Tag: American Jewry
State Department nominee contributed to book claiming ‘Israel lobby’ controls politics
U.S. President Joe Biden’s nominee for a leading position in the U.S. State Department previously worked on a book that accused the “Israel lobby” of influencing American politics and was employed by a magazine...
Master diplomat George Shultz, and his interworking with Soviet and Jewish affairs
The long-term secretary of state, George Shultz, who died on Feb. 6 at the age of 100, will be remembered most for his negotiations on the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty in 1987 and the...
The isolated American Jews
Without knowing the results of the U.S. presidential elections, certain conclusions can already be drawn safely. For instance, we can say with certainty that between 70 and 80 percent of American Jews voted for...
The Black Lives Matter movement and anti-Semitism
On Aug. 28, a full-page advertisement was published in The New York Times to endorse Black Lives Matter. Claiming to represent “the majority of American Jews,” the ad not only proclaimed support for the “Black Lives Matter”...
Poll: 75 percent of US Jews would vote for Biden, while 22 percent for...
Ahead of the Nov. 3 presidential election, some 75 percent of U.S. Jews would vote for Democratic nominee Joe Biden, while 22 percent would vote to re-elect U.S. President Donald Trump, according to a...
Trump campaign launches new outreach initiative to American Jewish voters
The re-election campaign of U.S. President Donald Trump launched a new initiative on Wednesday to target Jewish voters ahead of the Nov. 3 elections.
The board of the “Jewish Voices for Trump” coalition will be...
What do U.S. Jews really think about annexation?
What, exactly do American Jews think about the possibility of reuniting small parts of Judea and Samaria with the rest of Israel?
Rabbi Eric Yoffie, former president of the Union for Reform Judaism, says he...
Trump declares May ‘Jewish American Heritage Month’
U.S. President Donald Trump declared May “Jewish American Heritage Month,” marking the 14th year of the celebration of Jewish Americans.
“In 1654, the first Jewish settlers arrived in New Amsterdam, present day New York City,...
Trump’s vision for Israel and how far the Jewish people have come
I sat in awe in the august East Room of the White House on Tuesday as President Donald Trump stood alongside Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and unveiled the “Peace to Prosperity” vision for Israel...
The real implications of impeachment for American Jews
Whether you support or oppose the effort to impeach and remove President Donald Trump from office, there’s little doubt that this historic battle is now dominating the American political landscape in a way so...