{"id":2645625,"date":"2026-08-16T07:13:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T11:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ossoff-georgias-first-jewish-senator-faces-angry-jewish-voters\/"},"modified":"2026-08-16T07:15:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T11:15:21","slug":"ossoff-georgias-first-jewish-senator-faces-angry-jewish-voters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ossoff-georgias-first-jewish-senator-faces-angry-jewish-voters\/","title":{"rendered":"Ossoff, Georgia\u2019s first Jewish senator, faces angry Jewish voters"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fossoff-georgias-first-jewish-senator-faces-angry-jewish-voters%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2645625&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA), Georgia\u2019s first Jewish senator running for a second term, faces a challenging reelection amid divided support from Jewish voters. His mixed record on Israel, including votes for and against U.S. military aid,has led to criticism from Jewish donors and political leaders in Georgia,who question his commitment to Israel\u2019s security. Some voters, like Cheryl Dorchinsky, a formerly Democratic voter now considered \u201cpolitically homeless,\u201d express disappointment with Ossoff\u2019s stance, especially given his pro-Israel rhetoric. His campaign has declined to comment on these criticisms.<\/p>\n<p>Republican opponent Mike Collins has attacked Ossoff, citing his perceived wavering on Israel and personal controversies involving Collins\u2019s son-in-law\u2019s past antisemitic posts, though Collins herself has distanced from those views. Collins also faces scrutiny over his own connections to individuals associated with white nationalism. Voters remain uncertain, with some frustrated by both candidates\u2019 flaws.<\/p>\n<p>Jewish donors historically support Democratic candidates but are now more selective, supporting those they see as genuinely pro-Israel and against antisemitism. While some Democrats are cutting back on donations due to extremist candidates emerging from primaries, others believe political loyalties will ultimately favor ossoff. Ossoff\u2019s prospects depend on how jewish and moderate voters weigh his record, his stance on israel, and local political dynamics.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jon-ossoff\/\">Jon Ossoff<\/a> (D-GA) is putting Georgia\u2019s longtime <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3321425\/georgia-jewish-leaders-turn-away-jon-ossoff-want-brian-kemp\/\">Democratic Jewish voters<\/a> in a spot this November that some once thought would be virtually unthinkable: whether to support the Peach State\u2019s first Jewish senator for a second term in one of the country\u2019s most competitive races.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ossoff\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3494146\/panicked-democrats-fracture-gaza-israel-what-comes-next\/\">mixed record on Israel<\/a>, which includes votes for and against U.S. military aid, has stirred fierce criticism from Jewish donors and political leaders in Georgia. They say his legislative decisions in Washington are undermining his pro-Israel rhetoric amid heightened divisions and antisemitism in the Democratic Party.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4688333\/jon-ossoff-georgias-first-jewish-senator-faces-angry-jewish-voters\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Jon Ossoff, Georgia\u2019s first Jewish senator, faces angry Jewish voters<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4687662\/trump-possible-campaign-spending-2026-elections\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Where Trump could spend his $400 million war chest in 2026<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4685395\/alaska-primary-elections-what-to-know-double-dans-several-candidates-toss-up\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Alaska primary: What to know before Tuesday\u2019s election<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s definitely not standing up and speaking the truth about Israel when you\u2019re trying to take weapons from them during a war,\u201d said Cheryl Dorchinsky, co-founder and executive director of the nonpartisan and nonprofit Atlanta Israel Coalition. \u201cIt always hurts more when someone is Jewish and they behave this way.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dorchinsky once identified with Democrats as a \u201ctree-hugging vegetarian and liberal in the classic sense.\u201d But she\u2019s now a split-ticket voter who considers herself \u201cpolitically homeless\u201d and calls Ossoff\u2019s record \u201cextremely disappointing\u201d and \u201cfrustrating.\u201d She is among those grappling with a choice between Ossoff and Republican nominee Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA), who has <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4651171\/mike-collins-son-in-law-posted-white-nationalist-antisemitic-statements\/\">baggage of his own<\/a> that\u2019s spurned Jewish voters.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI listen to people say, \u2018Vote blue, no matter who.\u2019 But I\u2019ve stopped voting party lines a long time ago. I learned that it\u2019s better to vote for an individual, someone that may actually mean what they say, than simply based on party lines,\u201d Dorchinsky said in an interview. \u201cI noticed that liberal didn\u2019t mean liberal anymore, and progressive was suddenly like Jew hate code.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ossoff, who was sworn into office in 2021 using a book of Hebrew scripture, has described his support for Israel as \u201cironclad\u201d and that his voting record strikes a balance. He\u2019s defended his positions as a way to criticize the conservative Israeli government and its actions in the Gaza war while still supporting the country\u2019s security against terrorism.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Ossoff campaign declined to comment for this story.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Atlanta Jewish Times<\/em> Publisher Michael Morris, in a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.atlantajewishtimes.com\/an-open-letter-to-senator-jon-ossoff\/\">scathing rebuke<\/a>, sought to dismantle Ossoff\u2019s reasoning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhen a rhetorical bill reaches the floor \u2014 condemning Hamas after Oct. 7 or affirming Israel\u2019s right to defend itself \u2014 you vote with heartfelt sympathy for Israel,\u201d Morris wrote in an open letter. \u201cBut when a bill offers Israel tangible strategic support \u2014 munitions, rifles, bombs, military and financial assistance \u2014 your record is abysmal, and you throw Israel under the bus. You are with Israel on the votes that cost you nothing, and against it on the votes that actually matter. All that heartfelt sympathy is smoke and mirrors.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ossoff, a potential 2028 presidential contender, has not responded to the criticism.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Collins has used the opportunity to assail the Senate Democrat as a \u201csellout who is too afraid to stand up for what\u2019s right when his next political promotion is on the line.\u201d In a statement, the GOP nominee said further that he\u2019s \u201cstood with Israel by voting to fund its missile defenses, punish Hamas and their financial backers, and bring the October 7 hostages home, while Ossoff has voted against Israel\u2019s right to defend itself at every opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But Jewish voters hoping to find greater refuge with Collins may be disappointed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The second-term congressman has faced his own controversies that exist largely from his personal life. Most notably, his son-in-law, who\u2019s been in close proximity to his\u00a0Senate campaign, has <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4651171\/mike-collins-son-in-law-posted-white-nationalist-antisemitic-statements\/\">shared posts online<\/a> promoting white supremacy and antisemitism. Collins hasn\u2019t echoed those views during his time in office or the campaign trail and has distanced himself from his son-in-law while condemning racism and antisemitism.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, the news came shortly after it was <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/slate.com\/news-and-politics\/2026\/05\/senate-georgia-elections-mike-collins-nick-fuentes.html\">revealed<\/a> earlier this year by <em>Slate<\/em> that Collins\u2019s former chief of staff, Kip Talley, was in a group chat with prominent white nationalists that included Nick Fuentes and Richard Spencer and tried to leverage his power to free an incarcerated Holocaust denier. Talley told the outlet at the time that he acted in a personal capacity to \u201chelp a suffering inmate connect with counsel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m going to have a real hard time when it comes to deciding who to vote for, because unfortunately, I\u2019m not thrilled with his competitor, either,\u201d Dorchinsky said of Ossoff. \u201cI look forward to the day I\u2019m excited to vote again.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">FILE \u2013 Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., speaks during an interview at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, April 26, 2025, in Marietta, Ga. (AP Photo\/Brynn Anderson, File)<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; data-large-file=&#8221;https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2026\/08\/localimages\/AP25304014535648.jpg?w=696&#8243; &#8220;https:><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">FILE \u2013 Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., speaks during an interview at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, April 26, 2025, in Marietta, Ga. (AP Photo\/Brynn Anderson, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the fundraising front, historically reliable Jewish donors aren\u2019t abandoning the Democratic Party altogether. But they are being more selective on a candidate-by-candidate basis to bolster those they deem sufficiently pro-Israel and stewards against antisemitism.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019ve given to the DNC, the Democratic Party, all the committees for years,\u201d a longtime Jewish Democratic donor recently <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/4668472\/israel-divide-jewish-democrats-donors\/\">told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em><\/a>, who was granted anonymity to speak candidly about their political contributions. \u201cBut this year is the first time I am ending my donations. I\u2019m just so worried with what I\u2019m seeing with these extremist candidates coming out of primaries that are openly antisemitic and anti-Israel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rather, the donor cited Ossoff as someone they view as an ally to Israel and is among the candidates this cycle they intend to support financially.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/4668472\/israel-divide-jewish-democrats-donors\/\">DEMOCRATS\u2019 FUNDRAISING WOES RAISE QUESTIONS ABOUT WHETHER JEWISH DONORS ARE PULLING BACK<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hank Sheinkopf, a veteran Democratic strategist who advised former President Bill Clinton and is an ordained orthodox rabbi, was optimistic that Jewish voters will ultimately put aside what grievances they may have with Ossoff to side with the incumbent as Democrats try to flip the chamber.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHe\u2019s not Mamdani,\u201d said Sheinkopf, referencing New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who initially threatened to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on war crimes if he visited the city. \u201c[Ossoff] is still a Jew. They tend to be loyal. Some of them will not vote for him again because of his vote on Israel. But overall, it helps him nationally, and he should be seen as a potential presidential or vice-presidential candidate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Samantha-Jo Roth contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ossoff&#8217;s Israel votes challenge Georgia Jewish voters&#8217; support<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3108,"featured_media":2645626,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP25304014535648.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[43593,43554,84246,47334,37428],"class_list":["post-2645625","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-election-controversy","tag-georgia-politics","tag-jewish-representation","tag-ossoff","tag-racial-tensions"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP25304014535648.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2645625","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3108"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2645625"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2645625\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2645629,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2645625\/revisions\/2645629"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2645626"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2645625"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2645625"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2645625"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}