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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the American Israel Public Affairs Committee policy conference in Washington on March 6, 2018. (Nicholas Kamm/AFP)
October 22, 2026, 3:23 am
AIPAC ends direct donations to US congressional candidates, will maintain super PAC
Pro-Israel lobby says it will prioritize individuals’ donations to candidates, as it did before creating PAC and super PAC in 2021, which some analysts say hurt its image
By Jacob Magid
US congressional candidate Brad Lander after he was detained during the olive harvest in Nahalin in the West Bank on October 21, 2026. (X/Brad Lander)
October 21, 2026, 9:30 pm
Jewish NY congressional candidate briefly detained while joining Palestinian olive harvest
Police claim Brad Lander and 80 other activists didn’t coordinate, despite IDF maps showing no coordination needed in area; Israel accuses Lander of ‘harvesting headlines’
By Jacob Magid, Noam Lehmann, ToI Staff and Agencies
New York Times columnist Wajahat Ali (left) and Palestinian journalist Rula Jebreal (right) on Ali's podcast "The Left Hook," September 4, 2026. (Screen capture: X/Wajahat Ali)
September 5, 2026, 6:05 pm
Palestinian journalist accused of racism for calling Hakeem Jeffries ‘AIPAC monkey’
Israel critic Rula Jebreal says insult referred to Japan’s three wise monkeys; Black lawmakers reject explanation, denounce use of language long deployed against Black people
By ToI Staff
Soldiers from Kosovo visit a military base in southern Israel as they prepare to join the Board of Peace's International Stabilization Force (ISF) for Gaza on July 12, 2026. (Board of Peace)
August 20, 2026, 5:40 am
US to provide $206 million for Gaza peacekeeping force, letters show
State Department says the funds will go toward equipment, vehicles and infrastructure for the International Stabilization Force, though it remains unclear when it will deploy
By Reuters and ToI Staff
US Rep. Ed Case of Hawaii speaks at a rally, February 11, 2022, in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones)
August 9, 2026, 12:25 pm
Hawaii congressman defeats anti-Israel progressive upstart in Democratic primary
Incumbent US Rep. Ed Case easily overcomes challenge from younger state senator Jarett Keohokalole, who called for end to military aid to Jewish state
By ToI Staff and Reuters
Illustrative: US President Donald Trump gets out of a THAAD missile truck at the White House in Washington, DC, on July 15, 2019. (Brendan Smialowski / AFP)
August 9, 2026, 9:15 am
Pentagon said to ask US arms firms to speed up output as Iran war exhausts supply
US Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg tells contractors ‘years-long development cycles are not acceptable,’ but funding to boost production currently stuck in Congress
By ToI Staff
Anti-Zionist protesters outside a New York City synagogue, November 19, 2025. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
August 6, 2026, 11:44 pm
US Congress introduces buffer zone bill meant to protect houses of worship
Bipartisan legislation aims to block protest disruptions to scheduled religious services, comes after caustic rallies outside synagogues
By Luke Tress
Democratic congressional candidate Melat Kiros speaks after winning the Democratic nomination during a primary election night watch party at The Broadway, in Denver, June 30, 2026. (Rebecca Slezak/AP)
July 1, 2026, 11:45 am
Anti-Israel candidate wins Colorado primary, says she’s aiming to ‘end genocide in Palestine’
Democratic socialist Melat Kiros has refused to label deadly firebombing at Boulder support rally for Gaza hostages as antisemitic, and said October 7 was ‘inevitable’
By ToI Staff and Agencies
US House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries at a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, on May 13, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
June 28, 2026, 4:07 am
NY’s Hakeem Jeffries welcomes anti-Israel primary winners who declined to endorse him
House minority leader, who is generally supportive of Israel, congratulates far-left election victors as tensions boil between party’s moderates and insurgent anti-Zionist flank
By Luke Tress
Democratic congressional candidates, Claire Valdez, Brad Lander, and Darializa Avila Chevalier gesture on stage with Mayor Zohran Mamdani during a Get Out The Vote rally ahead of New York's primary election in New York City, June 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy)
June 24, 2026, 7:28 am
2 far-left anti-Israel candidates win NYC congressional primaries in sweep for Mamdani
Claire Valdez and Darializa Chevalier win elections, indicating mayor’s rise in New York City politics was not a one-off; Democratic Socialists set to double representation
By Luke Tress
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, right, gestures on stage with Sen. Bernie Sanders during a Get Out The Vote rally ahead of New York's primary election, June 18, 2026, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP/Ryan Murphy)
June 20, 2026, 4:36 am
Mamdani calls AIPAC ‘monsters’ in rally ahead of NY primaries
Senator Bernie Sanders joins the NYC mayor to promote progressive candidates in final day of the campaign
By Kelly Hartog
Alex Bores attends the Human Rights Campaign 2026 Greater New York Dinner at Marriott Marquis Times Square on February 7, 2026, in New York City. (Manoli Figetakis/Getty Images/AFP)
June 19, 2026, 5:12 am
The ‘Boalition’: How Alex Bores unites pro-Israel moderates and progressive left
NYC Upper East Side assemblyman’s focus on AI regulation helped him assemble a rare diverse support base in a crowded congressional race to succeed Jerry Nadler
By Joseph Strauss
US Senate Majority Leader John Thune walks from the chamber to his office at the Capitol in Washington, June 16, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
June 17, 2026, 1:36 am
US lawmakers in the dark on Iran deal as Trump says he will send it to Congress
American law may oblige administration to get congressional approval, opening door to potential GOP objections as some party members angry they haven’t yet received text of MOU
By Reuters
Then-US Senate candidate Jackson Lahmeyer, a Tulsa-area pastor, speaks to Edmond resident Winona Heltzel on March 15, 2022, at the H&H Shooting Sports gun range in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo by Sean Murphy_File)
June 16, 2026, 10:21 am
Trump-backed congressional candidate supports Israel, says Antichrist will be Jewish
Jackson Lahmeyer favored in Tuesday’s primary for solidly Republican Oklahoma district with large Jewish community, amid widening evangelical divide over Zionism
By Andrew Lapin and Grace Gilson
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
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