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Trump names fellow real estate mogul Steve Witkoff as Middle East envoy

November 12, 2024November 12, 2024Sara Wood

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 […]

Nevada Sen. Jacky Rosen, a Jewish Democrat, narrowly wins reelection

November 11, 2024November 17, 2024Sara Wood

Nevada Sen. Jacky Rosen, a Jewish Democrat, clinched reelection in a tight race over the weekend, bucking the state’s swing toward Donald Trump in the presidential vote and curbing Republican gains in the Senate. Rosen’s win over former military officer Sam Brown was one of the final Senate races to be called after Tuesday’s election, […]

‘Deja vu all over again’: HIAS stares down 4 more years under Trump, a president hostile to the immigrants it aids

November 7, 2024November 7, 2024Sara Wood

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 […]

‘History’s greatest comeback’: Netanyahu congratulates Trump

November 6, 2024November 6, 2024Sara Wood

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 […]

Craig Goldman of Texas wins race, becoming 3rd Jewish Republican in Congress

November 5, 2024November 10, 2024Sara Wood

Craig Goldman, a businessman and Texas state legislator, handily won his congressional race in north Texas, bringing the number of Jewish Republicans in Congress to three for the first time in more than a decade. Goldman’s defeat Tuesday of Democrat Trey Hunt, by a margin of 64% to 36%, means that he succeeds Rep. Kay […]

Adam Schiff wins race for U.S. Senate seat previously held by Dianne Feinstein

November 5, 2024November 10, 2024Sara Wood

California voters did what was widely expected and elected Rep. Adam Schiff, a Jewish Democrat, in the senate race to replace the late Dianne Feinstein, another Jewish Democrat, who died while in office last year after serving in the role for more than 30 years. Schiff, who currently represents parts of greater Los Angeles in […]

Pro-Trump PACs back more misleading ads about Harris and Israel in final bid for swing-state voters

November 5, 2024David Leibermann

“Kamala Harris supports endless wars in the Middle East,” reads a mailer sent to households in Michigan the day before Election Day, ostensibly imploring voters to support Green Party candidate Jill Stein instead. “I am reaching out to make sure that you know Kamala will always stand with Israel,” reads an apparent pro-Harris text sent […]