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Sharon Udasin
While AIPAC’s critics rejoice as lobby shifts strategy, its defenders push back
Illustrative: Pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel demonstrators rally outside AIPAC headquarters and the offices of Sens. Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, who've both been endorsed by the group, in New York City, February 22, 2024. (Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images/ via JTA)
Opponents see end of direct candidate backing as evidence pro-Israel lobby’s brand has become toxic; supporters say lobby is adapting its strategy without surrendering influence
Noah Wyle in HBO's "The Pitt." (Warrick Page/MAX via JTA)
October 27, 2026, 11:08 pm
Noah Wyle, TV’s nice Jewish doctor, is People’s ‘Sexiest Man Alive’
Wyle drew on his father’s Russian-Jewish background in helping create Robby, his ER physician character on ‘The Pitt,’ who wears a Star of David necklace
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
A view of Greenwich, Connecticut (CC BY-SA Quintin Soloviev/Wikimedia Commons)
October 26, 2026, 6:22 am
CAIR Connecticut urges Greenwich schools to stop using Jewish camp over its Israel ties
Reform rabbi says he is proud of camp’s links to Israel as it faces concerns by parents, including over promotional material for visit to youth military program in Israel
By Toby Axelrod
US President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at McMorran Place Arena in Port Huron, Michigan, October 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)
October 26, 2026, 4:05 am
Trump says Jews who vote for Michigan’s El-Sayed should be ‘ashamed of themselves’
US president likens Democratic Senate nominee to 9/11 hijacker, says voting against him is comparable to actions of Michigan native Todd Beamer, who fought back on Flight 93
By ToI Staff and Reuters
Former US ambassador to Austria Ronald S. Lauder (R) holds a present he received from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) as Netanyahu's wife Sarah looks on, September 22. Lauder and Netanyahu attended the groundbreaking ceremony at the Lauder Chabad School, which will be built by the Ronald S. Lauder Foundation.
October 23, 2026, 6:01 pm
Ex-Netanyahu confidant Lauder breaks years of silence, warns against PM’s reelection
World Jewish Congress chief says Israel risks losing US and Diaspora support, backs Eisenkot if forced to choose; recounts rupture with Netanyahu and secret Syria talks that PM abandoned at finish line
By ToI Staff
Rep. Jared Moskowitz (L), a Florida Democrat, speaks during a news conference outside of the US Capitol, on June 9, 2026, in Washington, DC, and his Republican opponent, Scott Singer, in an undated photo. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images, Scott Singer/X)
October 21, 2026, 11:23 pm
Two Jewish candidates battle over pro-Israel stances in Florida district
Republican challenger Scott Singer criticizes Democratic Rep. Jared Moskowitz for urging end to Iran war, ties him to party’s left, as incumbent highlights AIPAC endorsement
By Joseph Strauss
US congressional candidate Brad Lander after he was detained during the olive harvest in Nahalin in the West Bank on October 21, 2026. (X/Brad Lander)
October 21, 2026, 9:30 pm
Jewish NY congressional candidate briefly detained while joining Palestinian olive harvest
Police claim Brad Lander and 80 other activists didn’t coordinate, despite IDF maps showing no coordination needed in area; Israel accuses Lander of ‘harvesting headlines’
By Jacob Magid, Noam Lehmann, ToI Staff and Agencies
Democratic nominee for US Senate Abdul El-Sayed, left, appears with Republican nominee for US Senate Mike Rogers during a televised debate at WOOD-TV, on October 8, 2026, in Grand Rapids, Mich. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, Pool)
October 21, 2026, 11:15 am
Michigan Senate race puts Jewish voters at center of Rogers-El-Sayed battle
Mike Rogers brands Abdul El-Sayed ‘anti-Jew’ after interview; progressive Jewish groups mobilize to defend Democrat and argue a Republican victory carries its own risks
By Andrew Lapin
Larry David arrives at a screening of "Curb Your Enthusiasm" during PaleyFest on April 18, 2024, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
October 19, 2026, 2:48 pm
Larry David takes aim at DSA’s anti-Israel agenda and far-left platform
Democrat, whose political satire usually targets GOP, hits closer to home by proposing to rename Jews ‘The Bagel People,’ sending Israelis to remote Pacific island; not all are amused
By ToI Staff
Pro-Israel supporters attend the Republican convention in Dallas on September 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
October 17, 2026, 4:01 pm
America’s politically divided Jewish community braces for Israel’s elections
Some hope a change of government in Israel could help stem the tide of rising anti-Israel sentiment in the US, but most fear it would have very little effect on surging antisemitism
By GIOVANNA DELL'ORTO
A mikveh discovered in 2003 on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. (Courtesy/Dr. Celia Bergoffen)
October 17, 2026, 7:57 am
Buried, forgotten, demolished: Archaeologist searches for New York City’s lost mikvehs
Miriam Entin, a PhD candidate at CUNY, scours historical records to locate ritual baths from immigrant heyday, hoping to shine light on Jewish history and allow for future digs
By Luke Tress
FILE: US President Donald Trump listens as Leo Terrell speaks during a Black History Month event in the East Room of the White House, February 18, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard)
October 15, 2026, 11:59 am
Trump’s antisemitism czar visits Michigan synagogue ahead of contentious US midterms
Leo Terrell attends Detroit suburb event co-hosted by right-wing Zionist Organization of America, as Trump administration courts Jewish vote in tight swing state Senate race
By Andrew Lapin
US Rep. Mike Collins, a Republican from Georgia, left, speaks to US Sen. Jon Ossoff, a Democrat from Georgia, during an Atlanta Press Club general election senatorial debate, October 13, 2026, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
October 14, 2026, 8:35 pm
Ossoff and Collins face off over white nationalism, Epstein, El-Sayed and Hasan Piker
Democrat Ossoff stresses Israel must use US weapons legally in debate with GOP rival, who accuses senator of seeking to defund the Jewish state
By Sharon Udasin
A person wears a watermelon-style kippah, a symbol of solidarity with Palestinians. (Paul Frangipane / AFP / Getty Images via JTA)
October 14, 2026, 7:45 pm
Dozens of Jews meet in New York to further their vision of Jewish life without Zionism
Brooklyn meeting billed as bootcamp for anti- and non-Zionist Jews seeking to share their progress and ideas around creating Jewish institutions without any attachment to Israel
By Joseph Strauss
An interior of the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Courtesy of The Weitzman Museum via JTA)
October 14, 2026, 7:45 pm
Philadelphia’s American Jewish history museum moves closer to joining the Smithsonian
Congressional commission studying whether to make Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History a Smithsonian member, at a difficult moment for the storied institution
By Andrew Lapin
Jerry Seinfeld attends the “Hunt For Rolling Treasure” premiere showcase, executive produced and starring Chris Mazzilli, Greg Lotko, and Dave Weber, with Larry Hochberg and Bungalow Media and Entertainment at Katie Murphy Auditorium on September 30, 2026 in New York City. (Craig Barritt/Getty Images for The Hunt for Rolling Treasure/AFP)
October 12, 2026, 12:21 pm
Seinfeld responds to anti-Israel heckler by vowing to send ticket proceeds to Israel
Activists interrupt Jewish-American comedian’s performance in Chicago, accusing him of being a racist and ‘genocide apologist’ over his support for Israel; he is unfazed
By Michael Horovitz
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