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Brad Lander argues with anti-Zionist protesters in New York City, August 29, 2026. (Screenshot/FreedomNews TV)
August 31, 2026, 11:43 pm
Brad Lander, Jewish Mamdani ally, downplays being berated as a ‘Zionist’ at protest
After leftist politician is hounded at rally against right-wing Hindu group, he says he will continue to ‘build coalitions,’ dismisses antagonists as ‘a few loudmouths’
By Luke Tress
Sen. Jon Ossoff poses for a portrait during an event at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, April 26, 2025, in Marietta, Georgia. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
August 29, 2026, 1:50 am
Jon Ossoff joins US Democrats distancing from Hasan Piker
Jewish Georgia senator weighs in amid blowback from local Jews over votes to block weapons to Israel, calling out left-wing streamer who has been accused of antisemitism
By Joseph Strauss
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, bottom right, talks with a pair of constituents who approached her to request help with a problem, at a National Night Out community event where she was campaigning for Florida’s 20th congressional district, August 4, 2026, in Plantation, Florida. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell).
August 18, 2026, 10:09 pm
GOP redistricting tests the strength of Florida’s pro-Israel Democrats
Incumbents Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Lois Frankel seek support from new voters in Tuesday’s Democratic primaries, as issues related to the Jewish state again loom large
By Sharon Udasin
Ed Miliband, Britain’s Foreign Secretary arrives for a Cabinet meeting in Downing Street in London, July 21, 2026. (AP/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
July 24, 2026, 4:27 pm
10 clues on how new UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband could deal with Israel
The Jewish politician has a long, uneasy relationship with UK Jewry. From denunciations of Israel to warm words, how has Miliband got on with the Jewish state and British Jews — so far
By Robert Philpot
California State Sen. Scott Wiener, right, prepares to announce his proposed measure to provide legal refuge to displaced transgender youth and their families during a news conference in Sacramento, California, March 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
June 28, 2026, 4:01 am
Progressive Jewish US lawmaker chased from transgender event, accused of ‘genocide’
Scott Wiener, a trans advocate who has accused Israel of genocide, is hounded from LGBTQ event, amid slew of incidents in Democratic Party politics in past week
By Luke Tress
Clockwise from left: Los Angeles mayoral candidate Nithya Raman, congressional candidate Ammar Campa-Najjar, congressional candidate Scott Wiener, L.A. mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt, U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna, and congressional candidate Saikat Chakrabarti are among the California primary contenders of interest to the Jewish community. (Photo illustration by Grace Yagel/70 Faces Media)
June 2, 2026, 5:13 pm
In California primaries, Jewish voters face a slate of races shaped by Israel, antisemitism
Tuesday’s contests have some Jews weighing reality TV candidate over left-wing Israel critic, while others consider backing pro-Israel progressive who accused country of genocide
By Andrew Lapin
Rebeca Grynspan at a press conference in San Jose, Costa Rica, October 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Diaz)
May 26, 2026, 5:33 pm
Who is Rebeca Grynspan, the Jewish Costa Rican running to head the UN?
Candidate for United Nations secretary-general, who would be first Jew and woman to head the world body, has family in Israel and has led UN office critical of the Jewish state
By Luke Tress
Barney Frank speaks during PFLAG National's Love Takes Justice event at AFT Headquarters on November 18, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Paul Morigi / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
May 20, 2026, 6:17 pm
Barney Frank’s final message on Israel: US should support opposition to Netanyahu
In interview days before passing, Jewish ex-congressman long supportive of Israel urged Democrats to condition arms sales to Netanyahu gov’t, though he opposed other litmus tests on social and economic policy
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
Green Party leader Zack Polanski, center, and former Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn (far left) join protesters holding placards and waving flags as they take part in a march against the far right in central London on March 28, 2026. (Henry Nicholls/AFP)
April 10, 2026, 3:42 pm
Jewish leader of UK’s Green Party calls to end trade, diplomatic ties with Israel
Zack Polanski also says Britain should block the US from using its airspace for strikes on Iran and ‘disentangle’ the two countries’ militaries
By Shira Li Bartov
Jacob Reses, second from the left, accompanies JD Vance to a meeting with Senate Republicans at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on November 16, 2022. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images via JTA)
March 29, 2026, 4:04 pm
JD Vance’s Jewish chief of staff seems unfazed by GOP antisemitism – though he’s a target
Profile in NY Magazine reveals that Jacob Reses shares the US vice president’s reluctance to draw a line against antisemitic figures on the right, and hopes to see him run for president one day
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
Brett Smiley, mayor of Providence, Rhode Island, carries a Torah scroll at his bar mitzvah held at Temple Beth-El in Providence, March 14, 2026. (Candy Adriance)
March 19, 2026, 9:51 am
Divine Providence: Serving and former mayors of Rhode Island capital celebrate bar mitzvahs
Brett Smiley and David Cicilline join 11 others in a group ceremony after 18 months of study for those celebrating the rite of passage as adults
By Sue Surkes
Bushra Amiwala, a dark horse candidate in the Illinois 9th District 2026 congressional primary. (CC BY 4.0/ Bushra Amiwala)
March 17, 2026, 8:03 pm
What to know about the Illinois primaries, where AIPAC backs a fierce Israel critic
In Tuesday’s crowded congressional primary elections, the pro-Israel lobby’s strategy often appears counterintuitive. Here’s why it might be part of a larger trend
By Andrew Lapin
Rep. Randy Fine, Republican of Florida, leaves a meeting of the House Republican Conference in the US Capitol on Tuesday, November 18, 2025. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via JTA)
February 19, 2026, 1:16 am
More Jewish officials rebuke Rep. Randy Fine over tweet comparing Muslims to dogs
Florida congressman, who’s been repeatedly accused of using Islamophobic rhetoric, says he was responding to a pro-Palestinian activist’s social media post on canines in New York City
By Andrew Lapin
Cameron Kasky speaks at a protest against gun violence on June 11, 2022, in Los Angeles, California. (Sarah Morris/Getty Images)
January 13, 2026, 3:57 pm
Cameron Kasky embodies rising Gen Z Jewish criticism of Israel. Can it get him to Congress?
The 25-year-old Parkland school shooting survivor reflects a new political landscape after more than two years of war in Gaza, though his inexperience has some NY voters hesitating
By Joseph Strauss
Michele Weiss, the mayor of University Heights, Ohio, (left) and Justin Brasch, the mayor of White Plains, New York. (Courtesy Michele Weiss and Justin Brasch via JTA)
January 7, 2026, 8:46 pm
As Zohran Mamdani takes office, two US cities see first-time Orthodox Jewish mayors
Michele Weiss and Justin Brasch are inaugurated in University Heights, Ohio, and White Plains, New York, respectively, pledging to improve life for all their constituents
By Grace Gilson
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