How an Illinois congressional race has become a circular firing squad with Israel in the center

Three primary contenders have strong and differing views on America’s approach to the Middle East

Illinois’ 3rd congressional district is a grouping of predominantly Catholic neighborhoods in Chicago’s west and southwest suburbs, where this spring’s primary elections are widely seen as a referendum on affordable health care and women’s reproductive rights.

And yet, Israel...

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