Joseph Strauss
Vice President JD Vance speaks at a MAGA Inc. super PAC event in Sterling Heights, Michigan, on August 31, 2026. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / POOL / AFP)
September 1, 2026, 12:16 pm
Vance courts Jewish Republicans, but leaves Tucker Carlson ties unanswered
One RJC leader called it a “progress day for JD Vance and the Jewish community.”
By Joseph Strauss
Former celebrity poker player and Instagram influencer Dan Bilzerian has referred to his opponent as a "fat Jew" and referenced Adolf Hitler in a positive light in a recent campaign video. (Prodip Guha/Getty Images)
August 18, 2026, 7:20 pm
Antisemitism takes center stage in Florida races featuring anti-Israel Republicans
Fishback is eyeing the governor’s seat and Bilzerian hopes to head to Congress.
By Joseph Strauss
Central Synagogue in Manhattan. (Michael Horowitz)
August 16, 2026, 9:47 pm
Jewish watchdog urges NYPD to increase officers in hot spots after synagogue attack
Community training helped guards respond quickly to apprehend assailant, group says.
By Joseph Strauss
Argentina's star Lionel Messi, left, in Atlanta on Jul. 7, 2026, and Spain's star Lamine Yamal in Inglewood on Jul. 2, 2026. Spain and Argentina will meet in the 2026 World Cup football tournament final match at the New York/New Jersey Stadium in East Rutherford on July 19, 2026. (Roberto Schmidt and Etienne Laurent / AFP via Getty Images)
July 19, 2026, 1:59 pm
Why Argentina and Spain’s World Cup final has become a proxy for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Online supporters have cast Sunday’s football match as a symbolic contest, reflecting the countries’ sharply different foreign policies and fueling antisemitic conspiracy theories.
By Juan Melamed and Joseph Strauss
House Minority Whip Katherine Clark (right) voted in favor of Rep. Thomas Massie's amendment, while House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (left) voted against it. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via Getty Images)
July 15, 2026, 9:47 pm
More than 100 House Democrats support failed Massie bid to cut military aid to Israel
The result underscored Democrats’ shifting sentiment toward the U.S.-Israel relationship.
By Joseph Strauss
Sen. Bernie Sanders (center) stands with Troy Jackson (left), who is now running for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate, and Graham Platner (right), who was then the Democrats' presumptive nominee, during Sanders' “Fighting Oligarchy” tour, May 24, 2026, in Orono, Maine. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
July 9, 2026, 1:03 pm
Possible Platner replacements and their divergent stands on Israel
Candidates hoping to become the Maine Democratic nominee for Senate are split on key issues of concern to the Jewish community.
By 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
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