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Left to Right: Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, California Rep. Laura Friedman, California Sen. Adam Schiff, Maryland Rep.Jamoe Raskin, Virginia Rep. Eugene Vindman, Ohio Rep.Max Miller.

What’s ahead for the 34 Jewish members of the next Congress

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published December 11, 2024
A view of the National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia

Biden signs law that could lead to US Jewish history museum joining the Smithsonian

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published December 11, 2024
Israeli troops cross into Syrian side of border buffer zone after Bashar Assad’s ouster

Israeli troops cross into Syrian side of border buffer zone after Bashar Assad’s ouster

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published December 9, 2024
First responders stand next to a crater where a rocket fired from Lebanon hit an area in northern Israel's Haifa district on October 31, 2024 (Ahmad Gharabli/ AFP)

Israeli security cabinet approves ceasefire with Hezbollah

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published November 26, 2024
Since the United Arab Emirates made peace with Israel four years ago, Dubai has become an increasingly popular travel destination for Jews. (Envato)

Killing of Israeli rabbi in UAE could strengthen ties between Israel and Arab neighbors, experts say

RON KAMPEAS, JTA
Published November 25, 2024
Pam Bondi, former attorney general of Florida, arrives to the Fiserv Forum on the second day of Republican National Convention, Milwaukee, July 16, 2024. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Pam Bondi, Trump’s pick for attorney general, wants FBI to question pro-Hamas protesters

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published November 22, 2024
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds a press conference at the Ministry of Defense in Tel Aviv on April 10, 2023. (Tomer Neuberg/FLASH90)

International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defense minister

Ron Kampeas
Published November 21, 2024
Karen Paikin Barall is vice president for government relations at Jewish Federations of North America. (Courtesy JFNA)

In a federation official’s remark about resettling Gaza, signs of tension among Jewish groups in the new Trump era

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published November 18, 2024
Dictionary definition of antisemitism.

Schumer presses ahead with Antisemitism Awareness Act

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published November 17, 2024
U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu participate in a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House, Sept. 15, 2020. (Doug Mills/Pool/Getty Images)

Could Donald Trump’s win end the war in Gaza and bring the hostages home?

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published November 7, 2024
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shares with former President Donald Trump his autobiography at Trump's estate, Mar-a-Lago, Palm Beach, Florida, July 26, 2024. (Amos Ben-Gershom, Israel Government Press Office)

‘History’s greatest comeback’: Netanyahu congratulates Trump

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published November 6, 2024
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, left, chats with U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in the Pentagon, June 25, 2024. (Ariel Herman)

Israeli defense minister Gallant, fired

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published November 5, 2024
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)

Hymie’s, the Philly Jewish deli featured in a Trump ad, is now the setting for a Harris spot

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published October 31, 2024
A general view of Tehran after several explosions were heard in Tehran, Oct. 26, 2024. (Atta Kenare, AFP via Getty Images))

Israel hits Iranian military targets in retaliation for Oct. 1 missile barrage

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published October 25, 2024
Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris delivers remarks before departing the vice president’s residence, Oct. 23, 2024. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Harris says Trump’s reported admiration of Hitler’s generals is ‘deeply troubling’

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published October 23, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump. (Getty Images)

Trump and Harris present differing visions on Israel, but share key goals

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published October 22, 2024
Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign rally at the Bojangles Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina, Sept. 12, 2024. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Kamala Harris does not agree with protester who shouted ‘genocide,’ her campaign says

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published October 22, 2024
Yahya Sinwar at the opening of a new mosque in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, Feb. 24, 2017. (Abed Rahim Khatib/ Flash90)

Israel kills Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published October 17, 2024
U.S. President Joe Biden participates in a moment of silence at a remembrance ceremony on the one-year anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel in the Blue Room at the White House, Oct. 7, 2024. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Biden lights Oct. 7 yahrzeit candle as Kamala Harris vows to see Hamas threat ‘eliminated’

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published October 7, 2024
In an aerial view, a person rides past a destroyed church in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene flooding, Swannanoa, North Carolina, Oct. 6, 2024 .(Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Jewish officials handling hurricane communications face antisemitic harassment

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published October 7, 2024
Family and friends of Israeli soldier Captain Eitan Itzhak Oster, killed during an Israeli ground operation in Southern Lebanon, attend his funeral at the Mount Herzl Military Cemetery. Jerusalem, Oct. 2, 2024.

8 Israeli troops killed in Lebanon in first Israeli casualties of ground invasion

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published October 2, 2024
Israeli first responders at the site of a terrorist shooting in Tel Aviv-Jaffa, Oct. 1, 2024.

At least 6 killed in shooting attack in Jaffa as Iran strikes Israel

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published October 1, 2024
Israeli soldiers seen at a staging area near the Israeli border with Lebanon, Oct. 1, 2024.

Iran launches missile attack against Israel; US warns of ‘severe consequences for Iran’

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published October 1, 2024
Laura Loomer arrives at Philadelphia International Airport on The Trump Organization's Boeing 757 ahead of The ABC News Presidential Debate, Philadelphia, Sept. 10, 2024.

Laura Loomer: “I don’t know why Jewish people are negative towards me. I’m an ally.”

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published September 26, 2024
Businessman Mike Lindell speaks at a rally featuring U.S. Republican Presidential nominee former President Donald Trump and Republican vice presidential nominee U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio at Herb Brooks National Hockey Center, St. Cloud, Minnesota, July 27, 2024. (Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

Mike Lindell says he did not intend Nazi symbolism by selling pillows for $14.88

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published September 26, 2024
Smoke rises from an Israeli strike that hit Tyre, Lebanon, Sept. 26, 2024. (Daniel Carde/Getty Images)

US and allies propose ceasefire as fighting escalates between Israel and Hezbollah

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published September 26, 2024
Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks before prominent Jewish donors at an event titled "Fighting Anti-Semitism in America" at the Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill, Washington D.C., Sept. 19, 2024. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Jewish leaders express alarm at Trump’s blaming Jews if he loses

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published September 20, 2024
Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks before prominent Jewish donors at an event titled "Fighting Anti-Semitism in America" at the Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill, Washington D.C., Sept. 19, 2024. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Trump says ‘Israel will be destroyed’ and ‘Jews would have a lot to do with the loss’ if he is defeated

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published September 19, 2024
Funeral ceremony held for 4 people who were killed in Lebanon when pagers used by Hezbollah members were detonated, in Dahiyeh neighborhood, south Beirut, Sept. 18, 2024. (Houssam Shbaro/Anadolu via Getty Images)

14 dead, 450 injured in Lebanon on second day of pager attacks

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published September 18, 2024
Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee Sen. Dick Durbin, an Illinois Democrat, speaks during a hearing at the U.S. Capitol, July 11, 2024. (Bonnie Cash/Getty Images)

In contentious Senate hearing, divisions over how to fight antisemitism come to the fore

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published September 18, 2024
Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump holds a fighting anti-semitism event with Miriam Adelson at the Trump National Golf Club Bedminster, in Bedminster, New Jersey, Aug. 15, 2024. (Adam Gray/Getty Images)

Donald Trump targets Kamala Harris in new initiative against antisemitism

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published September 17, 2024
Political activist Laura Loomer stands across from the Women's March 2019 in New York City on January 19, 2019. (John Lamparski/Getty Images)

Who is Laura Loomer, the Jewish provacateur back in Donald Trump’s inner circle

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published September 13, 2024
Current Vice President and 2024 Democratic Presidential nominee Kamala Harris speaks to several thousand attendees at her presidential campaign rally at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, Romulus, Michigan, Aug. 7, 2024. (Adam J. Dewey/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Republican PAC blankets Michigan with ads touting Kamala Harris’ pro-Israel credentials

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published September 13, 2024
Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and former President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump shake hands ahead of the presidential debate at National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Sept. 10, 2024. (Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Do Donald Trump and Kamala Harris identify as ‘Zionist’? Here’s what their campaigns told us.

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published September 12, 2024
Joel Pollak launches his book, "The Agenda," at a theme tavern at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, July 18, 2024. (Ron Kampeas)

Meet the Jewish author who has written a pithier, punchier Project 2025

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published September 5, 2024
Israelis attend a rally calling for the release of Israelis held kidnapped by Hamas terrorists in Gaza outside the Defense Ministry Headquarters in Tel Aviv, Sept. 1, 2024. (Itai Ron/Flash90)

Israel is reeling from an unbearable tragedy. But does it change anything?

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published September 1, 2024
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, U.S. Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, Tim Walz, governor of Minnesota and Democratic vice-presidential nominee, and his wife Gwen Walz during the Democratic National Convention at the United Center. Chicago, August 22, 2024. (Jacek Boczarski/Anadolu via Getty Images)

In accepting nomination, Kamala Harris pledges to seek ceasefire, support Israel and work toward Palestinian freedom

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published August 22, 2024
Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump holds a fighting anti-semitism event with Miriam Adelson at the Trump National Golf Club Bedminster, in Bedminster, New Jersey, Aug. 15, 2024. (Adam Gray/Getty Images)

War of words over American Jewish voters escalates

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published August 22, 2024
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro speaks during a visit to the Erie West Senior Center to discuss property tax and rent rebate programs for seniors on May 4, 2023.

Josh Shapiro says antisemitism played ‘no role’ in his not getting picked as Kamala Harris’ running mate

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published August 19, 2024
Rep. Cori Bush, a Missouri Democrat, gestures to the crowd prior to delivering her concession speech during a primary election watch party at Chevre Events, St. Louis, Aug. 6, 2024. (Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images)

White House slams Cori Bush’s threat to AIPAC to ‘tear your kingdom down’

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published August 8, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, left, speak to the press while making a stop at the Reading Terminal Market in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 13, 2024. (Ryan Collerd / AFP via Getty Images)

Harris team dismisses ‘ridiculous and offensive’ claim of antisemitism in Shapiro snub

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published August 6, 2024
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro speaks during a campaign event for Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris, Ambler, Pennsylvania, July 29, 2024. (Joe Lamberti for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Far-left campaign to tank Josh Shapiro’s VP chances is underway

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published August 2, 2024
A protester holds up a Hamas flag and a sign invoking the "final solution" at Union Station near the U.S. Capitol, July 24, 2024. (ADL on X)

Kamala Harris condemns antisemitic, anti-American protesters of Netanyahu’s speech

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published July 25, 2024
Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a rally outside Schnecksville Fire Hall, in Schnecksville, Pennsylvania, April 13, 2024. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Donald Trump once again says he is ‘amazed’ Jews who support Israel vote for Democrats

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published July 24, 2024
Kamala Harris affixes a kippah to the head of her husband, Douglas Emhoff, as they visit the Western Wall, Jerusalem, November 2017. (Halie Soifer)

Kamala Harris’ backers say she understands Jews and Israel. Her critics fear her stance on Gaza.

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published July 22, 2024
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the assassination attempt on Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump at the White House on July 14, 2024 in Washington, DC. Biden was joined by Vice President Kamala Harris. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Joe Biden ends campaign, endorses Kamala Harris, as talks to end Israel-Hamas war enter critical phase

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published July 21, 2024
President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu embrace on the tarmac at ben Gurion Airport, Oct. 18, 2023. (Avi Ohayon, Israel Government Press Office)

Joe Biden calls himself a Zionist and loves name-dropping Golda Meir. His exit marks an end of an era.

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published July 21, 2024
(L-R) Ronen Neutra and Orna Neutra, whose son is being held hostage by Hamas, speak during the third day of the 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, July 17, 2024. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)

Parents of Israeli-American hostage Omer Neutra lead Republican convention in ‘Bring Them Home’ chant

RON KAMPEAS, JTA
Published July 18, 2024
Matt Brooks, CEO of Republican Jewish Coalition holds up a kippah with the name "Trump" on stage on the second day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, July 16, 2024. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

In a first, Republican Jewish Coalition CEO addresses RNC as party vows to make American Jews safe again

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published July 17, 2024
The logo for the Democratic National Convention is displayed on the scoreboard at the United Center during a media walkthrough in Chicago, Jan. 18, 2024. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Democratic platform boosts Israel funding, blames Hamas for war

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published July 17, 2024
U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance, an Ohio Republican, speaks to reporters in the spin room following the CNN Presidential Debate between U.S. President Joe Biden and Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump at the McCamish Pavilion on the Georgia Institute of Technology campus, Atlanta, June 27, 2024. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Trump names J.D. Vance, who feared Trump could become an American “Hitler,” as his running mate

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published July 15, 2024
Former president Donald J. Trump speaks at the CPAC conference at Gaylord National Harbor Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland, March 4, 2023. (Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)

The Jewish moments to expect (and not expect) at the Republican convention

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published July 11, 2024
Democratic platform committee hears witnesses clash over aid to Israel

Democratic platform committee hears witnesses clash over aid to Israel

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published July 9, 2024
The GOP platform: Supporting Israel, Fighting ‘anti-Christian bias’ and deporting ‘pro-Hamas radicals’

The GOP platform: Supporting Israel, Fighting ‘anti-Christian bias’ and deporting ‘pro-Hamas radicals’

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published July 9, 2024
Mothers of Israelis held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza protest for their release outside the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem, July 8, 2024. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90

Netanyahu issues list of demands for ceasefire deal as pressure mounts

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published July 8, 2024
Rep. Cori Bush, a Missouri Democrat, joins university union representatives and other lawmakers at a press conference to advocate for the protection of free speech on campuses, at the U.S. Capitol, May 23, 2024. (Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Pro-Israel donors pivot focus to unseat Cori Bush in Missouri

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published July 2, 2024
A view of a ripped Israeli flag following the deadly attack by Islamist Hamas militants on Kibbutz Nir Oz, Oct. 19, 2023. (Ilia Yefimovich/picture alliance via Getty Images)

ADL joins with legal powerhouse to seek compensation for U.S. victims of Oct. 7 massacres

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published July 1, 2024
Family members of Hamas hostages lead a crowd at a rally in Central Park, March 10, 2024. (Luke Tress)

Nearly half of Americans see antisemitism as a ‘very serious problem,’ poll finds

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published July 1, 2024
President of the United States Joe Biden and Former President Donald Trump participate in the first Presidential Debate at CNN Studios in Atlanta, June 27, 2024. (Kyle Mazza/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Trump calls Biden ‘a very bad Palestinian’ as Israel, antisemitism feature in a disjointed debate

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published June 27, 2024
This combination of pictures created on September 29, 2020 shows Donald Trump and Joe Biden squaring off during the first presidential debate at the Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio, Sept. 29, 2020.

From antisemitism to Israel, the Jewish topics to watch for in the Biden-Trump debate

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published June 26, 2024
An undated photo of Hersh Goldberg-Polin. (Jon Polin)

Netanyahu recommits to Biden’s proposed hostage deal after families release grim video

Ron Kampeas
Published June 24, 2024
UNRWA distributes flour to Palestinian refugees in Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip, Nov. 22, 2023. (Ahmad Hasaballah/Getty Images)

Victims of Oct. 7 attack sue UNRWA for allegedly laundering money for Hamas

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published June 24, 2024
Eugene Vindman, Democratic candidate for Virginia's 7th Congressional District, attends a news conference to urge the House to pass the Senate National Security Aid Package, which includes aid to Ukraine, on Wednesday, March 13, 2024. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Eugene Vindman, whose Jewish immigrant story featured in Trump’s first impeachment trial, wins primary in Virginia

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published June 19, 2024
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the prime minister's office in Jerusalem, June 10, 2024. (Amos Ben-Gershom/Israel Government Press Office)

Netanyahu accuses Biden of withholding weapons. White House: We ‘do not know what he’s talking about.’

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published June 18, 2024
Thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators wearing red clothes surrounded the White House with a long red banner symbolizing President Biden's 'red line' regarding an Israeli invasion of Rafah.

Thousands protest Biden’s Israel policies outside White House

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published June 9, 2024
Head of the National Unity party Minister Benny Gantz holds a press conference in Ramat Gan, June 9, 2024. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

Benny Gantz quits war cabinet as Israeli government’s unified front crumbles

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published June 9, 2024
Noa Argamani embraces her father, Yaakov, after her rescue from captivity, June 8 2024. (Israeli Army Spokesman)

Israeli operation rescues 4 hostages from Gaza, including Noa Argamani

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published June 8, 2024
An El Al Airlines plane is seen at the Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv, Dec. 31, 2022. (Jakub Porzycki/Getty Images)

Israel to require American visitors to apply in advance for electronic travel authorization

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published June 2, 2024
Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media after leaving court following his hush money trial at Manhattan Criminal Court on May 30, 2024, in New York City. (Seth Wenig-Pool/Getty Images)

Republican Jewish Coalition defends Donald Trump after he is convicted on 34 felony counts

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published May 30, 2024
A rally in New York City against antisemitism. Credit: Christopher Penler/Shutterstock.

60 Jewish groups, from left to right, back bill creating national coordinator to fight antisemitism

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published May 22, 2024
U.S. President Joe Biden greets guests after speaking at a reception celebrating Jewish American Heritage Month in the Rose Garden of the White House, May 20, 2024. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Is Biden pivoting on Israel getting ‘everything it needs’ to fight Hamas?

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published May 20, 2024
The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Karim Khan, speaks during a work plan between the Prosecutor's Office of the International Criminal Court and the Republic of Venezuela, accompanied by the president of the Bolivarian National Assembly of Venezuela, Jorge Rodriguez, at the headquarters of the National Assembly in Caracas, April 22, 2024. (Pedro Rances Mattey/Anadolu via Getty Images)

ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas leaders

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published May 20, 2024
Shani Louk (Via Instagram)

IDF recovers Shani Louk’s body as well as two other Nova festival victims

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published May 17, 2024
Lily Greenberg Call, seen here during the 2020 Democratic presidential primary season with Kamala Harris, whose staff she joined, became the first Jewish Biden administration staffer to resign publicly over the Israel-Hamas war. (Courtesy Lily Greenberg Call)

Lily Greenberg Call, Jewish staffer who quit Biden administration over Israel policy: ‘There are so many of us who feel this way’

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published May 16, 2024
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks from the Roosevelt Room of the White House, May 02, 2024. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

In a first, Jewish Biden administration staffer resigns over war in Gaza

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published May 16, 2024
Figure 8, showing the Defendant exiting the U-Haul with his Nazi Flag.

Nazi flag-bearing Chesterfield man pleads guilty after ramming truck into barriers near White House

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published May 13, 2024
U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan answers questions during the daily press briefing at the White House, May 13, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

White House: Claim that US withheld intelligence on Hamas from Israel is ‘not true’

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published May 13, 2024
Delegates at work at the United Nations General Assembly in New York. (UN Photo/Manuel Elias)

U.N. General Assembly elevates status of Palestine delegation

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published May 10, 2024
Rep. Josh Gottheimer, a New Jersey Democrat, and Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, a Florida Democrat, listen as Margaret Grun Kibben, the chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives, leads a prayer during a vigil for Israel on the steps of the U.S. Capitol Building, Oct. 12, 2023.

26 House Democrats tell White House, ‘We cannot undermine our ally, Israel’

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published May 10, 2024
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum's Annual Days of Remembrance ceremony at the U.S. Capitol, May 07, 2024. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

‘You are not alone’: Biden in Holocaust remembrance speech vows to fight Oct. 7 denialism

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published May 7, 2024
Spelling out the words, "Decision time, life or death," demonstrators protest, calling for the release of Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip, outside Hakirya Base in Tel Aviv, May 6, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Israel strikes Rafah as Hamas accepts truce outline

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published May 6, 2024
Elon Musk says he’ll reinstate antisemite Nick Fuentes to X: ‘It is better to have anti whatever out in the open’

Elon Musk says he’ll reinstate antisemite Nick Fuentes to X: ‘It is better to have anti whatever out in the open’

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published May 3, 2024
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks from the Roosevelt Room of the White House, May 02, 2024. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Biden on campus pro-Palestinian protests: ‘Dissent must never lead to disorder,’ but don’t call federal troops

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published May 2, 2024
Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene, center, and Lauren Boebert, left, are seen during a group photo with freshmen members of the House Republican Conference in Washington, D.C., Jan. 4, 2021. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Marjorie Taylor Greene opposed antisemitism bill because it rejects ‘Gospel’ that ‘the Jews’ handed Jesus to executioners

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published May 1, 2024
A group of Columbia University students, advocating for their university to divest from Israel, demonstrate outside Hamilton Hall, the site of a student takeover, in the early morning of April 30, 2024 (Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images)

White House condemns student takeover says use of ‘intifada’ is hate speech

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published April 30, 2024
President Joe Biden meets with his top Cabinet and National Security officials to discuss Iran's attacks on Israel, at the White House, April 13, 2024. (White House)

Iran’s attack draws Israel and US closer together after weeks of growing tension

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published April 13, 2024

Iran launches dozens of drones at Israel, risking an escalation in the Israel-Hamas war

RON KAMPEAS, JTA
Published April 13, 2024
Palestinian workers transfer the bodies of the volunteers from the World Central Kitchen who were killed from an Israeli airstrike, from Al-Najjar Hospital, to Rafah crossing, in the southern Gaza Strip, April 3, 2024. (Mohammed/Flash90)

Israeli military fires 2 officers in the wake of World Central Kitchen killings: ‘A serious failure’

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published April 5, 2024
People gather around the damaged car used by U.S.-based aid group World Central Kitchen, that was hit by an Israeli strike in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on April 2, 2024. (AFP via Getty Images)

Israel says its strike killed 7 World Central Kitchen humanitarian aid workers in Gaza

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published April 2, 2024
Rep. Tim Walberg, a Michigan Republican, leaves a meeting of the House Republican Conference at the Capitol Hill Club, Feb. 28, 2023. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Getty Images)

Michigan congressman says he wasn’t advising nuclear war after telling Israel to approach Gaza ‘like Nagasaki and Hiroshima’

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published April 1, 2024
Sen. Jeff Merkley, an Oregon Democrat, speaks at a press conference on the introduction of the Senate ETHICS Act outside of the U.S. Capitol Building, April 18, 2023. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Democrat Senator lambasted for advancing a ‘blood libel’ linking Easter and Israel criticism

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published April 1, 2024
Security cameras hang across the street from the Park East Synagogue in New York City.

Major U.S. Jewish groups object to federal security funding cuts

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published March 27, 2024
Joe Lieberman in 2005.

Joseph Lieberman, centrist senator and first Jew on a major presidential ticket, dies at 82

RON KAMPEAS, JTA
Published March 27, 2024
U.S. Defense Secretary Austin Meets With Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant At The Pentagon, March 26, 2024. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Israeli defense minister Yoav Gallant emphasizes importance of US-Israel ties during DC visit

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published March 27, 2024
Howard Kohr, CEO of AIPAC, testifies before the House Appropriations Committee in Washington, D.C. March 12, 2019. (Astrid Riecken/Getty Images)

Howard Kohr, longtime AIPAC director, announces retirement

RON KAMPEAS, JTA
Published March 27, 2024

Netanyahu is unpopular in Israel but not for the reasons you might think

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published March 21, 2024
Left to right, George Krupp, Liana Krupp and Liz Krupp attend Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation Seventh Annual Fall Symposium & Luncheon at The Pierre Hotel in New York City, Nov. 14, 2016.

Prominent Jewish names join letter to Biden from progressive donors warning against ‘unconditional’ support for Israel

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published March 20, 2024
Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event in Waterloo, Iowa, Dec. 19, 2023.

Trump says any Jew who votes for Democrats ‘hates their religion’

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published March 18, 2024
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address during a joint meeting of Congress in the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol, March 07, 2024. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

In State of the Union, Biden tells Israel that humanitarian aid is not a ‘bargaining chip’

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published March 7, 2024
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks on the 59th commemoration of the 'Bloody Sunday’ Selma bridge crossing in Selma, Alabama, March 3, 2024. (Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images)

Kamala Harris cheered, after calling for 6-week ‘immediate ceasefire’ in Gaza

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published March 4, 2024
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