Morton Klein, president of the Zionist Organization of America, may challenge Rep. Jon Fox (R-Pa.) in next year’s Republican primary.
Klein said he has been asked to run in the primary by a handful of Republican activists in his congressional district in suburban Philadelphia. He refused to identify the individuals.
“I have agreed to think about it,” Klein said, adding, “At this point it is unlikely.”
Fox, a first-term congressman, is the only Jewish member of the House freshman class.
The 47-year-old Klein was elected president of the ZOA last year. Since then, the former biostatistician and economist has led the charge on Capitol Hill to cut off funds to the Palestine Liberation Organization. He has also lobbied to prevent the stationing of U.S. troops on the Golan Heights to monitor any future peace agreement between Israel and Syria.
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