Current sectionU.S. NewsShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeSen. Jon Ossoff. Though he has voted for over $20 billion in aid to Israel overall, his votes to block some arms sales have caused frustration in Georgia's Jewish community. Credit: AP Photo/J. Scott ApplewhiteAn open letter accusing Sen. Jon Ossoff of betraying Israel has reignited the long-simmering tensions in Georgia's Jewish community. However, his opponent Mike Collins' links to white supremacists and antisemites have made defections difficultArno RosenfeldHaaretz’s Washington Correspondent11:57 PM • August 13 2026 IDTDepending on who you ask, the open letter to Sen. Jon Ossoff from the owner of the Atlanta Jewish Times published Wednesday was either a courageous intervention or simply the latest complaint from an out-of-touch older generation of Jews.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Democratic PartyJews in AmericaU.S. electionsAntisemitismRepublican PartyCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesIranWest BankMinnesotaMissing in Vienna GazaSecret Cruise MissileSettler Violence HaQuizHaaretz PodcastAre Georgia's Jews Turning on Ossoff? An Open Letter Reignites the QuestionUNRWA Warns East Jerusalem Facilities Face 'Imminent Risk' After Israeli RaidsKen Burns Thinks America's Complicated History Is Exactly What Can Unite ItIsraeli Strikes Kill Two in Gaza, Medics Say; IDF Says Hamas Militant TargetedNetanyahu's Likud Is No Longer Enabling the Far Right. It Is the Far RightRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMI50 Years Ago, a Young Israeli Was Crowned the Most Beautiful Woman in the WorldIsrael's Leading Philosopher on Manipulation, Morality and the Future of ZionismWho Is Rebeca Grynspan, the Jewish Frontrunner to Become the Next UN Chief?Phones of Missing Israeli Mother, Daughter Last Traced Near Vienna Train StationIsrael Elections: How to Actually Read the PollsU.S. University to Pay Israeli Scholar Who Lost Job for Calling Gaza a Genocide