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Jon Ossoff distances himself from left-wing streamer Hasan Piker, joining several Democrats

Ossoff’s campaign had never responded to requests for comment about Piker until Thursday, as a slew of Democrats condemned the anti-Israel streamer’s comments.

Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff (left), who is Jewish, joined a chorus of Democrats who distanced themselves from anti-Israel streamer Hasan Piker (right).
Yam Madar.

Israel National Team falls 101-90 to Georgia in World Cup tune-up

 An American Airlines Airbus A321 airplane departs from Los Angeles International Airport en route to Dallas on October 17, 2025 in Los Angeles, California; Illustrative.

Passenger burned after laptop computer catches fire aboard American Airlines flight to Dallas

 US Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA) attends a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on voting rights on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, April 20, 2021.

Jon Ossoff is not betraying Israel, and his critics do not speak for Georgia’s Jews - opinion


Georgia candidate faces backlash over Passover ad with challah instead of matzah

A Georgia Senate candidate faces backlash after a Passover ad featured challah, a bread traditionally avoided during the holiday. The gaffe sparked ridicule across political and Jewish circles.

A Georgia Democratic candidate for the state Senate, Nathalie Kanani, came under ridicule after a Passover ad published in the Atlanta Jewish Times reportedly featured challah, a leavened bread traditionally avoided during the holiday. April 5, 2026.

Israeli national soccer team draws at Georgia in friendly

Ahead of the Nations League matches coming up in the fall, Israel played Georgia to a 2-2 draw in friendly action over the weekend at Mikheil Meskhi Stadium in Tbilisi.

OMRI GANDELMAN (with ball) celebrates after scoring the equalizing goal in Israel’s 2-2 friendly draw with Georgia in Tbilisi over the weekend.

Prince of Tbilisi: Teen Izhak Ashpiz’s impressively stoic rise to Israeli judo royalty

Winning gold here as an outsider is akin to winning a high-stakes poker game in a room full of professionals who own the house. Ashpiz didn’t just win; he dictated the terms of the engagement.

IN THE world rankings published this week, 18-year-old Israeli judoka Izhak Ashpiz was No. 14 in the under-60 kg weight class.

Ilia II, Georgian Church leader who shaped national identity, dies at 93

Ilia II, the Catholicos-Patriarch of Georgia, died on Tuesday after being hospitalized, said senior cleric Metropolitan Shio.

People pay their last respects to Georgia's late Patriarch Ilia II as his remains are carried to the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Tbilisi, Georgia March 18, 2026.

Luka Gadrani anchors Beitar Jerusalem’s defense as championship race heats up

Gadrani, who joined the club at the end of September from Kairat Almaty, has been one of the standouts as the Georgian national team defender provides a cool, calm, and collected presence.

BEITAR JERUSALEM defender Luka Gadrani has brought stability to the club’s back line since arriving from Kairat Almaty, helping the capital side stay in title contention.

New study examines debate over brain-dead pregnant women kept on ventilator

The case that occurred in 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia, has just been described in “The halachic heartbeat at the edge of life: navigating maternal brain death and fetal life.”

Prof. John Loike (R), Prof Alan Kadish (M), and Rabbi Tzvi Flaum (L)

Looking back at George Washington’s 1790 letter, the root of American religious freedom

George Washington to the Jews of Newport, Rhode Island, and the presentation of him by artist Arthur Szyk.

Declaration of Independence of the United States. New Canaan, 1950. Featuring George Washington.

Trump declines to take sides between Vance, Rubio in 2028 successor debate

Trump also endorsed a MAGA prosecutor in Georgia against Marjorie Taylor Greene, stepped back from a major media merger fight between Netflix and Warner Bros, and faced Human Rights Watch criticism.

US President Donald Trump (C), Vice President JD Vance (L) and Secretary of State Marco Rubio (R) pictured in the White House, November 6, 2025; illustrative.

FBI searches Atlanta election office, chasing Trump 2020 vote fraud claims

This comes a week after Trump said at the World Economic Forum in Davos that people will be prosecuted for what they did in the 2020 election, which he again falsely claimed was "rigged."

ILLUSTRATIVE: A member of the FBI removes items from a home in Dearborn, Michigan, on October 31, 2025.

Emory University removes Iranian official Larijani's daughter from medical faculty - report

Dr. Fatemeh Ardeshir-Larijani was previously listed on the Emory University School of Medicine's website as an assistant professor in the Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology.

Protesters demand the removal of Fatemeh Ardeshir-Larijani from Emory's medical department, January 2026.