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Trump to address conference of Orthodox Jews in wake of West-Fuentes controversy

Trump to address conference of Orthodox Jews in wake of West-Fuentes controversy

Published December 15, 2022
Report: Iran plotting to kill Jews

Report: Iran plotting to kill Jews

Published December 3, 2022
From McConnell to McCarthy, Republican leaders criticize Trump’s dinner with Holocaust denier

From McConnell to McCarthy, Republican leaders criticize Trump’s dinner with Holocaust denier

Published November 29, 2022
Trump’s dinner with a Holocaust denier draws rare criticism from some of his Jewish allies

Trump’s dinner with a Holocaust denier draws rare criticism from some of his Jewish allies

Published November 27, 2022
Donald Trump is running for president, again. Recapping his volatile relationship with American Jews

Donald Trump is running for president, again. Recapping his volatile relationship with American Jews

Published November 15, 2022
Oregon auction house removes Himmler’s purported dagger after Jewish groups complain

Oregon auction house removes Himmler’s purported dagger after Jewish groups complain

Published April 27, 2021
Birthright restarting trips to Israel as nation nears herd immunity

Birthright restarting trips to Israel as nation nears herd immunity

Published April 27, 2021
John Kerry denies he ever talked about Israeli strikes on Syria with Iranian foreign minister

John Kerry denies he ever talked about Israeli strikes on Syria with Iranian foreign minister

Published April 27, 2021
Merrick Garland

Senate confirms Merrick Garland as attorney general

Published March 11, 2021
US President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris deliver remarks in Wilmington, Delaware, on Nov. 7, 2020. (Andrew Harnik by /POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Iran, Israel, anti-Semitism and more: What to watch in Joe Biden’s presidency

Published November 7, 2020
U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, left, signs a declaration guaranteeing Israels qualitative military edge with Israel Defense Minister Benny Gantz at the Pentagon in Washington DC on October 22, 2020. (U.S. Department of Defense)  

Amid Middle East peace deals, Israel and the US reassert commitment to Israel’s ‘qualitative military edge’

Published October 23, 2020
An activist with Tag Meir, an Israeli group funded by the New Israel Fund, hands out flowers on a day to counter racism in Jerusalem on June 1, 2019. (NIF/Yossi Zamir)

An activist says it is ‘electioneering’ for nonprofits to call candidates racist. Jewish groups say it’s routine.

Published August 4, 2020
John Lewis spoke at a 1987 rally in support of Soviet Jewry in Washington, D.C. (C-SPAN screenshot)

John Lewis and the Jews: 6 moments that showcase an enduring alliance

Published July 22, 2020
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a “Make America Great Again” rally at Minges Coliseum in Greenville, North Carolina, on July 17, 2019. (NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)

Trump makes his week of ‘send them back’ about Jews. Few Jews are happy.

Published July 19, 2019
Rep. Ilhan Omar on Capitol Hill, Nov. 15, 2018. Photo: Mark Wilson/Getty Images 

Ilhan Omar apologizes for tweets saying AIPAC buys politicians’ backing for Israel

Published February 11, 2019

Nancy Pelosi calls on Ilhan Omar to ‘immediately apologize’ for ‘anti-Semitic’ comments

Published February 11, 2019

Jewish Democratic lawmakers criticize Ilhan Omar for saying AIPAC buys pro-Israel support

Published February 11, 2019
Ilhan Omar speaks at an election night results party in Minneapolis, Nov. 6, 2018. Photo: Stephen Maturen/Getty Images

Ilhan Omar says AIPAC pays politicians to be pro-Israel

Published February 11, 2019

House members introduce bill that would fund Holocaust education programs in schools

Published February 6, 2019
President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address at the Capitol, Feb. 5, 2019. Photo: Doug Mills/The New York Times/Pool/Getty Images

5 Jewish takeaways from Donald Trump’s State of the Union address

Published February 6, 2019
Ron Dermer, Israel’s next ambassador to the U.S., speaks at a 2009 convention for Jewish bloggers in Jerusalem. 

In Ron Dermer, Netanyahu taps pugnacious loyalist as D.C. envoy

Published July 9, 2013
President Obama embraces Elie Wiesel before delivering a speech about the Holocaust and its meaning at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, April 23 2012.

Obama outlines Holocaust lessons that are particular and universal

Published April 24, 2012

Obama administration to seek waiver on UNESCO funding ban

Published February 15, 2012
Protesters in the aftermath of deadly riots march in Cairo on Feb. 3 2012. The increasing chaos in Egypt, including the recent arrest of U.S. democracy activists, has raised questions about how it factors into U.S. and Israel security considerations in the region.

Threats to cut Egypt assistance could impact Israel, U.S. influence in Mideast

Published February 12, 2012
The political career of Sen. Russ Feingold, shown on the campaign trail for Barack Obama in Eau Claire, Wis., in August 2008, was marked by a fierce independence. Photograph by Phil Freedman

As Feingold exits, Senate loses a principled liberal

Published November 9, 2010
Randy Altschuler, right, a Republican who holds a slim lead in his suburban New York congressional district, campaigning this summer with Rep. Eric Cantor, currently the only GOP Jewish lawmaker in the Congress. (Courtesy Randy Altschuler for Congress)

First sign of the new U.S. political reality — Bibi’s swagger

Published November 9, 2010
President Obama holds a working dinner with, clockwise from left, King Abdullah II of Jordan, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, Quartet envoy Tony Blair and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in the Old Family Dining Room of the White House, Sept. 1, 2010.

At talks, Arab leaders press for freeze, final status

Published September 2, 2010

For now, U.S. and Israel agree on Iran, peace talks and flotilla probe

Published June 15, 2010
President Barack Obama lunches with Elie Wiesel in the Oval Offices private dining room, May 4, 2010.

White House charm offensive pays off: Wiesel says tension is ‘gone’

Published May 4, 2010
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, seen with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, is among the top Obama administration officials who appear to be taking steps to stress U.S. support for Israel.

Obama spreads the love, keeping Jewish leaders happy—for now

Published April 30, 2010

Key U.S. lawmaker sees Iran bill by April

Published March 17, 2010

Little resistance to settlements policy at White House meeting

Published July 14, 2009

Livni would find friends in D.C.

Published February 12, 2009
For pro-Israel crowd, Iraq report has some unwelcome proposals

For pro-Israel crowd, Iraq report has some unwelcome proposals

Published December 14, 2006

Jewish candidates win big in primaries across United States

Published September 13, 2006
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