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California special election becomes battleground over AIPAC's influence in Democratic Party

Bold America, another group that has received funding from the United Democracy Project, has spent roughly $1.8 million, according to The Hill.

|ByGRACE GILSON/JTA
Aisha Wahab speaks during the Bay Area Abortion Rights Coalition commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade at City Hall in San Francisco, California, on Jan. 25, 2023.
Jeremy Ben-Ami, president of J Street, speaks at the group's national conference in 2018.

J Street defends College Democrats co-sponsorship amid backlash over Hasan Piker speech

Hasan Piker used his College Democrats convention speech to condemn Democrats who support Israel and call for an end to US military aid, intensifying criticism of J Street’s presence at the event.

|ByGRACE GILSON/JTA
Brad Lander, candidate for New York’s 10th Congressional District, speaks to the media while standing next to New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani during a watch party after winning the primary elections in Brooklyn, New York, U.S., June 23, 2026.

Takeaways from the NY primaries: Shifting Jewish power centers, Mamdani the Kingmaker and more

Mamdani, at his rally last week backing his preferred candidates, triggered backlash from Jewish corners for comparing pro-Israel lobbyists AIPAC to “monsters.”

|ByANDREW LAPIN/JTA
Israeli politicians, government ministers, public officials and supporters take part in the Israel Day Parade in New York City, May 31, 2026

Smotrich parade row exposes deep divide among American Jews - opinion

NYC Israel Day Parade controversy highlights growing tensions within global Jewish communities.

|BySHERWIN POMERANTZ

Can AIPAC and J Street coexist? The shrinking middle ground in US-Israel support - opinion

Israel is either an apartheid genocidal state, or it can do no wrong. The result is that the political currency of being a bridge-builder has depreciated.

MAY 31, 2026ByYISRAEL KLITSNER
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the AIPAC policy conference in Washington, DC, U.S., March 6, 2018

J Street’s Ilan Goldenberg: Liberal Zionism can reverse deteriorating US-Israel relationship

DIASPORA AFFAIRS: J Street senior vice president Ilan Goldenberg tells The Jerusalem Post that he believes that a liberal Zionist position will help Israeli relations with the US.

MAY 30, 2026ByMICHAEL STARR
The liberal Zionist position represents the best approach to sustain the US-Israel bilateral relationship, former adviser to US vice president Kamala Harris and J Street official Ilan Goldenberg told the ‘Post.’

The panicked Israeli ambassador’s outburst against J Street - opinion

Netanyahu and his coalition partners have decisively chosen a path that goes against the mostly liberal US Jews.

MAY 25, 2026BySEBASTIEN LEVI
ISRAELI AMBASSADOR to the US Yechiel Leiter in the Oval Office seen at the White House in April 2026.

Hundreds of Jewish leaders call on Israeli ambassador to apologize for attack on J Street

J Street is the leading liberal pro-Israel lobby and has increasingly staked out positions that have departed from other mainstream pro-Israel groups.

MAY 21, 2026ByGRACE GILSON/JTA
Israel's Ambassador to the US, Yechiel Leiter, listens during a meeting with US President Donald Trump, Lebanon's Ambassador to the US, Nada Hamadeh Moawad, and Leiter, at the White House in Washington, DC on April 23, 2026.

Leiter’s blunt accuracy may be undiplomatic, but his criticism is valid - editorial

Israeli Ambassador Yechiel Leiter's words were harsh, certainly. But his criticism of J Street and Bernie Sanders is not unwarranted.

MAY 20, 2026ByJPOST EDITORIAL
Yechiel Leiter, Israel's ambassador to the US departs from the US Capitol on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, June 25, 2025

Leiter says J Street is 'cancer of the Jewish community' over org's Israel arms stance

J Street recently changed its position on American security assistance to Israel and called for phasing out direct US military aid, including funding connected to systems such as Iron Dome.

MAY 19, 2026ByIDAN KWELLER
Israel's Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter the President residence in Jerusalem, February 16, 2025.

This isn’t pro-Israel: Cutting US aid to Israel rewards its enemies - opinion

As missiles continue to target Israel, US aid and Iron Dome funding face political backlash, with Democrats and advocacy groups divided over Israel’s defense strategy.

MAY 3, 2026ByALIZA PILICHOWSKI
US Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) walks to the Senate floor at the US Capitol in Washington, US, October 21, 2021.

Most American Jews oppose AIPAC spending in Democratic primaries, survey finds

The survey comes as AIPAC has faced heightened scrutiny for pouring millions of dollars into Democratic primary races in New Jersey and Illinois in recent months.

APRIL 15, 2026ByGRACE GILSON/JTA, JOSEPH STRAUSS/JTA
A VISITOR holds an AIPAC folder in an elevator in Rayburn House Office Building on March 12, 2024 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.

US funding for Iron Dome air defense system no longer enjoying bipartisan support

Funding was relatively uncontroversial in the past, but some of the progressives now opposing Iron Dome funding are arguing that Israel does not need the assistance.

APRIL 14, 2026ByANDREW LAPIN/JTA
Anti-missile batterie fire interception missiles toward incoming ballistic missiles launched from Lebanon, as seen in northern Israel, during the war with Iran and Hezbollah and ongoing missile fire toward Israel, March 22, 2026.

American Jews balance Democratic party loyalty with concerns over Iran - opinion

Between loyalty to Democrats and concern for Israel, American Jews navigate their stance on the Iran war.

MARCH 14, 2026ByBATSHEVA NEUER
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