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Image: Michael Blake speaks during a debate between Democratic mayoral primary candidates, June 4, 2025, New York, New York. (Yuki Iwamura-Pool/Getty Images/ via JTA); Cutout: Screenshot of 'Rabbi Linda Goldstein' account on X, taken June 11, 2026.
June 11, 2026, 11:50 am
US Rep. Torres’s primary challenger in NY is duped by satirical ‘Chief Rabbi of Gaza’
Michael Blake, a former state assemblyman running to represent the Bronx, told ‘Linda Goldstein’ he’d consider visiting her ‘congregation’ in the Strip
By ToI Staff
The head of the People's Forum, Manolo de los Santos, addresses a crowd in New York City, March 10, 2025. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
September 6, 2025, 12:56 am
US House committee probes far-left anti-Israel group for alleged China links
Pressure on the People’s Forum, and the associated Palestinian Youth Movement, comes amid push to crack down on wide-ranging activist network; socialist group decries ‘attempt to silence our work’
By Luke Tress
Podcast host Adam Friedland, right, interviews Rep. Ritchie Torres on 'The Adam Friedland Show,' on August 28, 2025. (Screenshot via JTA)
August 29, 2025, 4:44 pm
Sparks fly as Jewish comedian Adam Friedland challenges Ritchie Torres over Israel support
Thursday’s confrontational interview with the pro-Israel Democratic congressman stirs controversy as the comic blames Israeli ‘brutality’ for the explosion in US antisemitism
By PHILISSA CRAMER and Grace Gilson
A man, standing behind police tape, talks on his cell phone outside the Capital Jewish Museum following a shooting that killed two people, in Washington, DC, in the early hours of May 22, 2025. (Alex Wroblewski/AFP via Getty Images via JTA)
May 23, 2025, 4:19 pm
Fatal DC shooting is grim validation for those who warned of ‘Free Palestine’ violence
Through almost 20 months of war with Hamas sparked by Oct. 7, fears grew that anti-Israel, antisemitic vitriol could result in bloodshed. Then came Wednesday’s murders at the Capital Jewish Museum
By PHILISSA CRAMER
Kehlani (center) at the 2024 WeHo Pride Parade on June 2, 2024 in West Hollywood, California. (Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images/AFP)
May 6, 2025, 3:19 pm
Anti-Israel singer Kehlani has NYC concert nixed after pressure from mayor’s office
Parks foundation cites ‘security concerns,’ after city threatens to pull license if singer performs in Central Park; anti-Israel demonstrators target Met Gala
By Luke Tress and ToI Staff
Hundreds gather in New York’s Central Park for a rally urging a continuation of the Gaza hostage-ceasefire deal until all captives have been returned to Israel, February 23, 2025 (X screenshot, used in accordance with clause 27a of the copyright law).
February 24, 2025, 9:42 am
Hundreds in NYC’s Central Park urge continuing hostage release-ceasefire deal
Freed hostage Ilana Gritzewsky and families of captives Evyatar David and Guy Gilboa-Dalal, address crowd, as does Democrat Congressman Ritchie Torres
By ToI Staff
International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khan visits the Ohmatdyt Children's Hospital in Kyiv, Ukraine, that was hit by Russian shelling on July 8, 2024. (Handout / International Criminal Court / AFP)
November 22, 2024, 12:46 am
US ‘fundamentally rejects’ ICC arrest warrants, is working with Israel on response
Biden calls move ‘outrageous’; Trump’s NSA pick vows strong reaction to court’s ‘antisemitic bias’ as some lawmakers urge sanctions, though Tlaib says decision long ‘overdue’
By Jacob Magid and ToI Staff
Attendees gather at Nationals Park in Washington DC for a pro-Israel rally organized by the Jewish Federations of North America on November 10, 2024. (Charlie Summers/Times of Israel)
November 11, 2024, 11:12 am
US politicians, hostages’ families address scant crowd at pro-Israel rally in Washington
Event to reaffirm Jewish unity, bipartisan support for Israel sees markedly low turnout in massive venue; Schumer: After Amsterdam, ‘rallies like this needed more than ever’
By Charlie Summers and JTA
Mondaire Jones (L) and Rep. Mike Lawler speak during the Congressional District 17 election debate on Wednesday, October 16, 2024, in Westchester, New York. (AP Photo/Brittainy Newman)
November 6, 2024, 8:46 pm
Pro-Israel politicians win congressional races across New York’s swing districts
Republican Mike Lawler retains seat after successfully courting Jewish community; Democrat Ritchie Torres coasts to victory with 76% of the vote in his Bronx district
By Luke Tress
Second gentleman Doug Emhoff stumps for Kamala Harris at an event for Jewish voters in suburban Detroit, October 20, 2024. (Andrew Lapin via JTA)
October 22, 2024, 12:14 am
Doug Emhoff, Ritchie Torres reassure Michigan Jewish voters Harris supports Israel
At mini-rally, second gentlemen questions how Jews can vote for Trump: ‘He foments antisemitism everywhere he goes’; NY rep tells private event VP is a pro-Israel stalwart
By Andrew Lapin
Democratic Representative Ritchie Torres of New York speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 17, 2023. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images/AFP)
June 8, 2024, 5:15 am
Ritchie Torres slams ‘blithering idiots’ behind secret Israeli influence campaign
Lawmaker says ‘brain might be rotting’ of anyone who thinks he needs convincing to support Israel, after NYT report on effort to encourage Black Democrats to back military funding
By Luke Tress
The Facebook logo is seen on a cell phone in Boston, October 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)
June 5, 2024, 5:04 pm
Diaspora Ministry funded fake social media posts to spread pro-Israel content — NYT
Paper says influence campaign, which reportedly targeted Black US lawmakers, was commissioned by Israeli government, didn’t have widespread impact; ministry denies involvement
By ToI Staff
File - A demonstrators poses with a Palestinian flag outside the International Criminal Court (ICC) during a rally urging the court to prosecute Israel for alleged war crimes, in The Hague, Netherlands, November 29, 2019. (Peter Dejong/AP)
April 30, 2024, 10:26 am
US lawmakers threaten retaliation against UN court over potential Israel arrest warrants
Axios reports legislation already being worked on; several nations said to urge ICC not to charge top Israeli officials with war crimes for fear it may endanger truce, hostage deal
By ToI Staff
A woman shouts slogans as anti-Israel protesters gather on the campus of The City College of New York, April 25, 2024. (Kena Betancur/AFP)
April 27, 2024, 8:05 am
Bipartisan bill lets US government compel universities to accept antisemitism monitors
The COLUMBIA (College Oversight and Legal Updates Mandating Bias Investigations and Accountability) Act seeks to withdraw federal funding for colleges that don’t allow oversight
By Ron Kampeas
US Rep. Ritchie Torres, a New York Democrat, at a house ruined during Hamas's onslaught of October 7, 2023, in Kibbutz Nir Oz, March 31, 2024. (Gabriel Sod, Courtesy of UJA-Federation)
April 11, 2024, 8:59 am
Ritchie Torres’s Israel activism sparks controversy at home – but in Israel, he’s a star
Progressive Bronx congressman’s support for the Jewish state has brought harassment from opponents, but a recent visit to the Holy Land saw him signing autographs for fans
By Ron Kampeas
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