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

Jacob Frey defeats Democratic Socialist opponent Omar Fateh in Minneapolis mayoral race, signaling hope for Jewish voters concerned about anti-Israel rhetoric in the Democratic Party.

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

US SENATOR Bernie Sanders arrives for a news conference on blocking offensive weapons sales to Israel, at the Capitol last year. Israeli action,s which he warned would lead to catastrophe, have, in fact, contributed to stability, the writer argues.

Thank you, Bernie Sanders, for showing critics of Israel lack rational judgment - opinion

 Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Trump participates in a "Fighting Anti-Semitism in America Event" in Washington

Could Donald Trump be the next liberal Zionist hero? - analysis


AIPAC-PAC, J Street, going head-to-head in five democratic primary races

AIPAC opened its Political Action Committee (PAC) in December, and for the first time the two pro-Israel lobbies are going head to head in five different states.

Rep. Andy Levin of Michigan.

AIPAC defend recent round of endorsements: 'Imperative to build the broadest possible coalition'

The progressive group J Street sharply criticized the PAC for its endorsement, noting that some 35 of the Republicans AIPAC’s list voted not to certify the 2020 presidential elections.

 THEN-PRIME minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the AIPAC Conference in Washington in 2018.

Congresswoman accused of pro-Palestinian bribery dropped by J Street

Newman is under investigation for allegedly promising Lymen Chehade, a Palestinian-American academic, a job on her congressional staff if he agreed not to run against her in a primary.

 Marie Newman, then-candidate for Congress in IL-03, speaks to reporters after receiving the endorsement of Reps. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., and Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., in Washington DC, Jan. 17, 2018.

Reporting Palestinian violence undermines anti-Israel agenda - opinion

Everything about these attacks undermines everything that J Street and the slam-Israel media and the State Department crowd are trying to promote.

 A CONFRONTATION takes place between Palestinian protesters and police in Sheikh Jarrah on Monday.

Pro-Palestinian influence at center of congressional bribery allegations

Because of redistricting, Newman will likely face another Democratic incumbent, Sean Casten, in a primary this year.

Joint session of Congress to certify Joe Biden as the next US president in the US Capitol in Washington

Democratic Socialists of America not expelling Rep. Bowman for Israel trip

The Democratic Socialists of America — which endorses BDS — opted not to expel Rep. Jamaal Bowman for a trip he took to Israel last month with the liberal Israel lobby J Street.

Jamaal Bowman speaks at a watch party as he takes an early lead in the democratic primary for New York's 16th Congressional District in Yonkers, New York, US, June 23, 2020.

Squad member Jamaal Bowman meets Israeli FM Yair Lapid

One of the six-member “Squad," Jamaal Bowman, is currently on a tour of the country with a liberal pro-Israel group and met with its foreign minister, Yair Lapid.

REP. JAMAAL BOWMAN (D-New York) speaks at a watch party in Yonkers, New York, last year.

Lapid denies shift in policy after J Street meeting

J Street brought a delegation of Members of the US Congress to the Knesset on Monday, where they met with Yair Lapid and other politicians.

Foreign Minister Yair Lapid (R). October 18, 2021.

Does the new US foreign spending bill condition aid to Israel? - analysis

Here’s a breakdown of the Israel-related content in the Department of State’s Foreign Operations and Related Programs Appropriations Act for 2022, and why it matters.

Howard Kohr, Ceo of AIPAC, testifies before the House Appropriations Committee in Washington, DC on March 12, 2019. The hearing was a State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs Subcommittee hearing on FY2020 appropriations for State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs.

J Street drops bid to join Zionist umbrella group

The movement’s leadership denied any plan to keep out J Street, saying it was observing protocols and seeking to be fair to newer members of the umbrella

A J Street panel meeting