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This isn’t pro-Israel: Cutting US aid to Israel rewards its enemies - opinion

As missiles continue to target Israel, US aid and Iron Dome funding face political backlash, with Democrats and advocacy groups divided over Israel’s defense strategy.

|ByALIZA PILICHOWSKI
US Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) walks to the Senate floor at the US Capitol in Washington, US, October 21, 2021.
A VISITOR holds an AIPAC folder in an elevator in Rayburn House Office Building on March 12, 2024 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.

Most American Jews oppose AIPAC spending in Democratic primaries, survey finds

The survey comes as AIPAC has faced heightened scrutiny for pouring millions of dollars into Democratic primary races in New Jersey and Illinois in recent months.

|ByGRACE GILSON/JTA, JOSEPH STRAUSS/JTA
Anti-missile batterie fire interception missiles toward incoming ballistic missiles launched from Lebanon, as seen in northern Israel, during the war with Iran and Hezbollah and ongoing missile fire toward Israel, March 22, 2026.

US funding for Iron Dome air defense system no longer enjoying bipartisan support

Funding was relatively uncontroversial in the past, but some of the progressives now opposing Iron Dome funding are arguing that Israel does not need the assistance.

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American Jews balance Democratic party loyalty with concerns over Iran - opinion

Between loyalty to Democrats and concern for Israel, American Jews navigate their stance on the Iran war.

|ByBATSHEVA NEUER

Presidential hopeful Michael Bennet: I think about my family during the Holocaust every day

The son of a Holocaust survivor mother, Bennet, 54, was the superintendent of Denver public schools prior to being tapped in 2009 to fill the vacated Senate seat.

OCTOBER 30, 2019ByJOSEFIN DOLSTEN/JTA
Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO)

At J Street, military assistance to Israel became a campaign issue - analysis

Outside the convention center’s main hall, a merchandise stand offered items including a sticker stating “This Jew is disloyal to bigots” depicting a caricature of US President Donald Trump.

OCTOBER 29, 2019ByOMRI NAHMIAS
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., October 17, 2019.

Ilhan Omar praises Breaking the Silence exhibit on 'occupation in Hebron'

This year, J Street's "Rise to the Moment" national conference saw speakers such as presidential candidates Bernie Sanders, Pete Buttigieg, Julian Castro and Amy Klobuchar.

OCTOBER 29, 2019ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
U.S. Rep Ilhan Omar (D-MN) takes part in a discussion on "Impacts of Phobia in Our Civic and Political Discourse" during the Muslim Caucus Education Collective’s conference in Washington, U.S., July 23, 2019

Klobuchar at J Street: Trump chose Russia over Israel

Pro-Israel presidential hopefully Amy Klobuchar would not commit to conditioning military aid to Israel on a building freeze in the settlements but didn’t rule it out.

OCTOBER 28, 2019ByOMRI NAHMIAS
Amy Klobuchar speaks at the 2019 J Street National Conference

Democratic leaders, presidential hopefuls to address J Street conference

Key Democratic leaders such as Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, and Senate minority leader, Chuck Schumer will address J Street's seventh conference.

OCTOBER 27, 2019ByOMRI NAHMIAS
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) hold a news conference with fellow congressional Democrats to demand that the U.S. Senate vote on the House-passed "Bipartisan Background Checks Act" passed by the House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol in W

Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer to headline J Street conference

"J Street is proud to stand with so many allies who are defending democracy and working towards a better future,” J Street President Jeremy Ben-Ami said

OCTOBER 5, 2019ByBEN SALES/JTA
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) hold a news conference with fellow congressional Democrats to demand that the U.S. Senate vote on the House-passed "Bipartisan Background Checks Act" passed by the House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol in W

J Street’s Israel trip wasn’t alternative Birthright. It was better

JULY 30, 2019ByGABRIELLA KAMRAN
‘WHAT SET ‘Let Our People Know’ apart from my Birthright trip was the impossibility of looking away from the complex implications of Zionism that are our real birthright as diaspora Jews.’

Wadi Hummus: J Street head says Israel 'weaponizing' building permits

Jeremy Ben-Ami, president of the progressive J Street, issued a statement against Israel's forced evictions and demolitions of Palestinian homes.

JULY 23, 2019ByOMRI NAHMIAS
One of the 18 Wadi Hummus buildings slated for demolition

Get ready for the new wave: Young, passionately Jewish — and anti-Zionist

Emerging from the anti-Zionist camp is a new wave of Jewish leftists who are taking a different approach.

JULY 9, 2019BySPENCER SUNSHINE/JTA
MEMBERS of Jewish Voice for Peace demonstrate in New York in 2015. (Courtesy)

J Street’s first ‘Birthright’ alternative trip arrives in Israel

The nine-day trip allows young American Jews to experience the landmarks of Israel, while going in-depth into the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

JULY 3, 2019BySYDNEY DENNEN
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