California could become first US state to list Jewish as an ethnicity under SB 1387
California bill SB 1387 would add Jewish as an ethnic and racial identity category on voluntary state demographic forms. The bill passed the State Senate and the Assembly Appropriations Committee, and awaits an Assembly floor vote before the August 31 legislative deadline. Governor Gavin Newsom would have until September 30 to sign or veto the bill.
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Divergence score
3 outlets covered it, splitting into 2 framing camps across 2 bias groups.
2 camps
2 bias groups
The spectrum · how 3 outlets placed this story
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Times of Israel
Jerusalem Post
AP News
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International angle
Widest split · the two outlets furthest apart, and who published first
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- Times of Israelfirst
- Jerusalem Post+4.5 h
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The split, in one line
Both outlets run near-identical wire copy on SB 1387; the only divergence is that Jerusalem Post adds a bill creating a demographic category for Middle Eastern ethnicities including Israelis while Times of Israel omits it.
How each outlet covered it
No left-right split here
Coverage clusters in the center and international press. Here is each take as it stands.
Center & international coverage
“California could become first US state to list 'Jewish' as ethnicity”
“California could make Jewish an ethnic identity under groundbreaking new bill”
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Fact ledger
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Claimed
Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill in fall 2025 creating a new demographic data category for Middle Eastern ethnicities including Israelis
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