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Democratic candidate for Congress, Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss, speaks during a U.S. House 9th District primary debate, in Chicago, Wednesday, February 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
March 18, 2026, 4:25 pm
Jewish Netanyahu critic wins Illinois primary after AIPAC spends millions against him
Set to vie for blue Chicago-area seat, Democrat Daniel Biss slams negative campaign by pro-Israel lobby and says his victory shows that voters understand nuance regarding Israel
By ToI Staff and AP
Rep. Jan Schakowsky speaks at a rally on Capitol Hill in Washington, Sept. 28, 2022 (AP/Andrew Harnik)
February 20, 2026, 10:56 am
Schakowsky retracts congressional race endorsement over candidate’s AIPAC funding
In comment reflecting apparent toxicity of pro-Israel lobby’s brand in Democratic politics, Illinois representative retracts support for candidate ‘funded by these outside interests’
By Joseph Strauss
Palestinians check the damages after Israeli forces demolished a house in the village of Al-Walaja near Jerusalem in the West Bank, on February 11, 2019. (Wisam Hashlamoun/ Flash90
March 22, 2022, 10:42 pm
50 US lawmakers call for Israel to end planned demolitions in East Jerusalem village
Around 300 Palestinians are threatened by demolitions in Al-Walaja, which lies partially inside Jerusalem; Israeli authorities say the construction there is illegal
By ToI Staff
Top row: Former Mossad chiefs from L to R: Danny Yatom, Tamir Pardo, Zvi Zamir, Shabtai Shavit, Nahum Admoni and Efraim Halevy. Bottom row: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and President Reuven Rivlin host a candle lighting ceremony for of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah at the President's residence in Jerusalem on December 18, 2014. (Haim Zach / GPO)
July 21, 2020, 10:46 pm
41 former Israeli security officials thank Dems for opposing annexation
Retired officers ‘commend’ US lawmakers for speaking out against Netanyahu’s plan, warn of a ‘chain of events beyond anyone’s control’ if Israel follows through
By Eric Cortellessa
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman (2nd-L) at the northern West Bank settlement of Ariel on February 24, 2020. (David Azagury/US Embassy Jerusalem)
June 16, 2020, 8:35 am
US Democrats push letter to unify party behind anti-annexation message to Israel
Letter from members of House caucus doesn’t hint at any danger to US-Israel relations; source says one purpose would be to give Gantz an out to resist pressure to green light move
By Ron Kampeas
Democratic Party US Congress representatives Ilhan Omar (right) and Jan Schakowsky. (Ilhan Omar website)
May 16, 2019, 9:27 pm
Ilhan Omar and Jewish colleague co-write op-ed on fighting white supremacy
US Congress representatives say Muslim, Jewish communities must confront ‘twin evils of anti-Semitic and Islamophobic violence’
By Ron Kampeas
Human Rights Watch's Israel and Palestine director Omar Shakir at his office in the West Bank city of Ramallah on May 9, 2018. (AFP Photo/Abbas Momani)
May 8, 2019, 12:04 am
17 US Democratic lawmakers ask Netanyahu to stop deportation of HRW director
In letter to PM, members of Congress say booting Omar Shakir will reinforce impression of Israel as ‘increasingly hostile’ to rights defenders
By ToI Staff and AFP
From left to right, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Dianne Feinstein, Elissa Slotkin, Elaine Luria and Jacky Rosen. (JTA Collage; Wasserman Schultz photo: DNC via Flickr; Feinstein photo: Zach Gibson/Getty Images; Slotkin photo: Elissa Slotkin for Congress; Luria photo: Elaine Luria Campaign; Rosen photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
November 8, 2018, 3:21 am
The Jewish women who won elections in the US midterms
From Dianne Feinstein, the longest-serving woman in the Senate, to former CIA analyst Elissa Slotkin, Democrats elected 11 Jewish women, nine in the House and two in the Senate
By Josefin Dolsten
(Illustration by Lior Zaltzman/Getty Images/via JTA)
October 17, 2018, 11:05 am
A guide to the Jewish Democratic House candidates in the 2018 midterm elections
36 Jews are running on Democratic ballots for the House, half of them incumbents and several more all but assured victory
By Ron Kampeas
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during a press conference on Jerusalem, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, on April 11, 2018. (AFP/Abbas Momani)
June 1, 2018, 1:15 pm
Abbas refused to meet House Democrats in protest at embassy move — report
Though many Democrats opposed the Jerusalem decision, PA says it refused to sit with March delegation because it has suspended ties with entire US government
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Palestinians try to retrieve items from the rubble of a house after it was destroyed by IDF tractors near the West Bank village of Susya in 2011. (Najeh Hashlamoun/ Flash90)
April 15, 2018, 2:32 am
Democrats to ask Netanyahu not to raze Palestinian villages
Ahead of J Street confab, House members craft letter saying evicting communities would abandon two countries’ shared values
By Eric Cortellessa
Illustrative: Palestinians try to retrieve items from the rubble of a house after it was destroyed by IDF tractors near the West Bank village of Susya in 2011. (Najeh Hashlamoun/ Flash90)
April 13, 2018, 10:38 pm
2 Jewish Congress members urge Israel not to demolish Palestinian villages
In letter circulated to colleagues, Democrats Yarmuth and Schakowsky say demolitions would ‘run counter to shared US and Israeli values’
By JTA
US House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi speaks during a news conference at the US Capitol on March 22, 2018. (Win McNamee/Getty Images/AFP)
March 25, 2018, 8:56 am
Pelosi heads delegation of House Democrats to Israel
Minority leader congratulates Jewish state on its 70th anniversary ahead of trip, which will also include a stop in Jordan
By ToI Staff
David Friedman, nominated to be US Ambassador to Israel, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
March 16, 2017, 8:43 am
With Friedman’s confirmation looming, US Jews range from despondent to exhilarated
While left-wing J Street says the ambassador-designate shows ‘breathtaking disdain for the vast majority of American Jews,’ the right-wing ZOA says he reflects ‘widely-held views of the American public’
By Eric Cortellessa
US Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks as he debates with Democratic presidential candidates former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during their MSNBC Democratic Candidates Debate at the University of New Hampshire on February 4, 2016 in Durham, New Hampshire. ( Justin Sullivan/Getty Images/AFP)
February 26, 2017, 1:01 am
6 members of Congress, 4 MKs, 1 Palestinian negotiator, no top Republicans at J Street confab
Liberal group’s first conference of Trump era features Bernie Sanders, Saeb Erekat, Joint (Arab) List leader MK Ayman Odeh
By Eric Cortellessa
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