By Dmitriy Shapiro/JNS.org/Washington Jewish WeekFollowing the recent stunning primary defeat of Rep. Eric Cantor, the only Jewish Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives and the House majority leader, both non-partisan Jewish groups and those on each side of the political aisle say they are losing a strong ally for their issues. But Jack Moline, executive director of the National Jewish Democratic Council, said that despite Cantor’s high-ranking position in the House, his exit would not hurt Jewish interests. I don’t think his absence is going to make a difference in terms of Republican support for Israel,” said Moline. Others questioned whether or not Cantor’s religion played a role in his defeat. “Yes, Eric Cantor’s loss was a Jewish thing, but not in the sense that the primary voters in Virginia’s Seventh District voted against him because he’s Jewish.