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Republican redistricting tests the strength of Florida’s pro-Israel Democrats

Among these solidly blue districts are those where veteran Democrats, Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Lois Frankel, are competing on Tuesday.

AUGUST 18, 2026|BySHARON UDASIN

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Florida) with voters on July 4, 2026 in Sunrise, Fla.

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Florida) takes the stage alongside some of the city's commissioners at a Fourth of July celebration on July 4, 2026 in Sunrise, Fla.

Florida primaries put Jewish politicians, Israel critics, and antisemitism in spotlight

No other low-polling candidate this cycle has grabbed as much attention as James Fishback, the former investment banker running for governor in Florida.

AUGUST 18, 2026|ByANDREW LAPIN/JTA

An election worker holds an envelope containing ballot stubs at a polling station during the Michigan primary elections, in Detroit, Michigan.

Jewish Democrat Jeremy Moss defeats pro-Palestinian rival in Michigan primary

The Associated Press called the race for Moss after 74% of the vote had been counted, with him taking 49.2% of the vote, far outpacing his next-closest rival, pro-Palestinian attorney Aisha Farooqi.

AUGUST 5, 2026|ByANDREW LAPIN/JTA

Dr. Dan Diker, President of the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs (JCFA)

Israel must 'open its eyes' as House votes on US-Israel aid, JCFA pres. tells 'Post' - interview

"It's clear that the Democratic Party has moved consequentially to the left, and that they are much more heavily influenced by people on the progressive flank," Diker told the Post.

JULY 16, 2026|ByMATHILDA HELLER

With DeSantis out, will Mideast calculate odds on Trump win? - analysis

Many countries in the world will begin to factor in the possibility of a Trump victory into their policies.

JANUARY 22, 2024BySETH J. FRANTZMAN

Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump holds a rally in advance of the New Hampshire presidential primary election in Rochester, New Hampshire, U.S., January 21, 2024.

House calls on MIT, Harvard presidents to resign over campus antisemitism

The vote was 303 to 126, with 125 democrats voting against the resolution. Elise Stefanik, the lead initiator of the resolution, condemned those Democrats who did not support the bill.

DECEMBER 15, 2023ByRON KAMPEAS/JTA

U.S. Representative Elise Stefanik (R-NY) speaks during a House Education and The Workforce Committee hearing titled "Holding Campus Leaders Accountable and Confronting Antisemitism" on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., December 5, 2023.

Presidential candidate Chris Christie visits Israel, vows to share atrocities witnessed

Christie urged protestors to “come to Israel and see it for yourself.” • “If you don’t understand the stakes after seeing this, then you’re lost.”

NOVEMBER 13, 2023ByJOANIE MARGULIES

Ruby Chen, the American father of a hostage held by Hamas shows a dog tag with the words "Bring them home" on it to the former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, at Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov) in Tel Aviv, Israel November 12, 2023

Trump's rivals pledge to back Israel amid swipes at third Republican debate

Nikki Haley, a former UN ambassador who has staked much of her candidacy on her foreign policy credentials, faulted Biden for pressing Israel to consider humanitarian pauses.

NOVEMBER 9, 2023ByREUTERS