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Yehonatan Ovadia, left, holds a Palestinian flag while participating in an anti-Israel protest alongside other anti-Zionist Hasidic Jews who are holding signs from the Neturei Karta group, in an undated photo. (Courtesy Eric Lee via JTA)
October 2, 2026, 5:40 am
Ultra-Orthodox anti-Israel protester living in US faces deportation to Israel
Satmar member Yehonatan Ovadia had his legal status revoked over protest in which he took down Israeli flag at town hall, has been held by ICE since August
By Joseph Strauss
(Left) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acknowledges audience applause after his address to the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Sept. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Richard Drew); (right) Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks during a union rally on Park Avenue, in New York, April 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
September 26, 2026, 5:22 am
‘Not helpful’: NY Jewish Dems slam Netanyahu for saying Hamas and Mamdani are ‘buddies’
City Council speaker, who has opposed NYC mayor over Israel and antisemitism, suggests ‘what the PM said can really incite violence’ and calls ‘to turn the temperature down’
By Joseph Strauss
Host Pink speaks during the 79th Tony Awards on June 7, 2026, at Radio City Music Hall in New York. (Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
September 25, 2026, 5:10 am
Calls grow to remove Pink as UNICEF ambassador over her criticism of Macklemore
Petition gains close to 200,000 signatures after Jewish pop star speaks out against rapper’s use of ‘violent images from a war’ on stage at Ed Sheeran concert
By Joseph Strauss
Rabbi Yehuda Kaploun attends a Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing on his nomination to be the special envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism, November 19, 2025, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
September 24, 2026, 6:47 am
Jewish Democrats in Congress oppose plans to merge roles of Holocaust and antisemitism envoys
Letter to Rubio calls to keep the Holocaust envoy as ‘a distinct, permanent office,’ as Rabbi Yehuda Kaploun pushes to fold the post into his antisemitism office
By Joseph Strauss
Nelli Levonyan, left, who has appeared multiple times in a full Nazi uniform on Duel.com’s blackjack live streams, sits alongside Paul 'Gypsy Crusader' Miller, who often appears online dressed up as the supervillain the Joker. (Screenshot via JTA)
September 23, 2026, 3:54 am
Crypto casino used Nazi imagery even before Orlando fight with swastika flags and Hitler salutes
Politicians condemn bigoted fighter and fans after scandalous combat sports event last month, but promoter Duel and owner Ossi Ketola have history of racially charged controversy
By Joseph Strauss
L-R: Ofir Akunis, Israeli Consul General in New York (Arie Leib Abrams/Flash90); New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani. (AP Photo/Adam Gray, Pool).
September 14, 2026, 10:27 am
Israeli consul general in NY likens Mamdani’s policies to Nazi Germany
‘Who boycotted Jews? The Third Reich!’ Ofir Akunis says in Rosh Hashanah interview; progressive Jewish movements find his approach unhelpful at fretful time for community
By Joseph Strauss
J Street President Jeremy Ben-Ami addresses the liberal Zionist group’s annual conference in Washington, DC, in October 2019. (Courtesy)
September 12, 2026, 1:15 pm
J Street on the offensive with pledge to spend $3 million against AIPAC-backed candidates
Leader of US liberal Jewish group says Democrats hoping to defeat Republican rivals should no longer fear the American Israel Public Affairs Committee’s war chest: ‘It’s a new era for us’
By Joseph Strauss
US Vice President JD Vance speaks at Universal Contracting and Urban Tree Trimming, in Sterling Heights, Michigan, August 31, 2026. (Saul Loeb/Pool Photo via AP)
September 1, 2026, 5:49 pm
Vance courts Jewish Republicans, but declines to clarify stance on Tucker Carlson
US vice president stresses importance of relationship with Israel in speech to Republican Jewish Coalition, blames rising antisemitism on immigration
By Joseph Strauss
Rep. Mike Collins, a Georgia Republican (C), speaks with RJC National Chairman Senator Norm Coleman (R) on the stage of the Republican Jewish Coalition’s annual convention in Las Vegas, August 31, 2026. (RJC/X)
September 1, 2026, 5:39 pm
At GOP Jewish confab ahead of midterms, speakers warn of far-left DSA candidates
While Democratic Socialists of America-backed candidates may only rise to seven, Republicans paint rival Democratic Party as ceding control to anti-Israel faction
By Joseph Strauss
Rep. Randy Fine, a Florida Republican, speaks at the Republican Jewish Coalition's annual summit, August 30, 2026, in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Joseph Strauss/JTA)
August 31, 2026, 3:46 pm
Rep. Randy Fine blasts ‘rise of Islam’ and Muslim politicians at Jewish GOP confab
Florida Republican commends Texas congressman who calls Islam ‘fundamentally incompatible with our way of life,’ says others ‘afraid to talk about it’
By Joseph Strauss
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
US Vice President JD Vance speaks at CompoTech headquarters, August 24, 2026 in Brewer, Maine. (Anna Moneymaker/Pool Photo via AP)
August 28, 2026, 9:13 pm
Vance, who’s drawn ire of Jewish conservatives, will speak at Republican Jewish confab
US vice president has alienated some Jewish Republicans with criticism of Israeli leaders, anti-Israel conspiracy theories and silence on antisemitism
By Joseph Strauss
NYPD seen outside Manhattan’s Central Synagogue in the wake of a Friday night attack against worshipers, August 14, 2026. (Screenshots/CBS New York)
August 17, 2026, 1:33 pm
Jewish watchdog urges NYPD to increase officers in hot spots after synagogue attack
Community Security Initiative says training helped congregation’s team of security guards at Manhattan’s Central Synagogue respond quickly to apprehend assailant
By Joseph Strauss
Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, a Democratic candidate for US Senate, smiles on stage during an election night watch party on August 11, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Ellen Schmidt)
August 12, 2026, 12:17 pm
Progressive Israel critic defeats more moderate Democrat in Minnesota Senate primary
Peggy Flanagan, who accuses Israel of committing genocide, beats Angie Craig, who’s opposed Netanyahu and Iran war, but whom Flanagan branded as ‘AIPAC’s candidate’
By Joseph Strauss
US representative Andy Biggs (R-AZ) speaks on stage during Turning Point’s annual AmericaFest conference in Phoenix, Arizona on December 21, 2025. (Olivier Touron/AFP)
July 23, 2026, 12:31 pm
Andy Biggs named GOP contender for Arizona governor amid antisemitism allegations
Republican pick who appeared on show of Holocaust denier, attended Proud Boys march and opposed law to combat Jew-hatred to run in what’s expected to be a close contest in November
By Joseph Strauss
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