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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
Graham Platner, a Democratic candidate for the US Senate in Maine, speaks at a town hall in Ogunquit, Maine, October 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones)
May 15, 2026, 8:38 pm
Anti-Israel US Senate candidate with covered up Nazi tattoo splits Jewish Democrats summit
Jewish Democrats divided over whether to back Graham Platner, who may be hope for party to retake Senate, but supports ending US military assistance to Israel
By Joseph Strauss
Illustrative: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, Democrat of New York, speaks with reporters as Republicans work to pass an interim spending bill that would avoid a partial government shutdown and keep federal agencies funded through September, at the Capitol in Washington, March 11, 2025. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)
March 13, 2025, 10:46 am
Jewish, Muslim groups condemn Trump’s use of ‘Palestinian’ as slur to put down Schumer
CAIR says using term in that way is ‘beneath dignity of his office’; Jewish groups say US president doesn’t get to decide who is a Jew and that his remark weaponizes antisemitism
By Agencies and ToI Staff
US President-elect Donald Trump (L), wife Melania Trump (C) and son Barron Trump (R) leave at the conclusion of an election night event at the West Palm Beach Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida, early on November 6, 2024. (Jim Watson/AFP)
November 7, 2024, 2:57 am
Trump hails ‘historic’ coalition that propelled his election win, doesn’t cite US Jews
President-elect thanks Black, Hispanic, Arab and Muslim voters, but not Jewish Americans; RJC asserts Jews helped win some swing states, as exit polls show vast majority backed Harris
By Ron Kampeas
Illustrative: A kippa promoting US President Donald Trump. (Jose Juarez/AP)
October 29, 2024, 8:25 am
GOP works on pro-Trump Jewish voter turnout in swing states to trim Democrats’ edge
Republican Jewish Coalition has purchased $15 million in advertising in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, and Pennsylvania, with $5 million going to door-to-door outreach
By AP and ToI Staff
Democratic presidential nominee US Vice President Kamala Harris speaks before planting a memorial tree on the grounds of the Vice President's residence in Washington on Oct. 7, 2024, to honor the victims and mark one year since the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
October 9, 2024, 1:44 pm
71% of US Jewish voters in 7 swing states favor Harris, Democrat-affiliated poll finds
Survey shows Jewish voters put future of democracy at top of list of issues they care about, followed by abortion rights, the economy and Israel
By Ron Kampeas
US presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a town hall event at the Dort Financial Center in Flint, Michigan, September 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
September 18, 2024, 12:38 pm
Trump campaign to hold ‘Fighting Anti-Semitism’ event, branding Harris an enabler
Republican candidate teams up with pro-Israel donor Miriam Adelson, while 78 Jewish communal leaders endorse VP, touting her defense of Israel at Democratic Convention
By Ron Kampeas
Left: Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, August 20, 2024. (AP/Jacquelyn Martin); Right: Republican presidential nominee former president Donald Trump, August 21, 2024. (AP/Chuck Burton)
August 22, 2024, 9:10 pm
Harris campaign says Trump ‘denigrates American Jews’ amid his attacks over Israel
Democratic campaign says ex-president ‘elevates Neo-Nazis, and traffics in antisemitic tropes,’ as Trump repeatedly says Jews who vote for Harris ‘should have their head examined’
By Ron Kampeas
Republican presidential candidate and former US president Donald Trump is surrounded by US Secret Service agents as he leaves the stage at a campaign rally, Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pa. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
July 14, 2024, 11:40 am
US Jewish lawmakers, leaders condemn suspected attempt to assassinate Trump
Chuck Schumer says political violence has no place; Jewish former congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, who survived an attempt on her life, declares ‘Political violence is un-American’
By Ron Kampeas
File: Rep. Jamaal Bowman at SUNY Westchester Community College, May 10, 2023, in Valhalla, New York (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
March 30, 2024, 1:43 am
Dem leaders endorse Israel critic Jamaal Bowman after Jewish legislators back rival
The Squad member has accused Israel of ‘genocide’ in its war against Hamas in Gaza, previously asserted evidence and testimony of Hamas rapes during Oct. 7 attacks was ‘propaganda’
By Ron Kampeas
Sen. George Latimer during a joint legislative budget hearing on education on Jan. 28, 2014, in Albany, New York (AP Photo/Mike Groll)
March 29, 2024, 1:13 pm
Jewish Democratic group endorses primary challenger to NY Rep. Jamaal Bowman
Jewish Democratic Council of America and AIPAC have both endorsed bid by George Latimer, as incumbent walks back remarks that claims of Hamas sex abuse were ‘propaganda’
By Luke Tress
Illustrative: Jewish Democratic Council of America activists join the Jewish Rally for Abortion Justice outside the US Capitol, May 17, 2022. (Jewish Democratic Council of America via JTA/ File)
March 12, 2024, 5:01 pm
The Jewish Democrats’ plan to get Joe Biden reelected by targeting independent voters
JDCA notes high Jewish turnout and that in swing states of Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Georgia, number of Jews who voted Biden in 2020 was larger than his margin of victory
By Ron Kampeas
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) greets US President Joe Biden upon his arrival at Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport on October 18, 2023. (Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP)
October 30, 2023, 4:34 pm
In a shift, US Democrats are focusing their Jewish campaign on Israel policy
With US national elections a year away, campaign ads are ramping up, portraying Biden as a ‘steadfast friend’ of Israel and ‘defender’ of American Jews
By Ron Kampeas
Republican presidential candidate and former US president Donald Trump arrives for a campaign rally in Erie, Pennsylvania, July 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)
August 2, 2023, 6:54 am
US Jewish groups blast Trump campaign for comparing indictment to Nazi persecution
After former US president says latest criminal charges ‘reminiscent of Nazi Germany,’ ADL calls comparison ‘completely inappropriate and flat out offensive’
By Luke Tress
(Clockwise) Israel's 37th government, Rep. Jerry Nadler, Sen. Jacky Rosen and Rep. Brad Sherman. (Collage/AP)
January 26, 2023, 3:01 am
Nadler joins list of Jewish, pro-Israel Democrats to raise alarm over new government
Longest-serving Jewish member of Congress among longtime backers to speak out against coalition’s far-right flank, judicial overhaul plan, in signal bipartisan support at risk
By Jacob Magid
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