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President-elect Joe Biden on Dec. 19, 2020. Source: Facebook/Joe Biden.

After Congress affirmation, RJC congratulates Biden on winning presidency

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The Republican Jewish Coalition congratulated President-elect Joe Biden on Thursday, issuing a statement just hours after Congress affirmed Biden’s Electoral College victory following a tumultuous day that saw a mob attack on Capitol Hill. “The...

Verter fun der Vokh: די װאַלן – Elections

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Elections די װאַלן absentee ballot: דער פֿאַרפֿע֜ל־צעטל, ־ען ballot: דער שטי֜מצעטל, ־ען; די שטים, ־ען board of elections: דער שטי֜מאַמט For the complete list, click here to go to the archive at "Verter fun der Vokh"

Netanyahu builds momentum with key victories in Likud primary and Supreme Court challenge

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After two Israeli elections passed without the formation of a coalition government, and Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit released his long-awaited announcement that he would formally indict Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, opponents of the embattled...
Flags and placards at the People's Vote March in London on March 23, 2019. Credit: Andrew Gray via Wikimedia Commons.

Britain, Brexit and the ripple effect on identity politics and anti-Semitism

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In Britain, the crisis so long dreaded by many British Jews is finally upon them. The general election that has been called for next month raises the possibility that hard-left Labour Party leader Jeremy...
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas addresses the U.N. General Assembly on Sept. 27, 2018. Credit: U.N. Photo/Cia Pak.

Abbas announces date to be set for first Palestinian election since 2006

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Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas announced on Thursday that he will schedule a date for elections in Judea and Samaria, eastern Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip. “From the outset, we have believed in democracy as...
The Canadian flag. Credit: Wikipedia.

Court hears challenge over October election date falling on Jewish holiday

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The Federal Court of Canada was asked this week to reschedule the country’s national elections, scheduled for Oct. 21, the same day as the Jewish holiday of Shemini Atzeret, which follows Sukkot. Like many Jewish holidays, observers...
Rana Zaman, NDP nominee for Dartmouth-Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada, was ejected by the party in early May 2019 for anti-Israel comments, including comparing the Jewish state to Nazi Germany. Credit: Screenshot.

Canadian political candidate ejected for comparing Israel to Nazi Germany

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A candidate for the Canadian Parliament has been ejected from her party for previous anti-Israel comments, including comparing the Jewish state to Nazi Germany. Rana Zaman, a social activist and Muslim who won in May...
Zaouit el Bir Dades Jewish Cemetery, Ouarzazate Province, Morocco. Credit: Joaoleitao/Wikimedia Commons.

Morocco’s Jewish community to hold first democratic elections in five decades

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Morocco’s Jewish community will hold its first elections in half a century to select its communal representatives. King Mohammed VI instructed the Minister of the Interior to supervise elections for the positions, which have been...