Us aid to israel

Georgia Senate candidate says Israeli forces 'violated law of conflict' when asked about genocide

Asked whether Israel was guilty of genocide, Ossoff said the determination was a matter for the ICC, but added that "there is no doubt in my mind" that Israeli forces violated international law.

|ByIDAN KWELLER
US Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA) speaks at a press conference following the Democratic weekly policy lunch on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., December 9, 2025.
Democratic US Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed speaks to the press in the spin room after taking part in a debate with Republican rival candidate Mike Rogers, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, US, October 8, 2026.

El-Sayed says Israel, Iran have both proven 'dangerous' to US in Michigan Senate debate

Abdul El-Sayed repeatedly declined to say whether Iran poses a greater threat to the United States than Israel, arguing that "both of them have proven dangerous in their own way."

|ByIDAN KWELLER
Maine Democratic Senate candidate Troy Jackson speaks in Biddeford, Maine, on Sept. 13, 2026.

Maine Senate candidate Troy Jackson opposes US giving Israel 'blank check'

Just before the Democratic nominating convention this past summer, Jackson vowed that he would “never vote in favor of US taxpayer-funded military aid to Israel.”

|BySHARON UDASIN/ JTA
Demonstrators from the group Jewish Voice for Peace hold an emergency Passover Seder outside of ICE headquarters on April 14, 2025 in New York City. The group is calling for freedom for Palestine, the release of Mahmoud Khalil, and to protest President Trump.

Fringe rabbis recruit Jewish clergy to lobby against US military aid to Israel, halt weapons sales

The coalition, called 'Rabbis for Block the Bombs, ' launched publicly on 23 August and so far has 92 signatories.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER

Rita to perform at Jerusalem Post Conference in New York

Beloved songstress Rita won’t only be singing at this year’s Jerusalem Post Conference on April 6 in New York City. She’ll also be talking.

MARCH 6, 2014ByDAVID BRINN
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