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US Vice President JD Vance speaks at CompoTech headquarters, August 24, 2026 in Brewer, Maine. (Anna Moneymaker/Pool Photo via AP)
Vance, who’s drawn ire of Jewish conservatives, will speak at Republican Jewish confab
By Joseph Strauss
US vice president has alienated some Jewish Republicans with criticism of Israeli leaders, anti-Israel conspiracy theories and silence on antisemitism
US Sen. Lindsey Graham speaks to the media in Tel Aviv, Dec. 21, 2025. (AP/Maya Levin)
July 13, 2026, 3:20 am
Paragon of a bygone era? With death of Lindsey Graham, Israel loses a stalwart ally
Republican senator organized a bipartisan trip to Israel shortly after October 7, saying at the time: ‘If I had a bigger plane, we probably would have brought the entire Senate’
By Ron Kampeas
Brandon Herrera, a firearms YouTuber and US congressional candidate, poses with a bust of Hitler in a March 2025 video. Herrera is running in the GOP primary against Texas Rep. Tony Gonzales on March 3, 2026. (Screenshot via YouTube)
March 13, 2026, 5:58 pm
Trump endorses Brandon Herrera, Texas GOP candidate who owned copy of ‘Mein Kampf’
Spokesperson rejects accusations of antisemitism; Republican Jewish Coalition opposes nomination; US president says candidate will ‘never let you down’
By Andrew Lapin
Some Jewish Republicans are losing patience with US Vice President JD Vance, who has not condemned Tucker Carlson. (From left: Madison Thorn/Anadolu via Getty Images; Joseph Strauss/JTA)
March 12, 2026, 6:34 am
Tucker Carlson stars as villain at GOP antisemitism confab, with Vance the unspoken question mark
US vice president goes largely unmentioned at RJC event, as his silence over emerging anti-Israel and antisemitic wing in the party stirs skepticism among Jewish Republicans
By Joseph Strauss
US Senator Ted Cruz of Texas speaks at the Antisemitism Symposium hosted by the Republican Jewish Coalition and National Review, Washington, DC, March 10, 2026. (Joseph Strauss via JTA)
March 11, 2026, 4:06 am
Ted Cruz says GOP not ‘winning right now’ in fight over Jew hatred, slams Tucker Carlson
Republican senator calls Carlson ‘most dangerous demagogue’ in US, warns of ‘real possibility’ that both major parties become ‘unambiguously anti-Israel, unapologetically antisemitic’
By Joseph Strauss
A sign for the Republican Jewish Coalition convention in Las Vegas, November 1, 2025. (Joseph Strauss); NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani campaigns in Brooklyn, November 1, 2025. (Stephanie Keith/Getty Images via JTA)
November 3, 2025, 4:48 pm
Anti-Israel NYC mayoral candidate Mamdani looms large at national Republican Jewish confab
The Democratic frontrunner to head the city with the largest Jewish population outside Israel galvanizes the forum as attendees envision an extreme leftward shift rife with antisemitism
By Joseph Strauss
Republican Jewish Coalition CEO Matt Brooks answers questions about confronting antisemitism within the Republican Party, during the coalition's annual conference at the Venetian Resort in Las Vegas, November 1, 2025. (AP/Thomas Beaumont)
November 2, 2025, 7:42 pm
Jewish GOP conference pivots to tackling antisemitism within the Republican Party
Originally planning to celebrate the release of hostages from Gaza, Republican Jewish Coalition confab shifts focus to the growing anti-Israel and anti-Jewish rhetoric on the right
By Thomas Beaumont
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) shakes hands with US President Donald Trump after a news conference in the State Dining Room of the White House, Washington, DC, September 29, 2025. (AP Photo/ Alex Brandon)
November 1, 2025, 8:08 am
Netanyahu once decried ‘daylight’ with Washington, but now he tolerates Trump’s glare
White House publicly expresses frustration with Israel and apparently shapes its actions in a far more significant way than the Biden administration did, with barely any pushback from Jerusalem
By Ron Kampeas
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
Republican presidential nominee former president Donald Trump talks during a visit to The Great Commoner, as owner Albert Abbas, right, listens, in Dearborn, Michigan November 1, 2024,. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP)
November 5, 2024, 1:35 pm
Trump’s Jewish supporters unconcerned by his wooing of Israel critics
Supporters point to Republican candidate’s record as US president; others allege double standard in coverage of his fraternization with anti-Israel figures compared to Harris’s
By Ron Kampeas
A frame from a new Kamala Harris ad filmed at Hymie's, the same Philadelphia Jewish deli that served as the setting for a Donald Trump ad. (Screenshot via YouTube, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
November 1, 2024, 3:23 pm
Pro-Harris group counters pro-Trump ad with rebuttal filmed at same Jewish deli
In second campaign ad at Hymie’s Deli in Philadelphia, Jewish pols respond to Republican Jewish Coalition’s ‘bubbies’ spot, decry Trump as ’embracing antisemitism’
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
A screen capture from ad aired by the Republican Jewish Coalition starting October 20, 2024, showing three actors portraying Jewish women talking about supporting GOP nominee Donald Trump in the upcoming presidential election. (screen capture: RJC/ YouTube)
October 25, 2024, 10:08 am
Pro-Trump ‘bubbies’ ad nudging Jews on Israel, antisemitism fears serves up backlash
RJC spot in battleground states with large Jewish populations denounced for trafficking in tropes, as some vow to boycott Jewish deli near Philly where it was filmed
By 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
Republican presidential nominee former president Donald Trump acknowledges the crowd as he exits the stage after speaking at the Israeli American Council National Summit, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
September 20, 2024, 7:23 am
Trump: If I lose election, Jewish people will ‘have a lot to do with’ it
GOP nominee fumes most Jews back Harris, intensifies warning of Israel’s annihilation to ‘within 2 years’ if she wins, calls rescued hostage to stage; Walz meets hostage families
By Jacob Magid
Shabbos Kestenbaum speaks during the Republican National Convention on July 17, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)
September 6, 2024, 11:11 am
Shabbos Kestenbaum, high-profile campus antisemitism critic, endorses Trump
Plaintiff in Harvard discrimination suit, a former Bernie Sanders supporter, says Democrats won’t do enough to protect Jewish students
By Luke Tress
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