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Gavin Newsom

Gavin Newsom meets with a Californian survivor of the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks at Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center in October 2023. (Courtesy office of the Governor)
Posted inOpinion

Gavin Newsom isn’t waffling on Israel — he’s voicing sensible ideas in an era of outrage

Rob Eshman by Rob Eshman March 26, 2026March 26, 2026

This story was originally published in the Forward. Click here to get the Forward’s free email newsletters delivered to your inbox. When California Gov. Gavin Newsom told Politico in an […]

Gavin Newsom
Posted inCalifornia

Newsom staff meets with Jewish leaders after ‘apartheid’ comment about Israel

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman March 6, 2026March 7, 2026
Gov. Gavin Newsom at the 2019 California Democratic Party State Convention at the George R. Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco, California. June 1, 2019. (Gage Skidmore via Wikicommons)
Posted inOpinion

Gavin Newsom just confirmed the demise of the Democratic party’s support for Israel

Emily Tamkin by Emily Tamkin March 6, 2026March 6, 2026
Sonoma State University sign
Posted inLetters

Mayor Lurie gets it wrong. Don’t ignore genocide experts. AIPAC’s failure.

by J. Readers March 5, 2026March 5, 2026
California Gov. Gavin Newsom and his wife Jennifer Siebel Newsom at a memorial for Sen. Dianne Feinstein. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
Posted inCalifornia

Newsom: Some say Israel is ‘sort of an apartheid state,’ questions U.S. aid

Ben Samuels by Ben Samuels March 4, 2026March 5, 2026
From left, forum moderator Alex Cohen and candidates Steve Hilton, Matt Mahan, Tom Steyer, Eric Swalwell and Antonio Villaraigosa take part in the 2026 Jewish California Governor Candidate Forum at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles on Feb. 26. (Jewish Federation Los Angeles)
Posted inCalifornia

Candidates for CA governor vow to keep Jews safe and Israel ties strong

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi February 27, 2026February 27, 2026
Gavin Newsom
Posted inCalifornia

Gavin Newsom says he never has and ‘never will’ take money from AIPAC

by Joseph Strauss February 25, 2026February 25, 2026
Gavin Newsom and Ben Shapiro
Posted inPolitics

Newsom: Israel’s war in Gaza was not genocide, but ‘destruction broke my heart’

by Haaretz January 20, 2026January 20, 2026
Immigrants on a ferry boat near Ellis Island. (Department of the Treasury, Public Health Service)
Posted inIdeas

New state law says Israelis aren’t white. Let the debates begin.

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky November 12, 2025November 12, 2025
Gavin Newsom meets with a Californian survivor of the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks at Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center in October. (Courtesy office of the Governor)
Posted inBay Area

Newsom finds ‘grief’ and ‘resilience’ during one-day Israel stopover

by J. Staff October 20, 2023October 25, 2023

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