Politics

Yechiel Leiter speaks at the Family Leadership Summit, a gathering of Christian conservatives in Des Moines, Iowa, in July 2024. (Screenshot)

Yechiel Leiter, American-Israeli former settler leader who lost a son in Gaza, to serve as next Israeli ambassador to US

Netanyahu calls the West Bank resident a “highly capable diplomat.”

By Luke Tress November 8, 2024 12:54 pm

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Daniel Lurie, Jewish political neophyte and heir to Levi Strauss fortune, wins San Francisco mayoral race

A philanthropist, Lurie bested incumbent London Breed.

November 8, 2024 11:14 am

HIAS Greece translator Jalal Barezkai, right, assisting a Syrian refugee in an encampment near the Moria refugee camp on the island of Lesvos, Greece on May 9, 2018. (Bill Swersey/HIAS)

‘Deja vu all over again’: HIAS stares down 4 more years under Trump, a president hostile to the immigrants it aids

HIAS, formerly the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, saw its mission and fortunes shift after Trump slashed refugee resettlement during his first term.

November 7, 2024 8:46 pm

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Man carrying weapons and protest manifesto against Gaza war tried to enter U.S. Capitol on Election Day

By Andrew Lapin November 7, 2024 4:39 pm

Could Donald Trump’s win end the war in Gaza and bring the hostages home?

By Ron Kampeas November 7, 2024 1:06 pm

Ariel Kohane, a supporter of Donald Trump, holds a Trump kippah in front of Trump Tower in midtown Manhattan, Nov. 6, 2024. (Luke Tress)

These Jewish New Yorkers are celebrating Trump’s win

By Luke Tress November 7, 2024 10:30 am

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At an Upper West Side synagogue, Jews gather to ‘sit shiva’ following Trump’s win

By Joseph Strauss November 7, 2024 10:28 am

Trump victory speech

Anxiety, concern and hope: How swing-state rabbis, and their communities, are reacting to Trump’s win

By Jacob Gurvis November 6, 2024 10:14 pm

Eugene Vindman, Democratic candidate for Virginia's 7th Congressional District, attends a news conference to urge the House to pass the Senate National Security Aid Package, which includes aid to Ukraine, on Wednesday, March 13, 2024. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Eugene Vindman, whose Jewish immigrant story played a role in Trump’s impeachment, elected to Congress

By Ron Kampeas November 6, 2024 8:50 pm

Donald Trump thanked a ‘historic coalition’ for his election. He didn’t include Jews.

By Ron Kampeas November 6, 2024 4:29 pm

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