Three new polls offer three different takeaways on the Jewish vote …
September 13, 2024. Three new polls released in recent weeks show different results with respect to Jewish voter sentiment in the presidential election, raising questions about how a key voting bloc could shape the closely-contested race. The Jewish Democratic Council of America this week released a national poll of 800 self-identified Jewish ...
Netanyahu sets out a choice between a ‘blessing’ and a ‘curse’ in …
Marc Rod. September 27, 2024. In his address to the United Nations General Assembly on Friday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu set out what he described as a choice for the nations of the Middle East and the world, between the “blessing” of expanded regional normalization or the “curse” of Iran, its proxies and Oct. 7.
Democratic witnesses at Senate hate crimes hearing at odds with …
Sep 16, 2024 · The two witnesses Democrats have invited to testify at Tuesday’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on hate crimes — aimed primarily at the rise of antisemitic and other hate crimes since Oct. 7 — hold views on combating antisemitism that largely fall out of step with the mainstream Jewish community.. Democrats, led by Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL), have called Kenneth Stern, a former Jewish ...
What might come next for Israel — and the U.S. — in wake of …
Matthew Kassel. October 1, 2024. After Iran rained ballistic missiles on Israel on Tuesday for the second time in sixth months, the focus now turns to the question of what comes next: how Israel will respond, and what role Washington will play in supporting — or tempering — Israel’s actions. Several Middle East security experts told ...
Casey issues new rebuke of Summer Lee, but stops short of …
Oct 10, 2024 · Sen. Bob Casey also said that the U.S. should give Israel ‘the freedom of action they need’ to respond to Iran how it sees fit
Senate hearing on antisemitism thrown into chaos as anti-Israel ...
Emily Jacobs. September 18, 2024. The Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on hate crimes devolved into chaos on Tuesday, with members engaging in partisan shouting matches over the hearing’s broad focus amid repeated disruptions by anti-Israel agitators in the crowd. The crowd at Tuesday’s hearing, which was the first hearing in the Senate ...
Biden administration supports Israeli efforts to ‘degrade …
Oct 9, 2024 · The Biden administration supports Israel’s stepped-up attacks on Hezbollah, the State Department’s top spokesperson said on Tuesday, suggesting that the three-week cease-fire the U.S. introduced in late September is no longer feasible as Israel seeks to push Hezbollah away from its northern border. “We do support Israel launching these incursions to degrade Hezbollah’s infrastructure ...
Dem divisions in Pennsylvania over offensive Oct. 7 statement
Matthew Kassel. October 8, 2024. Democratic tensions over Israel are intensifying in Pittsburgh just weeks before the November election in a crucial swing state, with Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) issuing a rare rebuke of three top public officials whose joint statement on the one-year anniversary of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attacks was widely condemned as ...
Bernie Moreno campaigned with two individuals condemned for …
Sep 17, 2024 · Bernie Moreno, the Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Ohio, has attended two fundraisers in recent months co-hosted by individuals who have been condemned for their comments about the Nazis and the Holocaust. State Rep. Sarah Fowler Arthur was a co-host of a July 28 fundraiser attended by Moreno — listed second on event invitations ...
Hersh Goldberg-Polin among six hostages killed in Hamas captivity
September 1, 2024. Israel confirmed on Sunday the deaths of six hostages, including Israeli-American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin, 23, in Hamas captivity in Gaza. The bodies of Goldberg-Polin and five others — Eden Yerushalmi, 24; Ori Danino, 25; Alex Lubnov, 32; Carmel Gat, 40; and Almog Sarusi, 25 — were discovered in tunnels under the ...