Jewish Americans

Republican efforts targeting Harris's record on Israel, antisemitism failed, survey says

There was unprecedented spending by Republicans in order to appeal to the Jewish vote in the aftermath of Oct. 7, but it failed, J Street CEO Jeremy Ben Ami said.

If Jewish unity means accepting bigotry and dehumanization, count me out

If the Jewish community is going to insist that the tent be big enough to include unapologetic Trumpers but exclude earnest, nonviolent critics of the Israeli government, I don’t want to be in it.

By LARRY YUDELSON/JTA
06/11/2024

The liberal camp in the US must undertake a deep self-examination

The failure of the Democratic campaign—based on the delegitimization of Trump and an optimistic outlook without concrete policy proposals—reveals a profound flaw in the Democratic Party’s vision.

By DR. DAVID BARAK-GORODETSKY
06/11/2024

Josh Stein defeats Mark Robinson to become North Carolina’s first Jewish governor

Stein, 58, is a centrist Democrat who is the son of a prominent civil rights lawyer.

By RON KAMPEAS/JTA
06/11/2024

Over 90% of Jewish, Israeli Americans say candidates’ stance on Israel impacts their vote

The survey, conducted by Midgam Research & Consulting, involved 1,482 respondents—772 Israeli-Americans and 710 Jewish-Americans without Israeli backgrounds.

Chicago Jewish man on way to synagogue shot by attacker shouting 'Allahu Akhbar'

The attacker was shot multiple times, and is now in being treated in a hospital in critical condition, Bruno added.

The Jewish vote in swing states may determine the winner in the US elections

Democratic Jewish voters in Pennsylvania and other swing states are vulnerable - the question is to what extent.

26/10/2024

Ultra-orthodox US Jews intend to vote Trump, survey finds

The researchers explored trends regarding views on Israel, Zionism, and the influence Jewish issues play on local and national voting among US Orthodoxy.

Nobel prize for medicine goes to US duo who discovered microRNA

Ruvkun, who is Jewish, is half of the duo whose findings advance scientific knowledge in diseases such as epilepsy.

07/10/2024

'Here we go again': AJC, ADL implore Trump not to make outcome of election about the Jews

Setting up anyone to say “We lost because of the Jews” is outrageous and dangerous, the AJC statement said, as history has shown that scapegoating Jews can lead to antisemitic hate and violence. 

20/09/2024
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