Republican Jewish Coalition

Jewish groups push back against Trump’s Iran deal, more quietly than in 2015

“Trust President Trump,” the Republican Jewish Coalition told its followers Thursday, becoming the most notable Jewish group to support Trump’s memorandum of understanding.

JUNE 19, 2026|ByANDREW LAPIN/JTA

JEWS PROTEST against the nuclear deal reached with Iran before US Vice President Joe Biden meets with Jewish community leaders at the David Posnack Jewish Community Center on September 3, 2015, in Davie, Florida.

Jacob Reses, second from the left, accompanies JD Vance to a meeting with Senate Republicans at the US Capitol in Washington, DC on Nov. 16, 2022.

JD Vance's Jewish chief of staff and confidant to leave role shortly

Reses, who’s been in his role since Vance and President Donald Trump took office in January 2025, is perhaps the closest Jewish official in Vance’s orbit.

JUNE 12, 2026|ByJOSEPH STRAUSS/JTA

Tucker Carlson attends a meeting with oil executives in the East Room of the White House, Washington DC, Jan. 9, 2026.

Some Jewish Republicans say Tucker Carlson threat diminished, others fear presidential run

Carlson has said that politics is “not what I do,” adding, “The whole idea of, ‘I’ve been a successful cable news host, I should be president!’ - that whole way of thinking is disgusting to me.”

JUNE 6, 2026|ByJOSEPH STRAUSS/JTA

REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL candidate Brandon Herrera speaks during a campaign rally at the Constantino S Pizza restaurant on February 26, 2026 in Somerset, Texas.

Trump endorses Brandon Herrera, Texas GOP candidate who owned copy of ‘Mein Kampf’

“Brandon is strongly supported by many Highly Respected MAGA Warriors in Texas, and Republicans in the US House,” the president wrote on his social network Truth Social.

MARCH 12, 2026|ByANDREW LAPIN/JTA

Netanyahu met Republican US Senator Ernst at Jerusalem Office, PMO says

This is the second time Ernst and Netanyahu have met in the last year, with them previously meeting in August 2025, when the war with Hamas was still ongoing in Gaza.

JANUARY 23, 2026ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, today (Friday, 23 January 2026), at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, met with US Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA).

Rep. Randy Fine’s incendiary comments on Muslims alarm many Jews, backed by pro-Israel right

The Florida Republican ignited a new round of controversy with a series of remarks about Palestinians and “mainstream Muslims” that his critics say are not just provocative but amount to “genocidal.”

DECEMBER 31, 2025ByANDREW LAPIN/JTA

REP. RANDY Fine, former gambling executive, won a special election in a deep-red district on Florida’s northeast coast.

Paraguay's ambassador to US eyes AIPAC-style advocacy, stronger ties with Israel and Taiwan

DIPLOMATIC AFFAIRS: Gustavo Leite spoke at the Republican Jewish Coalition summit and emphasized to The Jerusalem Post that Paraguay has been a staunch ally of Israel since 1945.

NOVEMBER 8, 2025ByZVIKA KLEIN

‘WE WANT to share in the prosperity of our allies.’ Monica Crowley, US chief of protocol, welcomes Gustavo Alfredo Leite Gusinky, incoming ambassador to the US from Paraguay, for an Ambassador Credentialing Ceremony at the White House in Washington, in September

'Britain has James Bond, Israel has the Mossad,' Dermer says at Republican Jewish Coalition

Dermer told RJC CEO Matt Brooks that if Americans had to “choose one” country, it would be one that can defend itself, provide high-grade intelligence, excel in cyber, and produce advanced weaponry.

NOVEMBER 2, 2025ByZVIKA KLEIN

Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer at an on-stage interview with the Republican Jewish Coalition CEO Matt Brooks during the leadership summit in Las Vegas on November 1, 2025.

'We must confront it': Sen. Ted Cruz describes antisemitism on the Right as a 'growing cancer'

“In the last six months, I have seen antisemitism rising on the right in a way I have never seen in my entire life. We must confront it," Texas Sen. Ted Cruz said in Las Vegas.

OCTOBER 31, 2025ByZVIKA KLEIN

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz speaks at the Republican Jewish Coalition conference on October 31, 2025.

Republican Jewish Coalition faces leadership test on Israel’s fate at Las Vegas summit - editorial

With a visible rise in Republican Jews, the Republican Jewish Coalition has the potential to shape legislative priorities, help rebuild Israel and strengthen the US-Israel alliance long term.

OCTOBER 31, 2025ByJPOST EDITORIAL

Men wear Trump yarmulkes while waiting for U.S. President Donald Trump to address the Republican Jewish Coalition 2019 Annual Leadership Meeting in Las Vegas

Jews cannot ignore the GOP anymore: Why I’ll be in Vegas - comment

The Republican Jewish Coalition is meeting in Las Vegas this weekend. Participating is an opportunity to recontextualize the American conversation around Israel and show institutional gratitude.

OCTOBER 30, 2025ByZVIKA KLEIN