American politics

Flydubai flight to Tel Aviv veers off course to Saudi Arabia, Netanyahu meets with UAE president

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An Israeli man presents his passport for control upon arrival from Tel Aviv to the Dubai airport in the United Arab Emirates, on November 26, 2020, on the first scheduled commercial flight operated by budget airline flydubai, following the normalisation of ties between the UAE and Israel.
Israel’s election campaign is gathering pace, with the country’s political parties competing over the questions of security, leadership and the direction Israel takes after three years of war.

A request for Israel amid elections: Help us help you - opinion

Israel’s political culture has always been robust, direct, and intensely democratic. Its representative democracy remains an extraordinary example – not only in the Middle East but far beyond it. 

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FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Trump hosts a dinner in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington

Trump toys with the idea of renaming New Mexico to 'New America'

US President Donald Trump released a post on social media supporting the idea of changing the state of New Mexico's name to 'New America.'

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Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump and Republican vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance point to the stage during Day 1 of the Republican National Convention (RNC), at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S., July 15, 2024.

SNAFU on the Potomac: Trump, Iran, and the dysfunction in Washington - opinion

The incumbents will swear they’ve been working diligently for you, but it is all the others who’ve made the mess. Most citizens will agree on the need for change but then send in the same old clowns.

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The exploitation of academic discourse: A gateway to the spread of extremism - opinion

American universities have become strategic targets for extremist groups, which use student gatherings as fronts for their ideas.

MARCH 27, 2025BySALEM ALKETBI
Muslim protestors pray outside the main campus of Columbia University during a demonstration to denounce the immigration arrest of Mahmoud Khalil, a pro-Palestinian activist who helped lead protests against Israel at the university, in New York City, U.S., March 14, 2025.

Trump calls some Biden presidential pardons 'void, vacant,' claims they were signed by autopen

Trump also accused the previous president of not approving or even knowing about pardons he made.

MARCH 17, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
US President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron (not pictured) attend a press conference at the White House in Washington, DC, US, February 24, 2025.

Israel needs its own DOGE, but not like what the US has - opinion

An Israeli DOGE should examine the structure of the government and the number of ministries, and reduce political and coalitional funds.

MARCH 16, 2025ByTOMER LOTAN
ELON MUSK, who currently oversees DOGE, applauds as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a joint session of the US Congress last July.

Letters to the Editor, February 19, 2025: The bottomless pit

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

FEBRUARY 19, 2025ByLETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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Sen. Ron Wyden says the Democrats need ‘chutzpah’ to return to power

The Oregon Democratic Jewish senator's ‘rules of chutzpah’ offer a guide for resisting Trump’s policies.

FEBRUARY 2, 2025ByANDREW SILOW-CARROLL/JTA
The son of Jewish parents who fled the Nazis for safe harbor in the United States, Sen. Ron Wyden shares lessons from 40-plus career in politics in a new memoir.

What do Jerusalemites think of Trump as US president?

With Donald Trump back in the White House, the people of Israel's capital voice optimism, criticism, and biblical references.

FEBRUARY 2, 2025ByRAQUEL GUERTZENSTEIN FROHLICH
A billboard of US President Donald Trump calling for the release of hostages.

South Carolina rabbi’s Holocaust memorial speech pulled from TV for being 'too political'

A public TV station in South Carolina removed a Holocaust memorial speech by a rabbi after he criticized recent policies on LGBTQ rights and refugee aid, fueling controversy over free speech.

FEBRUARY 1, 2025ByANDREW LAPIN/JTA
Rabbi Sam Rose criticizes US government policies during an event commemorating the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz at the University of South Carolina, Jan. 27, 2025, in Columbia, South Carolina. Rose's speech was later cut from the broadcast's archive.

'We don't want to fight wars': Pete Hegseth gets sworn in as US Defense Secretary

Hegseth, a former Minnesota National Guard officer who served in Iraq and Afghanistan was sworn in by Vice President J.D. Vance on Saturday morning to lead the Pentagon.

JANUARY 25, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Pete Hegseth has been tapped by President-elect Trump to serve as his secretary of defense.

WATCH: Inauguration Day: Donald Trump is officially America's 47th president

Trump to take the oath of office at 7:00 p.m. Israel time • Javier Milei and Giorgia Meloni among world leaders who attended inauguration

JANUARY 20, 2025ByREUTERS
US President Donald Trump gestures during the inaugural parade inside Capital One Arena on the inauguration day of his second presidential term, in Washington, US January 20, 2025.

Who's who in Donald Trump's inner circle?

Trump’s cabinet and inner circle will be composed of both staunch isolationists and stalwart war hawks.

JANUARY 18, 2025ByHANNAH SARISOHN
US President Donald Trump's inner circle (illustration)