AFTER OCTOBER 7
After Jewish Students Were Blocked From His Event at USF, Antizionist Gubernatorial Candidate James Fishback Set for FAU Appearance
Kevin Deutsch
April 17, 2026

James Fishback, the anti-Jewish, anti-Israel Florida gubernatorial candidate whose campaign has been defined by attacks on Jews, Zionists, and the Jewish state, is set to appear Monday night at Florida Atlantic University, bringing his racism to a campus with a large Jewish and pro-Israel student population. His appearance in Boca Raton comes days after a volatile event at the University of South Florida where Jewish students were blocked from attending and subjected to harassment…Fishback, who is popular among participants in the antizionist hate movement and the anti-Israel wing of the Republican Party, has repeatedly pushed the libel, “No American should die for Israel,” including writing it on a Marine reservist’s helmet…He has described the U.S.-Israel alliance as a “scam” and called pro-Israel advocacy “cringe and pathetic propaganda.” In attacking AIPAC, he has falsely referred to it as a “foreign lobbying group,” called its supporters “slaves,” and characterized its political spending as bribery. READ MORE