Politics

In a shift, Democrats are focusing their Jewish campaign on Israel policy

A party that has long made domestic policy front and center in its bid to get Jewish votes sees an opportunity on Israel policy.

By Ron Kampeas October 30, 2023 7:00 am

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‘This s— is not a game’: On CNN, Jake Tapper tells Marjorie Taylor Greene not to use antisemitism to score ‘political points’

Jake Tapper took aim at a motion of censure that far-right lawmakers Marjorie Taylor Greene has launched against a colleague, Rashida Tlaib.

October 29, 2023 11:54 pm

Mike Pence drops out of presidential race at Republican Jewish conference, calls on Republicans to reject ‘siren song of populism’

Pence made clear that he did not want Donald Trump to be reelected, framing his concerns in the context of Israel’s war with Hamas.

October 28, 2023 2:53 pm

Yeshiva

New York State adopts ban on corporal punishment proposed in wake of yeshiva probe

By Julia Gergely October 27, 2023 2:38 pm

U.S. President Joe Biden addresses the nation from the Oval Office of the White House, Oct. 19, 2023. (Jonathan Ernst - Pool/Getty Images)

Biden on 5th anniversary of Pittsburgh synagogue shooting: Hamas invasion is ‘deepening the wound’ of antisemitism

By Ron Kampeas October 27, 2023 1:59 pm

Messages on the side of a building at night

White House decries ‘grotesque’ antisemitic campus activities in support of Hamas attacks

By Andrew Lapin October 26, 2023 3:08 pm

In 1st vote under Speaker Mike Johnson, House overwhelmingly passes resolution condemning Hamas Oct. 7 massacres

By Ron Kampeas October 25, 2023 8:27 pm

In Washington, calls for a ceasefire are loud, but not pervasive or, to Biden, persuasive

By Ron Kampeas October 25, 2023 2:36 pm

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan speaks at a ceremony organized by the Council of Higher Education at Beştepe National Congress and Culture Center on October 9, 2023 in Ankara, Turkey. (Yavuz Ozden/ dia images via Getty Images)

Erdogan calls Hamas a ‘liberation group’ and cancels Israel trip

By Ron Kampeas October 25, 2023 12:52 pm

Progressive group quits Boston Jewish council rather than face expulsion over Israel criticism

By Ron Kampeas October 24, 2023 8:47 pm

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