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U.S. Vice President Joe Biden sings “Happy Birthday” to Abraham Foxman, the longtime national director of the Anti-Defamation League, at the ADL's Centennial Gala in April 2013 in Washington, D.C. Photo by David Karp.

What does ‘dangerous for Israel’ and the Jews mean to Biden?

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It’s fortunate for Joe Biden that his ability to win the support of most Jewish voters doesn’t depend on his stance on Israel. As a new poll from the liberal Jewish Electorate Institute showed, Israel ranked...
Jacob Blake Sr., father of 29-year-old Jacob Blake, who was shot by police in Kenosha, Wis., on Aug. 23., 2020. Source: Screenshot.

Biden meeting with Jacob Blake Sr. draws attention to past anti-Semitic statements

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Amid the ongoing debate in the United States over race, social-media posts by Jacob Blake Sr., father of 29-year-old Jacob Blake, who was shot seven times by Wisconsin police on Aug. 23, appears to...
Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-Colo.). Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

GOP congressman calls Biden’s pledge to restore US funding to Palestinians ‘mental incoherence’

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A Republican member of Congress has slammed Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden for pledging to restore U.S. funding to the Palestinians in accordance with the Taylor Force Act, calling Biden’s pledge a display of “mental incoherence.” “You...
U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with the 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama, during the 58th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., Jan. 20, 2017. Credit: U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Cristian L. Ricardo via Wikimedia Commons.

Can the world wait for Biden to deal with Iran?

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In an election year, everything a president does is fair game for political potshots. So the sniping at the Trump administration’s policy towards Iran from Democrats is to be expected. But do they have...
Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

College students start Jewish political action committee in support of Biden

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A political action committee was launched on Sunday in support of presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden. The Jewish Unity PAC (JUPAC) seeks to mobilize Jewish voters in Florida, Pennsylvania, Michigan and other key swing...
Roll call of the states during the third day of the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Democratic convention showcases virtual events by Jewish, pro-Israel groups

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Jewish and Israel-related groups have ramped up virtual events amid this week’s Democratic National Convention with the main daily event consisting of prime-time programming from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. Eastern Time with discussions throughout the...
Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) addresses the 2017 AIPAC Policy Conference in Washington, D.C. Source: Screenshot.

What does Kamala Harris’s nomination for vice president mean for Israel?

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Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden’s selection of Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) as his Democratic running mate has reinvigorated an abnormally quiet presidential campaign that has been overshadowed by the fallout from the global...
Official portrait of U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, Jan 10, 2013. Credit: David Lienemann/White House Photo.

Joe Biden courts Islam, not Muslims

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As Muslim communities in Western nations continue to grow in size and influence, politicians will court their vote. In the 2016 U.S. presidential election, Muslims had the lowest rate of voter registration of any religious...
Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) speaking with attendees at the 2019 California Democratic Party State Convention at the George R. Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco, Calif. Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden announced on Aug. 11, 2020, that he picked Harris as his running mate. Credit: Gage Skidmore/Flickr.

Harris as Biden’s VP pick prompts immediate replies from Jewish, Israel-related groups

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Jewish and Israel-related groups expressed mixed reactions to the presumptive 2020 Democratic presidential nominee, former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, picking Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) as his running mate. Organizations from the Democratic Majority for Israel...
Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) with attendees at the 2019 National Forum on Wages and Working People hosted by the Center for the American Progress Action Fund and the SEIU at the Enclave in Las Vegas. Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden announced on Aug. 11, 2020, that he picked Harris as his running mate. Credit: Gage Skidmore/Flickr.

Biden picks Kamala Harris as Democratic running mate

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The presumptive Democratic 2020 nominee, former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, announced on Tuesday that he has picked Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) as his running mate. The decision comes a week before the Democratic National Convention, which...