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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.

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).
DEMOCRATIC US Sen. Tim Kaine (C) speaks next to fellow Democrats Chuck Schumer (L) and Adam Schiff during a press conference on Capitol Hill last week.

Washington needs quality control, not cover-up - opinion

Fuentes, the streamer and avowed antisemite who has previously said Hitler was “very f–king cool,” has been gaining more traction as a voice on the right.

Nick Fuentes says his problem with Trump ‘is that he is not Hitler’

A protestor hold a placard which reads "USA already has too much ICE" during a demonstration under the motto "Greenland is for Greenlanders" in front of the US embassy in Copenhagen on January 14, 2026.

Most Americans oppose Trump’s push to take control of Greenland, poll finds


JD Vance says stopping immigration key to eliminating US antisemitism

Vance also laid out his attitude about criticism of Israel, tweeting, “I would say there’s a difference between not liking Israel (or disagreeing with a given Israeli policy) and anti-semitism.”

US VICE PRESIDENT JD Vance exits his motorcade before boarding Air Force Two en route to Washington, DC, at Ben Gurion Airport on October 23, 2025 in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Trump brands fentanyl a ‘weapon of mass destruction’ in drug war escalation

The designation, unprecedented for a narcotic, signals Trump’s intent to treat fentanyl not merely as a public health crisis but as a national security threat on a par with chemical warfare.

US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after a ceremony for the presentation of the Mexican Border Defense Medal in the Oval Office of the White House on December 15, 2025 in Washington, DC.

Bruce Blakeman, Jewish Long Island politician, launches run for NY governor

The announcement sets up a Republican primary between Blakeman, who is Jewish, and Rep. Elise Stefanik, who has positioned herself as a bulwark against antisemitism.

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman speaks to the crowd during his State of the County address held at the Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legislative Building in Mineola, New York, March 6, 2024.

US Supreme Court revives pro-Republican Texas voting map

The Supreme Court reinstated Texas’s GOP drawn electoral map, a move that could shift multiple House seats and intensify the 2026 battle for control of Congress.

State Representative Matt Morgan (R-TX) holds a map of the new proposed congressional districts in Texas, during a legislative session, August 20, 2025; illustrative.

Senate Foreign Relations Committee advances Yehuda Kaploun as antisemitism envoy

All 12 committee Republicans supported Kaploun, while only two Democrats, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire and Sen. Jacky Rosen of Nevada, joined them.

Rabbi Yehuda Kaploun testifies during his Senate confirmation hearing for the role of Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism, Nov. 19, 2025, in Washington, DC.

US lawmakers want war powers vote after Trump pledges Venezuela attack 'soon'

After Trump told reporters repeatedly that a land attack would start "very soon," a group of senators filed a resolution to block US military action against Venezuela without congressional approval.

US President Donald Trump speaks with members of the media following a call with military service members, on Thanksgiving, in Palm Beach, Florida, US, November 27, 2025.

Nick Fuentes complains about being left off StopAntisemitism's ‘Antisemite of the Year’ list

StopAntisemitism named Tucker Carlson, Ms Rachel, Marcia Cross, and Cynthia Nixon, among others, as finalists for the award. Previous finalists, including Fuentes, are not nominated again.

Nick Fuentes sits down for an interview with Tucker Carlson, Oct. 28, 2025.

Republicans press for answers on Venezuela strikes despite Trump’s backing

Republican lawmakers are demanding clarity on Venezuela boat strikes after reports of a second, possibly illegal, strike.

The US Navy’s Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group, including the flagship USS Gerald R. Ford, USS Winston S. Churchill, USS Mahan and USS Bainbridge, sail towards the Caribbean Sea under F/A-18E/F Super Hornets and a US Air Force B-52 Stratofortress, in the Atlantic Ocean November 13, 2025.

The US political right's rising hostility to Israel cannot be ignored - opinion

Tucker Carlson is widely seen as close to Vice President J.D. Vance and is thought to have used his influence to secure Vance’s selection as Trump’s running mate.

US VICE PRESIDENT JD Vance effectively validated accusations of disproportionate influence by pro-Israel advocates on US policy, providing ammunition for those who accuse American Jews of dual loyalty, the writer charges.

Israel must pivot from US partisanship dependent on Republican loyalty - opinion

The more Israel is perceived as a purely partisan Republican project, the harder it will be to restore cross-party trust, risking the long-term erosion of legitimacy.

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu and US Vice President JD Vance meet at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem last month. US politics has transformed Israel into a volatile symbol of domestic partisan identity, the writer asserts.