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Down to the wire: Knesset election slates take shape as deadline nears

With less than two weeks to file candidate lists, parties are still juggling reserved slots, mergers, new recruits and survival around the electoral threshold

Moran Azulay, Yuval Karni, Einav Halabi | 08.26.26

'I’m on the right side of history': anti-Israel Democrat Angie Nixon wins Florida Senate primary

Nixon defeated heavily funded Jewish rival Alex Vindman as another AIPAC-backed candidate struggled in California, underscoring the limits of pro-Israel spending

Daniel Edelson, New York | 08.19.26

Israel election 2026: Democrats party unveils Knesset slate after 86% primary turnout

More than 97,000 members voted digitally, placing Naama Lazimi, Gilad Kariv and Efrat Rayten in the top elected spots behind party leader Yair Golan

Yuval Karni | 07.20.26

The Democrats walk a tightrope between protest and power

Opinion: Party members voting in today’s primary must choose candidates capable of replacing Israel’s government without turning a future coalition into a permanent street protest

Nahum Barnea | 07.20.26

Israel election 2026: Democrats hold first primaries under Yair Golan

Some 114,000 party members will choose among 51 candidates for an estimated 10 to 12 viable Knesset slots, with three incumbent lawmakers favored to lead the vote and Labor-Meretz tensions shaping the race

Yuval Karni | 07.20.26

בניין הקפיטול קפיטול קונגרס סנאט בית נבחרים וושינגטון ארה"ב

More than half of House Democrats vote to cut Israel aid in growing split

The total vote, 104-314, was not enough to attach the amendment to a broader national security spending bill, but signals that once rock-solid bipartisan support for Israel is disintegrating

Associated Press | 07.16.26

Democrats candidate under fire over Gaza-Holocaust comparison ahead of primary

Somaya Bashir, seen as a strong contender for a Knesset slate spot, faces renewed scrutiny over a disputed 2022 Labor membership drive and criticism from LGBTQ activists

Yuval Karni | 07.08.26

Troubling US poll: 30% of Americans believe Israel committed genocide in Gaza

Nearly three years after Oct. 7, US support for Israel has sharply eroded; an AP-NORC poll found about a third of Americans, including half of Democrats and 30% of Jewish Americans, believe Israel committed genocide in Gaza

AP | 07.07.26

גרהאם פלטנר מועמד הדמוקרטים לסנאט במדינת מיין

Anti-Israel Democrat faces calls to quit Senate race over assault claim

Graham Platner denies ex-partner’s allegations that he assaulted her in 2021, but the accusation has rocked a key Senate race and prompted state Democrats to urge him to withdraw

Daniel Edelson, New York | 07.07.26

‘Like dating the Tinder Swindler’: opposition rejects Netanyahu unity push ahead of election

Lapid says Yesh Atid will not sit with Netanyahu after PM called for a broad national government at a Saturday press conference, accusing him of failing to take responsibility for October 7 and predicting he will lose the next election

Moran Azulay, Itamar Eichner | 06.29.26

Netanyahu could challenge election defeat in ‘Jan. 6’ scenario, lawmaker warns

The Democrats' Naama Lazimi says the anti-Netanyahu bloc must win decisively to prevent him from disputing the results, accusing him of putting political survival above national security

Yuval Karni | 06.13.26

Key protest leaders join Democrats party in shift from streets to politics ahead of election

Yair Golan says protest leaders Moshe Radman and Ami Dror will join the party along with other activists; Danny Elgarat, brother of slain hostage Itzik Elgarat, is also expected to join

Moran Azulay, Roy Rubinstein | 01.06.26

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Zohran Mamdani

Breaking with Bibi and bombs: progressive wave hits pro-Israel Democratic establishment

A decade after Netanyahu’s Congress speech fractured the pro-Israel consensus, young Democratic outsiders are storming the primaries, rejecting AIPAC cash and old-guard politics; Sanders allies revolt, as the party shifts sharply left

Tzippy Shmilovitz, New York | 11.29.25

Mamdani’s win reshapes Jewish Democrats as Israel-Gaza divide upends New York politics

Progressive Muslim Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral win over Andrew Cuomo exposes deep divisions among New York’s Jewish voters and reshapes the city’s political landscape amid tensions over Israel’s war in Gaza

Reuters | 11.09.25

Harvard Law School professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz

Dershowitz quits Democrats after 60 years, citing party’s anti-Israel turn

Harvard law professor warns Mamdani victory could reshape party nationwide; urges Jewish voters to ‘stay and fight’

Alexandra Lukash | 11.03.25