Current sectionU.S. NewsLike Platner, Jackson will run on a progressive platform with fundamentally altering the U.S.-Israel relationship serving as a key tentpole. 'Anybody with eyes and a heart knows the Israeli government is committing genocide in Gaza,' he said earlier this yearShare 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 formatSubscribeHaaretz06:41 PM • July 25 2026 IDTMaine Democrats on Saturday overwhelmingly nominated Troy Jackson to replace Graham Platner as its Senate nominee, formally kicking off a 101-day sprint to Election Day.Loading...CommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesWest BankNetanyahuIranKarim KhanGadi EisenkotIsrael ElectionsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastMaine Democrats Pick Troy Jackson as Graham Platner's Senate Race ReplacementIDF Conducts Extensive Raids in the West Bank After Friday Clash Left Six DeadTrump Reportedly Forced to Swap Aircraft at NATO Summit Following Iranian ThreatAttorney General: 'Discriminatory' Law Shielding Draft Evaders Must Be AnnulledIsrael's Magyar Moment? Hungary's Lesson: Defeat Populists on Their Own TurfRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIAs Ground Invasion Looms, U.S. and Iran Want Wild-card Israel Out of the FightThe Original Ozempic Society of Ancient RomeBetween Messi and Milei: How Argentina Became Israel's Team at the World Cup'Choose Hope': Natalie Portman Backs Arab-Jewish Party Ahead of Israeli ElectionAn Israeli Election Surprise Called the DemocratsEd Miliband, the U.K.'s New Foreign Secretary – and His History With Israel