Arizona
Former US senator Jon Kyl, key author of Jerusalem Embassy Act, dies at 84
In addition to his work securing funding for the Arrow missile defense system, Kyl also fought against former US president Barack Obama’s recognition of a Palestinian state
Republicans defend US House majority as 50 competitive races loom ahead of 2026 midterms
Flash flood in Grand Canyon National Park leaves one dead, over a dozen missing
Human remains found near Nancy Guthrie's home not related to investigation, sheriff department says
Arizona offers gas chamber as an execution method for Jewish inmate
Arizona law still allows gas to be used in executions of people who were originally sentenced prior to 1992.
Arizona adopts IHRA definition of antisemitism
The state of Arizona voted to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's (IHRA) Working Definition of Antisemitism on Tuesday
Arizona Senate censures Wendy Rogers, but not for antisemitic comments
The censure instead focusing on her encouraging violence against Americans.
Arizona Jews sue to stop the state from executing people with Zyklon B
During the Holocaust, the Nazis used pellets of Zyklon B in the gas chambers at Auschwitz and other death camps.
GOP Senate candidate shoots Democrats Biden, Pelosi in Super Bowl ad
Jim Lamon is running to become the new senator for Arizona, challenging incumbent Democrat Sen. Mark Kelly. In the ad, he is shown taking on the "DC Gang."
The founder of Jumpstart wants to be Arizona’s first Jewish governor
Aaron Lieberman, 50, calls himself an “accidental entrepreneur” — after serving as Jumpstart’s CEO for its first seven years.
Climate-only scientific models may underestimate scope of biodiversity damage - study
Though the catastrophic effects of climate change on biodiversity are already visible, current models based solely on climate data may underestimate the full scope of the damage.
Gabrielle Giffords just celebrated her bat mitzvah at age 51
Former US House Representative Gabrielle Giffords from Tuscon's eighth district celebrated her bat mitzvah last Saturday at the age of 51.
Meet the Jews of the Grand Canyon and rural Arizona
Jewish life takes a different shape in rural areas than it does in the city.
Far-right influencer Baked Alaska charged with harming Hanukkah display
Tim "Baked Alaska" Gionet has been labeled a neo-Nazi, white supremacist and antisemitic conspiracy theorist, and was one of many to storm the US Capitol on January 6.
