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25 ViZionaries: Benaya Cherlow - No. 6

Founded SuitedSoldiers to help strengthen bipartisan support for Israel in Congress

Benaya Cherlow, founder of SuitedSoldiers
US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before boarding Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on September 9, 2026.

Trump claims Tehran trying to influence midterms, says war will end after election

The United States House of Representatives hold a candleight vigil for Israel outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington Friday, 13th October 2023, 02:45

US Reps announce new caucus focused on combatting antisemitism on campuses

US President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed Bin Salman attend a bilateral meeting at the Royal Court in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 13, 2025

Trump's letter to Congress on Saudi Arabia-United States nuclear agreement released


AIPAC-backed Democrat loses California House special election to Aisha Wahab

Wahab and Hernandez will again face each other in November. The winner of that election will hold the congressional seat for a full two-year term.

U.S. House candidate, California state Sen. Aisha Wahab speaks to the media during an election-night watch party at Firefighters Local 1909 on August 18, 2026 in Hayward, California

Stuck between antisemitism and anti-Zionism, sense wins out in Florida primaries - comment

Florida’s primaries produced plenty of the political chaos for which the state has become famous. Ultimately, antisemitism was rejected, and it was a good night for pro-Israel and Jewish candidates.

Rep. Randy Fine, the Jewish Republican incumbent in Florida’s 6th Congressional District, won his primary against social media personality Dan Bilzerian on Tuesday. Here, Fine addresses The Jerusalem Post Annual Conference in New York, June, 2026.

Randy Fine beats Dan Bilzerian as another Jewish incumbent wins primary

In another race, South Florida Democrat Rep. Lois Frankel defeated outsider Victoria Doyle in a Democratic primary race on Tuesday.

REP. RANDY Fine, former gambling executive, won a special election in a deep-red district on Florida’s northeast coast.

Debbie Wasserman Schultz wins primary after Florida redistricting upends her longtime district

Manley, her main opponent, spent considerable airtime on the campaign trail criticizing both her support of Israel and the financial backing she has received from AIPAC

Florida Democratic Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz campaigns outside of the Kings Point Clubhouse polling station on August 18, 2026, in Tamarac, Florida.

Florida democratic socialist Nixon wins Democratic Senate primary in upset

In a separate race, Alaska's nonpartisan primary pits Sen. Dan S. Sullivan against Mary Peltola and Republican Dan J. Sullivan, whom Trump accuses of confusing voters and diluting the GOP vote.

HALLANDALE, FLORIDA - AUGUST 17: Democratic U.S. Senate candidate, Florida state Rep. Angie Nixon waves as she is introduced to the congregation at the Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church on August 17, 2026 in Hallandale Beach, Florida.

AIPAC-backed candidate John Larson defeated in Connecticut Democratic primary by Luke Bronin

The pro-Israel lobby group is increasingly viewed as politically toxic in Democratic primaries across the country, with several progressive candidates notching victories after opposing it.

Luke Bronin takes to the stage at his campaign watch party in Hartford, Connecticut after John Larson conceded in the race, resulting in Bronin’s win over the district on August 11, 2026.

Senators press Rubio, Bessent on lack of counter-evasion sanctions on Russia

The US last imposed major sanctions on Russia in October 2025, when the Treasury Department targeted Russian oil companies Rosneft and Lukoil.

(File Photo) Marco Rubio and Scott Bessent arrive before US President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla participate in an arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on April 28, 2026.

‘It’s us against the Jew’: One third of Dan Bilzerian's posts contain antisemitic rhetoric - study

Bilzerian is a well-known antisemitic conspiracy theorist and podcaster. He is currently running against Congressman Randy Fine in the August 18th Republican primary in Florida’s 6th District.

 Dan Bilzerian on Patrick Bet-David show, August 2024.

US House Democrats press Anthropic, OpenAI about rogue AI agents

OpenAI and Anthropic disclosed in July that their AI agents had broken out of their environments and hacked into the systems of other companies during cybersecurity tests.

Sam Altman, OpenAI CEO

Israel loses a friend in Congress: Rep. Kay Granger dies, 83 - opinion

A staunch supporter of the Jewish state in her capacity as both chair of the House Appropriations State and Foreign Operations Subcommittee and the Committee on Appropriations, she will be missed

Rep. Kay Granger speaks at a Norway F-35 rollout celebration at Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth in 2015.