Kamala Harris

The Democrats need a nominee with a backbone on Israel issues - editorial

The Democratic Party faces a decision point. It can choose to separate itself from activists and elected voices who demand maximalist rhetoric on Israel, or it can keep trying to appease them.

 The logo for the Democratic National Convention is displayed on the scoreboard at the United Center during a media walkthrough in Chicago, Jan. 18, 2024.
 Democratic presidential nominee US Vice President Kamala Harris campaigns in Atlanta, Georgia, October 19, 2024

Gaza war policy cost Kamala Harris victory in 2024 US elections, DNC research shows - report

When 300 journalists lose their jobs at a once-great paper (as it announced on Wednesday), democracy gets darker.

Editor's Notes: Washington Post chose comfort over survival, now journalists pay price - comment

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is seen speaking to suppporters. The Harris campaign’s suspicions of Shapiro’s loyalty is nothing new for Jewish Americans, the writer says.

Josh Shapiro: Return of America’s oldest antisemitic trope - opinion


Overcoming the Trump divide: A Jewish call for unity and understanding – opinion

American Jews must bridge divides and fight Jew-hatred amid rising political polarization.

 US PRESIDENT-ELECT Donald Trump speaks at an America First Policy Institute gala last week at Mar-A-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida.

Americans weren’t interested in prolonging Obama’s policies through Harris - opinion

Americans felt the vibe – that American wokeness and moral self-doubt were insidious weaknesses. Therefore, they ruled that the Obama era must finally end.

 FORMER US president Barack Obama speaks during a presidential election campaign rally for then-candidate Kamala Harris in Philadelphia last month.

US Democrats need to reflect, rebuild, and focus on economic issues - opinion

And Trump’s uncanny skill in portraying himself as the victim of the leftist elite became the mantra of his MAGA followers and the whole Republican party. 

 US VICE President Kamala Harris delivers remarks to supporters as she concedes the 2024 presidential election to Donald Trump, in Washington, earlier this month

Biden, Trump to meet at White House for transition talks after Harris defeat

Biden and Trump have sharply criticized each other for years, and their respective teams hold vastly different positions on policies from climate change to Russia to trade.

 US PRESIDENT Donald Trump holds up the proclamation stating that the US recognizes Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and will move its embassy there, at the White House in 2017.

Muslim advocacy groups may have moved the needle in the US election - analysis

CAIR, the largest Muslim advocacy group in the US, declined to endorse either of the major candidates, while Emgage endorsed Harris despite ‘strong disagreement’ with her Israel policy

US President Joe Biden greets Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, at a dinner in Washington, last month. The administration is faced with the critical dilemma of whether to join Israel in retaliating against Iran, says the writer.

President Herzog congratulates Trump, thanks Biden-Harris administration for support at JFNA

Herzog said he spoke with Trump a few days ago and spoke of the "urgent need to bring our hostages back home."

Israeli president Isaac Herzog at “The Presidential Award for Civilian Heroism”, at the President's Residence in Jerusalem on October 30, 2024.

Shifting US-Israel relations: Trump 2.0 will not necessarily be Trump 1.0

As reassuring as Trump’s past gestures have been, his second term – and his relationship with Israel – will be shaped by new circumstances, new priorities, and new personalities around him.

 DURING HIS first term, US President Donald Trump took numerous steps – from moving the embassy to Jerusalem, to recognizing Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights, to brokering the Abraham Accords – which demonstrated unprecedented alignment with Israel’s priorities. Here, he arrives with Prime

Kamala's electoral price was not choosing Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro as VP - opinion

The Democratic Party must now decide whether to continue paying it through strategic missteps and moral ambiguity about virulently anti-Israel and antisemitic factions of its party.

 PENNSYLVANIA GOV. Josh Shapiro appears at a presidential campaign rally for Vice President Kamala Harris in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

To recover, Democrats must expel anti-Zionist extremists who put off Middle America - opinion

The Democratic Party’s defeat has many causes, but its anti-Zionist wing has clearly contributed to its electoral collapse.

 THE DEMOCRATIC Party has faced a tightening siege by radicals – some, like Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar, with a Middle Eastern agenda. Here, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) speaks, as Reps. Ayanna Pressley (D-Massachusetts), Ilhan Omar (D-Minnesota), and Rashida Tlaib (D-Michigan) listen

Is the age of celebrity political endorsements dead? - comment

Kamala Harris had the most influential celebrities in her corner. Taylor Swift. Bruce Springsteen. Oprah. Julia Roberts. George Clooney.

 KAMALA HARRIS and Jennifer Lopez on stage during Harris’ campaign rally, in Las Vegas, last week.