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Amir Kol (third from right) gets up to leave the Davis Human Relations Commission meeting after announcing his resignation on May 28. (Screenshot via YouTube/City of Davis)
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Citing persistent hostility, Israeli American resigns from Davis commission

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi June 5, 2026June 5, 2026
People gather at state Senator Scott Wiener’s election party at his campaign headquarters on election night, June 2, 2026. (Gabrielle Lurie/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)
Posted inPolitics

Scott Wiener advances in race to replace Pelosi

by Andrew Lapin June 3, 2026June 3, 2026
S.F. District 1 Supervisor Connie Chan (center) at a candidates’ forum with Saikat Chakrabarti (left) and Calif. state Sen. Scott Wiener (D-SF). All three are running for Congress. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
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AIPAC didn’t fund Connie Chan. Here’s what actually happened.

by Emma Goss June 1, 2026June 1, 2026
Reps. Thomas Massie (left) and Ro Khanna conduct a news conference after reviewing unredacted portions of the Jeffrey Epstein files, Feb. 9, 2026. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
Posted inPolitics

Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie team up to strip US-Israel tech cooperation from defense bill

by Grace Gilson June 1, 2026June 1, 2026
Two people hand out yard signs
Posted inPolitics

Jewish activists research and rate hundreds of candidates on antisemitism ahead of primary

by Emma Goss May 29, 2026May 29, 2026
Former mayor of Sausalito Janelle Kellman (left) and former mayor of Novato Josh Fryday (right) are both Jewish candidates for lieutenant governor in the upcoming primary election on June 2. (Screenshots via Facebook/ Janelle Kellman, Josh Fryday)
Posted inPolitics

Two Jewish Bay Area ex-mayors are running for California lieutenant governor

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(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb May 26, 2026May 26, 2026
Former U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at the Wiltern Theatre on September 29, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. Harris is in the midst of a 15-city book tour following the release of her new book “107 Days,” recounting her presidential campaign against President Donald Trump. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)
Posted inPolitics

Gaza and Israel go unmentioned in Democrats’ 2024 election autopsy report

by Joseph Strauss May 21, 2026May 21, 2026
Barney Frank speaks during PFLAG National's Love Takes Justice event at AFT Headquarters on Nov. 18, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Paul Morigi/Getty Images for PFLAG)
Posted inPolitics

Barney Frank’s final warning on Israel: ‘America’s effort should be to support the opposition to Netanyahu’

by Ron Kampeas May 21, 2026May 21, 2026
Former Rep. Barney Frank attends a bill enrollment ceremony after the House passed the Respect for Marriage Act in the U.S. Capitol, Dec. 8, 2022. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
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Barney Frank, irascible Jewish progressive who wrote landmark finance bill, dies at 86

by Ron Kampeas May 20, 2026May 20, 2026
Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) walks into the Senate Chamber on December 11, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
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Jewish groups rally behind bipartisan Senate antisemitism bill with $1B security allocation

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer May 20, 2026May 20, 2026

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