{
  "id": 12613418,
  "title": "Maine Senate candidate Troy Jackson opposes US giving Israel 'blank check'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/maine-senate-candidate-troy-jackson-opposes-us-giving-israel-blank",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T11:34:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post",
    "slug": "jerusalem-post",
    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-910899"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In a recent debate, Maine Democratic Senate candidate Troy Jackson expressed opposition to providing Israel with unlimited financial support. Jackson stated during the CBS13 debate that he did not want any more offensive weapons being sent to Palestine, where Palestinians had been killed. He criticized the ongoing aid as unfair to U.S. taxpayers. The debate took place between Jackson, the Democratic nominee, and Senator Susan Collins, the Republican incumbent. Jackson, who has been gaining traction among Maine Jews, has been vocal in his criticism of Israel's actions in Gaza, calling it a genocide. Collins, a long-time supporter of Israel, disagreed with Jackson's stance, arguing that the current level of funding was adequate. Jackson denied any change in his stance, emphasizing that the term \"genocide\" carries a heavy weight for Jewish families due to the Holocaust.",
  "summary": "Just before the Democratic nominating convention this past summer, Jackson vowed that he would “never vote in favor of US taxpayer-funded military aid to Israel.”",
  "key_points": [
    "Troy Jackson opposes unlimited aid to Israel",
    "Criticizes ongoing military support as unfair to taxpayers",
    "Calls Israel's actions in Gaza a genocide"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News (US)",
        "title": "Maine Senate debate: Collins and Jackson spar over Trump, trade and abortion",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/maine-senate-debate-collins-and-jackson-spar-over-trump-trade-and",
        "published": "2026-10-07T11:48:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}