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Ahead of election, liberal-leaning Jewish groups decry ‘xenophobia’ and ‘hate’ toward immigrants

October 23, 2024October 24, 2024Sara Wood

WASHINGTON — An array of liberal-leaning Jewish groups, including the rabbinic associations of American Judaism’s two largest denominations, joined 500 Jewish clergy in calling out “an election season defined by xenophobia, fear, and lies.” The statement released Wednesday by HIAS, the lead Jewish immigration advocacy group, appeared to be a thinly-veiled reference to Donald Trump’s […]

How Donald Trump and Kamala Harris differ (and agree) when it comes to Middle East policy

October 22, 2024October 22, 2024Sara Wood

WASHINGTON — With just weeks to go before the election, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump have both tried to use Israel as a wedge issue: Trump has said the country will not exist in two years if he is defeated, and Harris’ campaign has called his rhetoric on Israel antisemitic. Trump and Harris do disagree […]

11 pro-Palestinian protesters arrested at U of Minnesota for occupying and damaging administration building

October 22, 2024October 23, 2024Sara Wood

Eleven protesters were arrested Monday afternoon at the University of Minnesota after storming an administrative building and vandalizing it as part of an effort to push the university to divest from Israel. The administration said they caused property damage and restricted access to the building. The protest is the latest bout of campus activism to […]

Kamala Harris does not agree with protester who shouted ‘genocide,’ her campaign says

October 22, 2024October 24, 2024Sara Wood

The Kamala Harris campaign said the vice president did not agree with a protester who accused Israel of genocide when she said what he was talking about is “real.” Harris’ remarks at a Milwaukee campaign event on Saturday circulated widely in Israel and in right-wing media. In video posted by a New York Post reporter, […]

In Philadelphia’s suburbs, an army of canvassers targets Jewish voters

October 21, 2024October 21, 2024Sara Wood

BALA CYNWYD, Pennsylvania — The second time this month Benny Stanislawski made the three-hour trip from the Jewish precincts of suburban Washington to the Jewish precincts of suburban Philadelphia, he ditched his car and borrowed his mother’s minivan. He needed the space provided by the 2019 Honda Odyssey, plastered with stickers from the alma maters […]

2 pro-Israel activists arrested for violent counterprotest at UCLA last spring

October 21, 2024October 22, 2024Sara Wood

LOS ANGELES — Two pro-Israel activists have been arrested in the latest fallout from a violent clash at UCLA’s pro-Palestinian encampment last spring. On Friday, Adam Tfayli, student body president of the University of California, Los Angeles, announced on Instagram that two people were arrested on felony charges first made in early August, and have […]

In twin events for Michigan Jewish voters, Doug Emhoff and Ritchie Torres stress Kamala Harris’ pro-Israel bona fides

October 21, 2024October 21, 2024Sara Wood

SOUTHFIELD, Michigan — At a union hall in this Detroit suburb on Sunday, a crowd of around 160 mostly Jewish Democrats gathered to hear Doug Emhoff urge them to vote for his wife, Vice President Kamala Harris. The event included get-out-the-vote calls and signups to canvas, along with Jewish-themed efforts to attract young voters, including one […]

Miriam Adelson donates $100M to Trump campaign, making good on reported promise

October 16, 2024October 16, 2024Sara Wood

Miriam Adelson has delivered on a pledge she reportedly made at the start of the general election season, donating $100 million to a campaign committee supporting the candidacy of Donald Trump, according to disclosures filed Tuesday with the Federal Election Commission. The money was distributed to Adelson’s super PAC, Preserve America, which she had seeded […]

Former KKK leader David Duke endorses Jill Stein for president

October 16, 2024October 17, 2024Sara Wood

David Duke, the former leader of the Ku Klux Klan, endorsed Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein, who is Jewish, on his radio show Tuesday. Duke, long one of the country’s highest-profile white supremacists and antisemites, has repeatedly sought political office while spreading conspiracy theories about Jews. In his endorsement of Stein, he said that […]

A Jewish and former Democratic congressman’s case for electing Donald Trump in 2024

October 16, 2024October 16, 2024Sara Wood

Voters weigh their values and priorities before casting their ballot for president. For me, achieving and maintaining peace in the world is the single most important issue to consider when choosing the president of the United States. When we look at the last four years of the Harris-Biden administration versus the four years of President […]