Debate

Trump intervention prompts FIFA to reverse World Cup red card ban for US striker Folarin Balogun

The unprecedented move has thrust FIFA's disciplinary process into the global spotlight and prompted an angry response from Belgium, which plays the US on Monday for a place in the quarter-finals.

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Folarin Balogun of the US is shown a red card by referee Raphael Claus on July 1, 2026.
Gadi Eisenkot, head of the Yashar party speaks during a conference at Tel Aviv University, May 12, 2026.

Gadi Eisenkot challenges Netanyahu to public debate in response to Likud video criticizing him

"Netanyahu, enough with the incitement videos... set a date and a place. Come to a public debate. We'll answer the public's questions. A true leader speaks with the public," Eisenkot said.

|ByKESHET NEEV
Former US First Lady Dr. Jill Biden speaks during the 29th annual Milken Institute Global Conference at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California on May 5, 2026.

Joe Biden's wife Jill thought he was 'having a stroke' during 2024 presidential debate

Joe Biden, 81 years old at the time of the debate, dropped out of the US presidential race on July 21, 2024.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS
Kosher restaurant vandalized in Athens by anti-Israel hooligans.

'Zionophobia': A new term to fight anti-Zionism - opinion

Zionophobia ought to be on the lips of every individual who is thrust into the Israel debate, and the term should be broadcast far and wide on social media and beyond.

|ByDANIEL M. ROSEN

US women gear up to watch Harris in historic VP debate

After Trump tested positive for the coronavirus last week, the two people who would be next in line for the presidency behind two septuagenarians has taken on outsized significance.

OCTOBER 8, 2020ByREUTERS
U.S. Senator Kamala Harris launches her campaign for President of the United States

Facebook will remove 'militarized' calls for U.S. election poll watchers

Facebook also said that it would respond to candidates or parties making premature claims of victory or contesting declared outcomes by adding labels and notifications with authoritative information.

OCTOBER 8, 2020ByREUTERS
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Following a chaotic debate, what could next events look like?

What could make the next debates substantial rather than a mud fight?

OCTOBER 4, 2020ByOMRI NAHMIAS
WOMEN FOR TRUMP cheer for the president at a ‘Debate Watch Party’ Tuesday night in California.

Did Donald Trump give a green light to white supremacist groups?

When asked by moderator Chris Wallace Tuesday night whether he would condemn white supremacists, he told a fringe far-right group, Proud Boys, to “stand down and stand by.”

OCTOBER 4, 2020ByOMRI NAHMIAS
US President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden participate in their first 2020 presidential campaign debate held on the campus of the Cleveland Clinic at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, US

Jewish Dems drew outrage with their ad, then Trump made their point

In a twist, it was a group of Jewish Democrats that got a lift from the president’s failure to call out white supremacists.

OCTOBER 4, 2020ByRON KAMPEAS/JTA
US President Donald Trump and Democratic Presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden during the first presidential debate at Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio, on September 29, 2020.

How does Trump's COVID-19 diagnosis shape the campaign's final month?

His campaign announced that all planned events involving the president are temporarily postponed or going virtual.

OCTOBER 4, 2020ByOMRI NAHMIAS
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in the first 2020 presidential campaign debate with Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden held on the campus of the Cleveland Clinic at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S., September 29, 2020.

Translating the Trump-Biden travesty into Hebrew

Israelis were both bemused and comforted by the display of raised voices and ill manners at Tuesday night's debate.

OCTOBER 1, 2020ByRUTHIE BLUM
US President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden participate in their first 2020 presidential campaign debate held on the campus of the Cleveland Clinic at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, US, September 29, 2020.

Trump avoids condemning white supremacists in chaotic debate with Biden

ADL: President owes American apology or explanation

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS
US President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden participate in their first 2020 presidential campaign debate held on the campus of the Cleveland Clinic at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, US

America gets taste of Israeli politics in debate - analysis

For years, Israelis thought they would adopt elements of US politics, but this time it went the other way.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020ByGIL HOFFMAN
U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden participate in their first 2020 presidential campaign debate in Cleveland

'Will you shut up, man?' - quotes from the first Trump-Biden debate

"... Folks, do you have any idea what this clown's doing? I tell you what, he is not for anybody needing healthcare."

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020ByREUTERS
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden participates in the first 2020 presidential campaign debate with U.S. President Donald Trump.