Republican National Convention

Why US foreign policy should focus on national interests, not just Israel - opinion

Amid demands for pro-Israel rhetoric, learn why US foreign policy should prioritize national interests and strategic goals over partisan pressures.

 MATT BROOKS, CEO of the Republican Jewish Coalition, holds a kippah in support of former US president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, as he speaks at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, last month.
 REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL nominee and former US president Donald Trump addresses a campaign rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan, last Saturday. In Israel, Trump has been the preferred candidate from the beginning of the election campaign, says the writer.

Trump's nomination and Israeli preferences: Navigating the perils of political alignment - opinion

 Congressman Mike Waltz speaks on Day 1 of the Republican National Convention (RNC) at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US, July 15, 2024.

'Israel should be putting bombs on foreheads:' Florida congressman tells Republican Jews

 Family members of Americans who were taken hostage by Hamas during the terrorist attacks in Israel on Oct. 7, including, left to right, Yael Alexander, Orna Neutra, Adi Alexander and Liz Naftali talk to reporters outside the West Wing of the White House, Dec. 13, 2023.

RNC erupts into 'bring them home' chants as parents of American hostage Omer Neutra address crowd


Republicans told not to play Leonard Cohen - they did it anyway

Cohen, the famed Jewish musician and poet, died at 82 the day before Trump was elected in 2016.

LEONARD COHEN, one of many famous Buddhist Jews, accepts an award in 2012 for song lyrics. (Jessica Rinaldi/Reuters)

‘Israel’ and ‘elites’: Republican convention sends mixed messages to Jews

It didn’t help that one of the scheduled speakers, hours before her appearance, amplified an antisemitic screed on Twitter, or that another cheerfully admitted to likening abortion to the Holocaust.

Tim Scott and Kimberly Guilfoyle at the Republican National Convention.

Trump pardons Alice Johnson, whose cause was backed by Kim Kardashian

"We're taking Alice Johnson from a commutation to a full pardon," Trump said.

Alice Johnson, who received a life sentence for a first-time drug offense, receives a pardon from U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S., August 28, 2020.

At Republican convention, some unconventional messaging for US Jews

The showy display of support for Israel was one flank of the mixed messaging that the convention sent to American Jews.

Tim Scott and Kimberly Guilfoyle at the Republican National Convention.

Trump assails rival Biden, accepting Republican nomination

Despite the coronavirus pandemic, Trump delivered his remarks in front of more than 1,000 people.

US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump watch the Washington, D.C. fireworks display from the Truman Balcony as they celebrate the US Independence Day holiday at the White House in Washington, US, July 4, 2020

Bette Midler apologizes for mocking Melania Trump’s accented English

"I was wrong to make fun of her accent. America is made up people who speak with all kinds of accents, and they are all welcomed always.”

Bette Midler

Rabbi Aryeh Spero, longtime Republican, blesses RNC and President Trump

During his speech Wednesday night, Spero invoked “our Judeo-Christian tradition.” He also offered a prayer that exalted Trump.

Rabbi Aryeh Spero of NCJA debates Medea Benjamin of Code Pink at House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office in Washington

Nikki Haley’s stellar performance as ambassador and at the RNC – opinion

No wonder her appointment caused then-Israeli ambassador to the UN Danny Danon to cheer, and Permanent Observer of Palestine to the United Nations Riyad Mansour to flinch.

US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley speaks during a news conference at UN headquarters in Manhattan, New York, 2018

Pompeo is a great friend to the State of Israel

Pompeo has proven, during his 28 months in office, to be a true, consistent, articulate and unapologetic friend of the Jewish state.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks by video feed from Jerusalem during the largely virtual 2020 Republican National Convention. August 25, 2020.

Melania Trump offers sympathy on coronavirus, racial suffering

Melania Trump reflected on the racial unrest that has swept the country in the months since the death in May of George Floyd under the knee of a white policeman in Minnesota.

U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump are welcomed by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as they arrive at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad, India February 24, 2020