AIPAC

Should American Jews switch to voting Republican? - opinion

Antisemitism knows no political boundaries. While on the Left more seems directed at Israel with some spillover to the American Jewish community, the targets on the Right tend to be Jews.

People fill out ballots as a poll worker makes a phone call on Election Day for the midterm primary on June 9, 2026 at Dreher High School in Columbia, South Carolina.
US House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) speaks at an unveiling ceremony for the Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, June 24, 2026.

Jewish leaders defend Hakeem Jeffries from DSA political attacks

CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE Claire Valdez, Congressional candidate Brad Lander, Mayor Zohran Mamdani, and Congressional candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier raise their hands during a Get Out the Vote (GOTV) rally at King's Theater on June 18, 2026 in New York City.

Mamdani's Democrats: New York City's primary results bode ill for US-Israel relations - editorial

People wait for the flyover near the Washington Monument during a rally kicking off the Great American State Fair marking the 250th anniversary of US independence on the National Mall in Washington, DC, US, June 24, 2026.

Record 48% of Americans think US is too supportive of Israel - poll


Longtime Israel critic loses Indiana Republican House primary after campaign by Jewish groups

The RJC previously worked to oust Iowa Republican Rep. Steve King, who had a history of condoning white supremacists. He lost his primary in 2020.

 THEN-PRIME minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the AIPAC Conference in Washington in 2018.

How Howard Kohr made AIPAC a pro-Israel powerhouse while keeping out of sight

Allies said that under Kohr, earthquakes within the lobby were the exception rather than the rule.

AIPAC's longtime executive director Howard Kohr.

AIPAC is the target of an antisemitic witch hunt - opinion

The focus on AIPAC is wildly disproportionate to the lobby's size or spending.

 Protesters hold a rally across from AIPAC offices in New York City, in February, after marching and demanding a ceasefire in Gaza.

American Jewish groups mourn passing of former US Senator Joe Lieberman

ADL: We're deeply saddened by the passing of former Senator Joe Liberman. As the first Jew to appear on a national Presidential ticket - he often credited Judaism for calling him to public service.

Joe Liberman at the Herzl Conference on October 30, 2019.

Howard Kohr, longtime AIPAC director, announces retirement

Under Kohr’s leadership, AIPAC has traversed five presidencies and more than 10 Israeli elections.

Howard Kohr

Netanyahu: Wrong to hold Israel to standard no one else held to

“For Israel, every civilian death is a tragedy. For Hamas, every civilian death is a strategy,” he said. 

PRIME Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a video address to AIPAC in 2019.

Pressure rises on Biden, Democrats to reject AIPAC funds

The campaign accompanies an increasingly organized movement within the Democratic Party protesting Biden's support of Israel. 

 THEN-PRIME minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the AIPAC Conference in Washington in 2018.

Adam Schiff, advances to Senate runoff in California to replace Dianne Feinstein

The representative, Adam Schiff, a Jewish Democrat with AIPAC backing, wins elections and advances to the runoff for the US Senate.

 Democratic Senate candidate U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff and his wife Eve Schiff greet supporters during his California primary election night gathering at The Avalon in Los Angeles, March 05, 2024.

Police detain 20 anti-Zionist protesters at rallies against AIPAC, pro-Israel lawmakers

The protesters carried banners that said “Jews to Schumer: Stop funding genocide” as they linked arms outside Schumer’s office.

New York Stock Exchange surrounded by pro-Palestine, anti-Israel protests

US Jewish orgs lobby Congress to adopt IHRA definition of antisemitism in new letter

The IHRA definition notes that “criticism of Israel similar to that leveled against any other country cannot be regarded as antisemitic.”

 DEMONSTRATORS RALLY in solidarity with Israel and against antisemitism, in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, in May.