Melissa Langsam Braunstein

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The Democrats’ ominous anti-Zionist turn

AIPAC is increasingly becoming a lightning rod. The question is whether the party will allow its extremist fringe to define its position on Israel, or whether the silent majority will finally speak out

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WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 12: A visitor holds an AIPAC folder in an elevator in Rayburn House Office Building on March 12, 2024 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

New York City Mayor elect Zohran Mamdani in white shirt, speaks to members of the Centro Islamico del Caribe -Masjid Ebadur Rahman mosque on November 7, 2025 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. (Getty Images)

NY Jews prepare to fight back against anti-Zionist mayor Zohran Mamdani

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Embracing extremism: Tucker Carlson (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Follow Tucker Carlson and you’ll fall off a cliff

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OGUNQUIT, MAINE - OCTOBER 22: U.S. senatorial candidate from Maine Graham Platner speaks at a town hall at the Leavitt Theater on October 22, 2025 in Ogunquit, Maine. Platner, a veteran of the U.S. Marines and an oyster farmer, is running for the seat held by Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME). (Photo by Sophie Park/Getty Images)

Meet the Democratic candidate with a Nazi tattoo on his chest

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The Republicans’ choice: Copy the Democrats or reject extremists?

A racist Young Republican chat has triggered a fight on the US right: Should they pursue unity at any cost, or learn from the left’s collapse and reject radicals within their own camp

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October 24, 2025 10:36

Virginia Republican gubernatorial candidate, Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears. (Image: Getty)

The myth of ‘Jewish power’: How AIPAC became America’s bogeyman

The pro-Israel lobby is painted as uniquely sinister on the far left and far right. In truth it speaks for millions of Americans, Jewish and non-Jewish, who simply support a strong US-Israel relationship

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October 17, 2025 15:12

New York’s Jews work out who their friends are

As the mayoral race hots up, synagogues are for electioneering

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October 1, 2025 10:30

New York City mayoral candidate and Democratic State Representative Zohran Mamdani campaigns in New York City on April 16, 2025. (Image: Getty)

Survey of Jewish staff shows the US academy is ‘broken’

A new report details anti Jewish activity on campus

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September 26, 2025 16:10

Protestors at Harvard University (Image: Getty)

Nadler failed his Jewish base – who will replace him?

The battle to replace him will show how far Democrats have drifted from their once staunchly pro-Israel position

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September 12, 2025 17:29

Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) speaks during a New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani press conference (Image: Getty)

Flying to Spain might yet get safer for Jews

After two high profile incidents, pressure is being put on two Qatar-owned airlines

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August 21, 2025 16:57

File photo of a Vueling Airlines flight (Getty)

Republicans seize the ground on antisemitism and Israel that Democrats abandon

In Georgia and Virginia, Republican candidates are speaking directly to Jewish concerns – while Jon Ossoff, who is Jewish, and Virginia Democratic gubernatorial nominee Abigail Spanberger, side with their party

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August 14, 2025 14:54

US Sen. John Ossoff (D-GA) speaks at a campaign rally for Democratic presidential candidate, Vice President Kamala Harris on July 30, 2024 (Image: Getty)

Recognising a Palestinian state is consistent with a long history of French policy in the Middle East

Americans shouldn’t be surprised at the French President’s announcement

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July 30, 2025 12:12

President Macron has announced that France will recognise a Palestinian state in September

How America’s left and right are weaponising Epstein’s legacy

Years after his death, the disgraced financier has become political ammunition, fuelling Democratic fantasies and MAGA infighting. As so often, it’s bad news for Jews

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July 25, 2025 14:32

A billboard in Times Square calls for the release of the Epstein Files on July 23, 2025 in New York City. (Image: Getty)

The left’s war on the ADL is a warning to American Jewry

The campaign to expel the Anti-Defamation League from progressive spaces – most recently by the National Education Association – reveals how anti-Zionism has become a litmus test

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July 18, 2025 17:36