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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu offered enthusiastic congratulations to President-elect Donald Trump, saying his victory heralds a “powerful recommitment to the great alliance between Israel and America.” “Dear Donald and Melania Trump, Congratulations on history’s greatest comeback!” Netanyahu said early Wednesday in a message to the once and future president. Netanyahu is no stranger to […]
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WASHINGTON — As midnight arrived on the East Coast, it appeared increasingly likely that Donald Trump would retake the presidency — a victory that would reshape the United States and that could change its relationship with Israel while ushering in an administration whose domestic priorities do not match those of most American Jews. That victory […]
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During campaign stops ahead of Election Day, both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris promised Michigan voters that they would work to end Israel’s conflicts — with Trump pledging “peace in the Middle East” and Harris promising to “do everything in my power to end the war in Gaza.” Some of Harris’ most outspoken pro-Palestinian critics, […]
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When Jonathan Greenblatt used his platform as the CEO of the Anti-Defamation League on Monday to condemn a certain act of bigotry, his longtime predecessor atop the ADL, Abe Foxman, took notice — not just of what Greenblatt said but also of what he didn’t say that day. In a post on X, formerly known […]
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This year’s presidential campaign, more than any in recent memory, has been threaded with debates over Israel, antisemitism and the Jewish vote — and Donald Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally was no exception. It featured an antisemitic joke, a speaker who recently platformed a Holocaust denier, and the kind of nativist rhetoric that has historically […]
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Speakers at a major New York rally for Donald Trump include some of his most prominent Jewish supporters as well as others who have drawn attention for their associations with antisemites. Among them are Tucker Carlson, who recently hosted a Holocaust denier on his podcast; Stephen Miller, Trump’s Jewish former chief of staff who has […]
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WASHINGTON — Less than two weeks before the presidential election, Kamala Harris called Donald Trump’s alleged longing for the type of general who deferred to Adolf Hitler “deeply troubling.” In brief remarks Wednesday, Harris opined on The Atlantic’s interviews with former Trump administration staffers, in which they said that he longed for “the kind of […]
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