WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump named as his Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, a realtor and golf buddy who was present at a recent foiled assassination of Trump. “Steve is a Highly Respected Leader in Business and Philanthropy, who has made every project and community he has been involved with stronger and more prosperous,” Trump […]
Continue Reading
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump named Mike Huckabee as his ambassador to Israel, picking an evangelical Christian who favors Jewish sovereignty in parts of the West Bank and who, if confirmed, would be the first non-Jew to fill the role in 13 years. “I am pleased to announce that the Highly Respected former Governor of […]
Continue Reading
U.S. law prohibits nonprofits from providing support to terrorist organizations, but enforcing that prohibition requires the government to furnish proof of a violation, triggering a judicial process that can be lengthy and arduous. In the more than two decades since the current law was enacted, following the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, the law has rarely […]
Continue Reading
Rep. Jared Moskowitz, a Jewish Florida Democrat, said a man who was arrested for planning “a potential plot on my life” was found near the congressman’s home with an antisemitic manifesto. Following a police raid on Nov. 2, the suspect, John Lapinski, 41, was arrested for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and […]
Continue Reading
A Jewish scion to a business fortune with deep ties to the Bay Area Jewish community will be San Francisco’s next mayor. Daniel Lurie, an heir to the Levi Strauss clothing empire who has never before held political office, bested incumbent London Breed in this week’s elections. Lurie was beating Breed in ranked-choice voting, 56.2% […]
Continue Reading
WASHINGTON — When Mark Hetfield started work on Wednesday morning, he did not know what to tell the staff at HIAS, the Jewish immigration aid and advocacy group where he serves as CEO. Donald Trump, who reviles much of what the group does and stands for, had just been elected president. Trump’s actions during his […]
Continue Reading
WASHINGTON — For months on the campaign trail, Donald Trump has said he wants the war in Gaza to end — even reportedly setting a timeline for Israel to finish its campaign against Hamas in the Palestinian territory by his inauguration. He also warned at the Republican convention that if Hamas does not release its […]
Continue Reading
Prior to Election Day, Rabbi Abe Friedman shared that he has two rules for discussing politics from the pulpit: The topic has to be Jewish, and the message can’t just be tied to a specific moment. Now one day after the vote that returned Donald Trump to the White House, Friedman said this moment required […]
Continue Reading
WASHINGTON — Eugene Vindman, whose Jewish immigrant story played a role in the first impeachment of Donald Trump, has been elected to Congress. Vindman, a Democrat, won a close race in Virginia’s 7th Congressional District, which stretches south from Washington’s Virginia suburbs to Richmond. He will replace Abigail Spanberger, a Democrat and CIA veteran who […]
Continue Reading
In his victory speech, President Donald Trump singled out constituencies traditionally associated with Democrats who swung toward him on Election Day: Black voters, women, Hispanics, and Arab and Muslim Americans. He did not mention Jews, a demographic who he said before the election would be blamed if he did not win. Jews traditionally vote in […]
Continue Reading
