlers During Attacks on PalestiniansMost Israelis Don't Want Netanyahu to Run in the Next Election, Poll FindsRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMI'We Were Ordered to Kill': The 1967 Nakba That Israelis Don't Know AboutOne Killed, Five Wounded in Terror Shooting Rampage in Central IsraelGermany Is Paying a Price for Its Sweeping Support for IsraelThe Paradigm That Led to Oct. 7 Didn't Collapse, It Was Fiction From the StartIf the Netanyahu Government Falls, This Will Be the Reason'Server in the Sky': How Israeli Drones Became a 'Target Generator' Over Gaza