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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks at the J Street National Conference at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, December 4, 2022. (AP Photo/ Carolyn Kaster)
September 29, 2026, 1:11 am
More heavy hitters in US Jewish establishment joining J Street in sign of changing times
Liberal Zionist organization seeks to make case that putting pressure on Israel’s government and criticism of IDF should no longer be dealbreaker for mainstream Jewish groups
By Ron Kampeas
J Street President Jeremy Ben-Ami addresses the liberal Zionist group’s annual conference in Washington, DC, in October 2019. (Courtesy)
September 12, 2026, 1:15 pm
J Street on the offensive with pledge to spend $3 million against AIPAC-backed candidates
Leader of US liberal Jewish group says Democrats hoping to defeat Republican rivals should no longer fear the American Israel Public Affairs Committee’s war chest: ‘It’s a new era for us’
By Joseph Strauss
Hasan Piker speaks at a campaign rally for Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive candidate in the Democratic primary for US Senate in Michigan, April 7, 2026, at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
July 21, 2026, 1:06 pm
J Street defends co-sponsoring college Democrats event featuring Hasan Piker
Liberal pro-Israel group says it funded exhibit table and had no say in who spoke at conference in Washington, DC, amid blowback over presence of controversial far-left streamer
By Grace Gilson
US House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill, March 19, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
July 15, 2026, 5:17 pm
There’s a new Democratic consensus on aid to Israel — against it
Military assistance totaling billions annually used to get bipartisan support in Washington. Now, the question for Democrats, exemplified in a key vote on Wednesday, isn’t whether to send Israel money, but whether to still sell it arms
By Ben Sales
Parade participants wave flags at spectators during the Israel Day Parade, May 31, 2026, in New York. (AP/Emil T. Lippe)
June 16, 2026, 4:20 am
Awaiting full details, American Jewish leaders express alarm at emerging Iran deal
Jewish Democratic Council says Trump ‘willing to push Israel aside,’ as Zionist Organization of America calls terms ‘deeply problematic’ and AIPAC lays out goals for final agreement
By JTA and ToI Staff
Social Equality Minister May Golan speaks in the plenum of the Knesset in Jerusalem on May 20, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 21, 2026, 9:22 pm
Ambassador to US slams minister’s ‘disgusting’ remark that Reform rabbi marries dogs
Yechiel Leiter’s condemnation of May Golan’s attack on MK Gilad Kariv comes as over 500 Jewish leaders demand envoy himself apologize for calling J Street a ‘cancer’ in Jewish community
By Jacob Magid, ToI Staff and JTA
Israeli Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter talks with reporters on May 22, 2025 in Washington. (AP/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
May 19, 2026, 11:04 am
Israeli envoy to US calls J Street a ‘cancer within the Jewish community’
Yechiel Leiter brands liberal Zionist lobby ‘duplicitous,’ appears to reject its Jewish identity; J Street leader: Israel ‘should be engaging with us’ not ‘calling us names’
By Jacob Magid
Then-US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks at the J Street National Conference at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, December 4, 2022. (AP/Carolyn Kaster)
May 1, 2026, 8:07 pm
Once the left wing of US Jewry, is J Street now the new center?
Lobby’s views haven’t moderated, but as Democratic support for Israel has fallen, its effort to push back on anti-Zionism has moved it into the mainstream — awkwardly for Israel
By Ben Sales
Democratic US Rep. Tom Malinowski speaks during his election night party in Garwood, New Jersey, Nov. 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)
April 11, 2026, 9:43 am
After AIPAC-backed primary loss, Malinowski endorses rival who accuses Israel of genocide
Former New Jersey congressman throws support behind Analilia Mejia; pro-Israel lobby group has brushed off criticism that its attack ads inadvertently contributed to progressive candidate’s win
By Joseph Strauss
New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani gives brief remarks during a Veteran's Day event at Volunteers of America - Commonwealth Veterans' Residence on November 11, 2025, in the Soundview neighborhood of the Bronx borough in New York City. (Michael M. Santiago/ Getty Images/ AFP)
November 12, 2025, 3:17 am
Progressive Jewish groups hit out at ADL over ‘Mamdani monitor’
Left-wing organizations claim initiative, set to track mayor-elect’s policies and personnel appointments seen as threatening to NYC Jewish community, is ‘Islamophobic and racist’
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
President Isaac Herzog speaks at the opening event of the 39th Zionist Congress in Jerusalem, October 28, 2025 (courtesy)
October 29, 2025, 4:30 pm
World Zionist Congress leaders preach unity as delegates spar over Jewish future
Opening night of the ‘parliament of the Jewish people’ is filled with festivities even as debate flares between right and left, secular and religious, over where critical funding will go
By Zev Stub
J Street President Jeremy Ben-Ami addresses the liberal Zionist group’s annual conference in Washington, DC, in October 2019. (Courtesy)
August 5, 2025, 9:23 am
J Street head says he’s now convinced Israel committing genocide in Gaza
Jeremy Ben-Ami explains he has been ‘persuaded rationally’ by legal and scholarly arguments, stresses that though he won’t use term himself, he won’t argue against it either
By JTA and Jacob Magid
Rabbi Jill Jacobs at a protest against the Israeli government's proposed judicial reforms in New York City, February 21, 2023. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
April 28, 2025, 5:59 pm
Over 550 rabbis, cantors sign letter accusing Trump of ‘abusing’ antisemitism issue
American clergy, mostly from non-Orthodox movements, say US administration exploiting real threat ‘to divide Americans, undermine democracy, and harm other vulnerable communities
By JTA and ToI Staff
Protesters gather for a demonstration in support of Palestinian anti-Israel activist Mahmoud Khalil, March 10, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
March 11, 2025, 9:51 am
Liberal Jewish groups condemn arrest of Columbia anti-Israel protest leader
Groups like J Street and Zioness, which took issue with campus protests, nevertheless see Trump’s pledge to deport student activist Mahmoud Khalil as dangerous precedent
By JTA and ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the East Room of the White House, Feb. 4, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
February 5, 2025, 7:45 pm
‘Horrific’ or ‘major step’ to peace? US Jewish groups react to Trump’s Gaza proposal
American president’s call to relocate enclave’s residents elicits revulsion from liberal Jewish groups, excitement from those on the right
By PHILISSA CRAMER
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