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Trump victory could give new hope to Jonathan Pollard

Trump victory could give new hope to Jonathan Pollard

Lawyers appealing decision on ‘arbitrary’ parole conditions.   Figure close to Jonathan Pollard have spoken with advisers to US President-elect Donald Trump about allowing the… Read More ›

Head of Jewish Republican Coalition calls out ADL for anti-Trump bias

Head of Jewish Republican Coalition calls out ADL for anti-Trump bias

Matt Brooks says anti-hate organization ‘put their thumb on the scale’ in criticizing anti-Semitism related to Trump campaign   WASHINGTON — Republican Jewish Coalition Executive… Read More ›

American Jews voted 70%-25% in favor of Clinton over Trump, poll shows

American Jews voted 70%-25% in favor of Clinton over Trump, poll shows

But Republicans say president-elect got second-highest total vote among Jews in past 30 years, outpaced only by Romney   WASHINGTON – Jewish voters overwhelmingly voted… Read More ›

Could Bernie Sanders have beaten Donald Trump?

Could Bernie Sanders have beaten Donald Trump?

The 74-year-old Jewish socialist from Vermont aimed to appeal to the one key group that delivered the election: white, working-class voters   JTA — At… Read More ›

BDS in Israel is a dangerous phenomenon, says Im Tirtzu

BDS in Israel is a dangerous phenomenon, says Im Tirtzu

Peleg said that at the beginning of the century there was an increase in the number of foreign-funded organizations operating in Israel.   The Boycott,… Read More ›

DC synagogue and cultural institution watches the election together

DC synagogue and cultural institution watches the election together

There had been talk in the lead up that the state has a chance to turn blue, but no one could confidently predict an outcome… Read More ›

Experts: Over 200 US-approved textbooks teach Palestinians to kill Jews

Experts: Over 200 US-approved textbooks teach Palestinians to kill Jews

The violent curriculum can be found in 240 books – ranging from civics to mathematics – in over 400 UNRWA schools in the West Bank,… Read More ›

Analysis: No matter who wins, the Jews lost this election

Analysis: No matter who wins, the Jews lost this election

This election has clearly unsettled no small number of Jews in the U.S., and a share of those watching it unfold from abroad, as well.… Read More ›

How key US Senate races are shaping up for Israel

How key US Senate races are shaping up for Israel

A number of important US Senate races are also up for grabs, and they could have a huge impact on the Jewish community in general… Read More ›

Erdan admits government discriminates against Jews on Temple Mount

Erdan admits government discriminates against Jews on Temple Mount

Public security minister says their safety comes first.   The government discriminates against Jewish visitors to the Temple Mount out of concern for their safety,… Read More ›

Anti-Semitism unleashed by Trump followers chills Jewish voters

Anti-Semitism unleashed by Trump followers chills Jewish voters

For many Americans who thought bigotry and prejudice against Jews were ailments of the distant past, the 2016 race has been a bitter wake-up call… Read More ›

Amos Oz presents prize to Breaking the Silence

Amos Oz presents prize to Breaking the Silence

At an award ceremony at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Breaking the Silence was awarded an alternative cash prize after being denied the Berelson Prize… Read More ›

I don’t think I can live through four years of Trump’s America’

I don’t think I can live through four years of Trump’s America’

Will a Republican win on Tuesday see mass aliya?   As the 2016 US presidential election campaigns have gotten increasingly grisly, talk of Americans seeking… Read More ›

Nissenkorn will not interfere with gov’t decision on public broadcasting

Nissenkorn will not interfere with gov’t decision on public broadcasting

Which of the two Israeli broadcasting entities will go, which will stay or will they merge.   After threatening last week to call a national… Read More ›

Canadian Jews press government to accept Yazidi refugees

Canadian Jews press government to accept Yazidi refugees

Yazidi families fleeing IS brutality are being privately sponsored by Jewish donors to come to Canada   In June, the Jewish Federation of Winnipeg, Manitoba,… Read More ›

Senior MK says he’ll bring up UNESCO vote with Russians

Senior MK says he’ll bring up UNESCO vote with Russians

Avi Dichter leading Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee delegation to Moscow to mark 25 years of diplomatic ties   The chairman of the Foreign Affairs… Read More ›

Trump campaign fires back at ADL over ad criticized for anti-Semitic tones

Trump campaign fires back at ADL over ad criticized for anti-Semitic tones

Spokesman for GOP nominee accuses anti-hate group of playing partisan politics, says it should focus on ‘real anti-Semitism and hatred’   WASHINGTON — The Trump… Read More ›

Comptroller report sheds light on failures to retrieve Holocaust survivor’s property

Comptroller report sheds light on failures to retrieve Holocaust survivor’s property

The report shows that just 15% of the assets found to have been taken from Holocaust survivors were returned to their owners by the Hashava… Read More ›

Why the Jewish vote is so important to US presidential candidates

Why the Jewish vote is so important to US presidential candidates

50% of the financial donations to the Democratic Party and 25% of those to Republicans come from Jews. Ten US senators are Jewish, as are… Read More ›

Clinton aide: ‘Florida is going to be a 1% state’

Clinton aide: ‘Florida is going to be a 1% state’

Clinton’s Jewish director to ‘Post’: We need everyone to go out and vote.   WASHINGTON – The Clinton campaign is suffering from nightmares over the… Read More ›