Politics

On white nationalist’s show, Georgia state official Kandiss Taylor said Jews are ‘controlling everything’

The comments were condemned by Georgia’s only Jewish state representative, Democrat Esther Panitch.

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Balloon drop at the 2024 Democratic National Convention

We asked Jewish Democrats about their party and Israel. Here’s what they told us.

Eleven Jews who came to the DNC from eight states and all different viewpoints share their hopes and fears for their party.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

RFK Jr. ends long-shot presidential campaign, which included series of bizarre comments about Jews

At the same time, Kennedy was a vocal defender of Israel, calling its war in Gaza “a moral war” and stating, “Self-defense means destroying Hamas.”

In accepting nomination, Kamala Harris pledges to seek ceasefire, support Israel and work toward Palestinian freedom

Josh Shapiro

Josh Shapiro: ‘Donald Trump is obsessed with me’

Democrats deny mainstage spot to pro-Palestinian group after parents of Hersh Goldberg-Polin appear

Harris campaign says Trump ‘denigrates American Jews’ as war of words over Jewish voters escalates

Jon Polin and Rachel Goldberg-Polin, parents of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, speak on stage during the third day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on August 21, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Crowd chants ‘Bring them home’ as parents of Israeli hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin speak at DNC

Who are Rachel Goldberg-Polin and Jon Polin, the Israeli-American hostage parents speaking at the DNC?

Bill Pascrell, NJ Democrat who tread a fine line on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, dies at 87

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