Why several leading labor unions abandoned their long-standing support for Israel

Last month, the UAW led a contingent of seven unions to throw their support behind a U.S. arms embargo on Israel

“Who’s got the power?” Brandon Mancilla, a union leader with United Auto Workers, shouted at a political rally in Washington in July. “We got the power!” the audience roared back. 

Mancilla is not an auto worker, and the rally...

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