Tag: Elections
Afghan man faces 35 years in prison for allegedly planning terror attack on Election...
The U.S. Justice Department has charged Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, a 27-year-old Afghan citizen who lives in Oklahoma City, Okla., on Tuesday with planning a terror attack on Nov. 5—Election Day—in the name of ISIS.
Tawhedi faces up...
Pro-Israel progressive Democrat wins Arizona nomination by 39 votes
Yassamin Ansari, an Iranian American who has served on the Phoenix City Council since 2021, defeated Raquel Terán, who previously served in the Arizona Senate and touts anti-Israel positions, with a 39-vote margin of victory.
Jennifer Ryan-Touhill, a superior...
France’s Melanchon promises to recognize Palestinian state
Jean-Luc Mélenchon, leader of France Unbowed (La France Insoumise), a key member of the victorious left-wing New Popular Front (NPF) coalition in Sunday’s National Assembly elections, said his government would recognize the “State of Palestine”...
In 21st-century Europe, Jews need new allies
The shock and dismay about the results of the first round of the French parliamentary elections held last weekend on the part of most liberal observers of European politics is palpable. The victory of the right-wing...
France’s right wins big in first round of parliamentary vote
France’s far-right topped the country’s first round of legislative elections on Sunday for the first time, with the National Rally, the party of Marine Le Pen, winning about one-third of the vote.
Finishing second was...
Ahead of national elections, South African Jews feel hope, trepidation
Rabbi Moshe Silberhaft, religious leader and CEO of the African Jewish Congress, was recently walking in Johannesburg when a car passed by and the passengers screamed antisemitic insults at him.
It was his first such...
Israel heads to polls for municipal elections
More than seven million eligible Israelis in over 200 municipalities and regional councils across the country will head to the voting booth on Tuesday to choose their local leadership, four months after the originally scheduled Election...
Israeli municipal elections: What you need to know
With nationwide municipal elections rapidly approaching, Israelis, from soldiers on the front lines to evacuees from the north and south, are facing daunting and unprecedented logistical challenges.
Here is a comprehensive guide to the Israeli...
Leaders of anti-reform protests to run in local elections
The protest movement against the Netanyahu government's judicial reform program is attempting to transform itself into a democratic political force, running candidates under the name "New Contract" in municipal elections set for Oct. 31.
"New...
Erdoğan re-election as president would be boon to Islamists, say Turkish policy experts
Following a record-high turnout in last week’s Turkish presidential and parliamentary elections, incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is facing a runoff—his biggest political challenge since assuming office in 2014.
Michael Doran, senior fellow and director...