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Jewish Illinois rep. withdraws endorsement for congressional candidate over AIPAC ties

Schakowsky endorsed Donna Miller, the Cook County commissioner, in the 2nd Congressional District last month. Now, she said, she cannot let her endorsement stand.

A BANNER that reads "Dump AIPAC" is displayed by demonstrators as they take part in a protest against the US backing of the Israeli military operation in Gaza, outside the Washington office of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) in Washington, DC, US, September 22, 2025.
DEMOCRATIC INCUMBENT Representative Tom Malinowski participates in a get out the vote event ahead of next month’s midterm elections on October 29, 2022 in Rahway, New Jersey.

AIPAC ads against pro-Israel New Jersey candidate open to conditions for US aid backfires

 Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey speaks at an Election Night party in Minneapolis, Minnesota, November 4, 2025.

Jacob Frey, Jewish mayor of Minneapolis, defeats challenger who drew Mamdani comparisons

J STREET FOUNDER Jeremy Ben-Ami is flanked by Jill Jacobs of T’ruah (left) and Margo Hughes-Robinson of Partners for Progressive Israel. Ben-Ami used his platform to push divisive political resolutions, the writer charges.

WZC supposed to be about unity; J Street made it about division - opinion


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.

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

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

‘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.

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.

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.

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PA, left-wing groups call to fire Friedman for annexation comments

Friedman's remarks came in an interview with the New York Times on Friday.

US AMBASSADOR to Israel David Friedman.

AIPAC, J Street support restoring Israel-Palestine peace dialogue funding

The bill reads in part as a rebuke to the administration for ending funding for dialogue groups last year.

Peace talks Sharm el-Sheikh

J Street slams Netanyahu over promise to annex West Bank

"If carried out, even a partial annexation would be a disastrous blow to Israel’s security and democracy," said J Street president Jeremy Ben-Ami.

J Street president Jeremy Ben-Ami

Birthright blocks — and unblocks — J Street U on Twitter

Birthright participants