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Sukkot in Florida offers an Israeli family joy, community, and a reminder of war - opinion

A family’s Sukkot vacation at Disney World brings joy, but a conversation with an Israeli teenager reveals the lasting toll of wartime life.

Writer's family in the Magic Kingdom: Matan (L), Ariel (top), Eliana (R), Ye’ela (front); writer at 2nd R.
Los Angeles, USA - Close-up on the insignia and slogan of a LAPD vehicle, with the reflection of Union Station's tower visible in the car's window.

Bomb hoax targets private Jewish school in Los Angeles amid string of antisemitic bombing threats

Illustrative:  member of the Palm Beach County Sheriffs' office parks a patrol car outside of Mar-a-Lago club as part of the security for US President Donald Trump in Palm Beach, Florida on December 20, 2025.

Bomb threat called on Boca Raton Jewish preschool, law enforcement evacuates area

A man tries to push a car as waves wash over the road ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Isaias, in Englewood, Florida, US, October 9, 2026.

Trump says Hurricane Isaias 'under control,' downgraded to cyclone as it moves over Alabama


Why an anti-Israel DSA member bested Alex Vindman in a Florida Senate primary

Nixon has repeatedly accused Israel of committing genocide and criticized Vindman for staying silent on Israel.

Florida's Democratic US Senate nominee Angie Nixon greets people on the campaign trail in Miami ahead of Tuesday's primary.

Stuck between antisemitism and anti-Zionism, sense wins out in Florida primaries - comment

Florida’s primaries produced plenty of the political chaos for which the state has become famous. Ultimately, antisemitism was rejected, and it was a good night for pro-Israel and Jewish candidates.

Rep. Randy Fine, the Jewish Republican incumbent in Florida’s 6th Congressional District, won his primary against social media personality Dan Bilzerian on Tuesday. Here, Fine addresses The Jerusalem Post Annual Conference in New York, June, 2026.

Randy Fine beats Dan Bilzerian as another Jewish incumbent wins primary

In another race, South Florida Democrat Rep. Lois Frankel defeated outsider Victoria Doyle in a Democratic primary race on Tuesday.

REP. RANDY Fine, former gambling executive, won a special election in a deep-red district on Florida’s northeast coast.

After primary wins, two pro-Israel candidates will battle for Florida's governor's office

The Associated Press called both the Republican and Democratic primary races for governor at 8 p.m., about an hour after polls closed on Tuesday, with around 85% of the votes counted in both races.

 El gobernador de Florida Ron DeSantis habla en la Cena Amos Tuck de la NHGOP 2023 en Manchester, New Hampshire, EE.UU., 14 de abril de 2023.

Debbie Wasserman Schultz wins primary after Florida redistricting upends her longtime district

Manley, her main opponent, spent considerable airtime on the campaign trail criticizing both her support of Israel and the financial backing she has received from AIPAC

Florida Democratic Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz campaigns outside of the Kings Point Clubhouse polling station on August 18, 2026, in Tamarac, Florida.

Florida democratic socialist Nixon wins Democratic Senate primary in upset

In a separate race, Alaska's nonpartisan primary pits Sen. Dan S. Sullivan against Mary Peltola and Republican Dan J. Sullivan, whom Trump accuses of confusing voters and diluting the GOP vote.

HALLANDALE, FLORIDA - AUGUST 17: Democratic U.S. Senate candidate, Florida state Rep. Angie Nixon waves as she is introduced to the congregation at the Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church on August 17, 2026 in Hallandale Beach, Florida.

Republican redistricting tests the strength of Florida’s pro-Israel Democrats

Among these solidly blue districts are those where veteran Democrats, Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Lois Frankel, are competing on Tuesday.

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Florida) with voters on July 4, 2026 in Sunrise, Fla.

Florida congressional race set between anti-Zionist democratic socialist, staunch Israel supporter

The race offers a test of whether the Democratic Party’s progressive insurgency can extend to a district that includes Delray Beach, Boca Raton, and Miami Beach, and an electorate that is 25% Jewish.

Florida Democratic congressional candidate Oliver Larkin speaks with supporters on August 15, 2026 in North Miami Beach, Florida.

Florida primaries put Jewish politicians, Israel critics, and antisemitism in spotlight

No other low-polling candidate this cycle has grabbed as much attention as James Fishback, the former investment banker running for governor in Florida. 

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Florida) takes the stage alongside some of the city's commissioners at a Fourth of July celebration on July 4, 2026 in Sunrise, Fla.

‘It’s us against the Jew’: One third of Dan Bilzerian's posts contain antisemitic rhetoric - study

Bilzerian is a well-known antisemitic conspiracy theorist and podcaster. He is currently running against Congressman Randy Fine in the August 18th Republican primary in Florida’s 6th District.

 Dan Bilzerian on Patrick Bet-David show, August 2024.