Joseph Strauss
Pa. State Treasurer Stacy Garrity speaks during a visit to Coffee Inclusive in Pittston, Pa., Aug. 14, 2025. (Jason Ardan/The Citizens' Voice via Getty Images)
May 20, 2026, 8:57 pm
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro faces Trump-backed challenger in reelection bid
State Treasurer Stacy Garrity has invested heavily in Israel bonds and accused Shapiro of not taking antisemitism seriously.
By Joseph Strauss
Aleph Bet Judaica, seen after a rock was thrown at its window on Sunday, Apr. 26, 2026. (Courtesy photographer)
April 27, 2026, 2:20 pm
Assault outside synagogue and rock thrown through Judaica shop window ratchet up Toronto Jews’ concerns
The police hate crime unit is investigating after a man was denied entry and then punched someone else on his way to attend Shabbat service.
By Joseph Strauss
Dan Bilzerian was asked during a TMZ interview about referring to Rep. Randy Fine as a "fat Jew." (Screenshot)
April 13, 2026, 12:52 pm
Dan Bilzerian wants to ‘kill Israelis’ and thinks Judaism is ‘terrible.’ Now he’s running for Congress.
The influencer declined to answer when TMZ asked him whether Adolf Hitler was antisemitic.
By Joseph Strauss
A still from AZAPAC's launch video, during which its founder, Michael Rectenwald, called pro-Israel politicians "puppets" whose "strings are pulled by donors loyal to the modern nation state of Israel." (Screenshot via YouTube)
April 10, 2026, 12:14 pm
A new anti-Zionist PAC has endorsed candidates who believe Jews were behind 9/11
Michael Rectenwald, the founder of AZAPAC, has referred to Jewish people as “the Synagogue of Satan.”
By Joseph Strauss
Ken Martin, chair of the Democratic National Committee, speaks during an interview at DNC headquarters in Washington, Nob. 2, 2025. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
April 10, 2026, 10:04 am
DNC committee rejects resolution condemning pro-Israel lobby AIPAC specifically
The committee also sent two other anti-Israel resolutions to the Middle East Working Group rather than advance them.
By Joseph Strauss
A crowd packs the United Center for the Democratic National Convention, Chicago, Aug. 21, 2024. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
April 5, 2026, 2:39 pm
Democrats to weigh resolution condemning AIPAC, fueling concerns about ‘undercurrent of antisemitism’
The DNC resolution comes as rejecting the pro-Israel lobbying group’s support has become a defining issue in Democratic races.
By Joseph Strauss
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators rally outside AIPAC headquarters and the offices of Sens. Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, who've both been endorsed by the group, in New York City, Feb. 22, 2024. (Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images)
March 26, 2026, 2:18 pm
These pro-Palestinian PACs are trying to beat AIPAC at its own game
A super PAC called American Priorities says it will spend “at least $10 million” on this year’s midterm elections to counter the pro-Israel lobby’s spending.
By Joseph Strauss
Some Jewish Republicans are losing patience with Vice President JD Vance, who has not condemned Tucker Carlson. (From left: Madison Thorn/Anadolu via Getty Images; Joseph Strauss)
March 12, 2026, 9:56 am
At Republican antisemitism confab, Tucker Carlson is the villain — and JD Vance the unspoken question
The Republican Jewish Coalition’s national chairman said he has no concerns about Vance, who has yet to make a decisive statement on Carlson.
By Joseph Strauss
Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas speaks at the Antisemitism Symposium hosted by the Republican Jewish Coalition and National Review, Washington, D.C., March 10, 2026. (Joseph Strauss)
March 11, 2026, 8:42 am
Ted Cruz says GOP not ‘winning’ fight against antisemitism from figures like Tucker Carlson
At a conservative symposium on anti-Jewish bigotry, the Texas Republican worries about both major parties becoming “unambiguously anti-Israel and unapologetically antisemitic.”
By Joseph Strauss
A visitor holds an AIPAC folder in an elevator in Rayburn House Office Building on March 12, 2024 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
March 10, 2026, 2:58 pm
AIPAC is targeting candidates who want to condition aid to Israel.
The embattled pro-Israel lobby is weighing races across the country as an increasing number of politicians pledge not to accept its endorsement or affiliated PAC’s money.
By Joseph Strauss
California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaking after signing a clean energy agreement at the Foreign Office in London, Feb. 16, 2026. (Yui Mok/PA Images via Getty Images)
February 24, 2026, 7:03 pm
Gavin Newsom says he never has and ‘never will’ take money from AIPAC
Newsom, who is expected to run for president in 2028, is one of the most high-profile Democrats to swear off the pro-Israel lobbying group.
By Joseph Strauss
Fuentes, the streamer and avowed antisemite who has previously said Hitler was “very f–king cool,” has been gaining more traction as a voice on the right. (Screenshot)
January 16, 2026, 3:26 pm
Nick Fuentes says his problem with Trump ‘is that he is not Hitler’
Fuentes’ comments came a few days after Trump said he doesn’t approve of antisemites in the Republican Party.
By Joseph Strauss
Once he assumes office in January, Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani (right) will have the power to revoke or modify Eric Adams’ (left) executive orders. (Left: John Lamparski/Getty Images; Right: Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images)
December 5, 2025, 12:46 pm
Eric Adams issues executive order barring BDS
Mamdani will have the power to lift the order when he takes office on Jan. 1.
By Joseph Strauss
The winners of the search for America's "best Jewish college athlete" will be announced in March 2026. (Photo at center courtesy Manischewitz; JTA illustration)
December 3, 2025, 12:25 pm
Manischewitz is taking suggestions for its next matzah-box cover athlete
The Jewish food company has opened up a search for the “best Jewish college athletes in America,” who will grace Manischewitz matzah boxes in 2026.
By Joseph Strauss
Washington State Cougars quarterback Zevi Eckhaus, who was raised Orthodox, is honored as one of the team's seniors before the game against the Oregon State Beavers, Nov. 29, 2025, at Martin Stadium in Pullman, Washington. (Oliver McKenna/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
December 2, 2025, 9:28 am
Meet Zevi Eckhaus, the bowl-bound Jewish quarterback who prays at the 18-yard line
Eckhaus, who plays for the Washington State Cougars, was raised Orthodox and is one of few Jewish players in NCAA Division I football.
By Joseph Strauss
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