Clinton and Trump expect to increase leads in Primary Elections
Lesson Brief
Galei Zahal
On April 26, Galei Zahal reported that presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump expected to increase their delegate leads in U.S. primary elections that were being held in Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Delaware, Rhode Island, and Maryland. The article noted that most polls favor Clinton and Trump in the elections. The article also touches on the recent efforts by candidates Ted Cruz and John Kasich to team up in order to block Trump from obtaining the Republican nomination, which former Israeli ambassador Michael Oren believes won't last. The attached Hebrew news brief covers the primary elections and former ambassador Oren's analysis of the Cruz-Kasich alliance.
Additional Vocabulary:
תּוֹשְׁבֵי פנסילבניה | Pennsylvania residents | לְהַסְבִּיר , הִסְבִּירוּ | to explain, they explained |
מוֹבִילִים | (here) leading individuals | ||
לְהַמשִׁיך , מַמְשִׁיךְ | to continue | ||
לְהַכְרִיז , הִכְרִיזוּ | to declare, they declared | ||
לַחְסוֹם , חוֹסֵם | to block |
Click and Match
- welcome harvests (metaphorical)
- יְבוּלֵי בְּרָכָה
- counting
- סְפִירָה
- to serve as, he served as
- לְכַהֵן כ , כִּיהֵן כ
- presidency
- נְשִׂיאוּת
- to leave behind
- לְהַשְׁאִיר מֵאָחוֹר , מַשְׁאִיר מֵאָחוֹר
- victory
- נִיצָחוֹן
- to unravel
- לְהִיפָּרֵם , נִפְרָם
- establishment candidate
- מוּעֲמָד של המִמסָד
- rival, opponent
- יָרִיב
- political party
- מִפלָגָה