US Elections 2024

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

According to Axios, DNC officials met with activists from the IMEU Policy Project, who told the Democrats that former US president Joe Biden's administration's support for Israel "drained support."

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Democratic presidential nominee US Vice President Kamala Harris campaigns in Atlanta, Georgia, October 19, 2024
A guard opens a door inside a prison that holds foreign prisoners, suspected of being part of the Islamic State, in Hasaka, Syria, January 7, 2020.

Afghan Abdullah Haji Zada sentenced to 15 years after planning terror attack in US Election Day

“Today’s sentence, and Zada’s [...] removal from the United States, reflect [...] his betrayal and our commitment to use every tool at our disposal to detect and disrupt such plots," said Eisenberg.

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US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrive to sign an executive order on "Fostering the Future" in the East Room of the White House, in Washington, US, November 13, 2025.

Trump administration sues California over new redistricting maps

US Attorney General Pam Bondi, in a statement, said, “California’s redistricting scheme is a brazen power grab that tramples on civil rights and mocks the democratic process.”

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Elon Musk did not respond to Grok’s antisemitic remarks

Elon Musk must face lawsuit claiming he ran illegal $1 million election lottery

Elon Musk will face a lawsuit that accuses him of defrauding voters into signing a petition to support the US Constitution in exchange for a $1 million-a-day giveaway.

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Dear Jared Kushner, the Jewish people need you - editorial

Jared, you have proven time and again that you have the skills, the knowledge, and the tenacity to make a difference. 

NOVEMBER 11, 2024ByJPOST EDITORIAL
Jared Kushner and his wife Ivanka look on as Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump addresses supporters at his rally, at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., November 6, 2024.

Trump's global agenda is set to bring peace - opinion

Peace will be a reality, not a pipe dream, with violent extremism limited to a tiny minority on the fringe.

NOVEMBER 11, 2024ByIVAN LEWIS
THEN-CANDIDATE Donald Trump attends a campaign event last Monday in Raleigh, North Carolina, the day before the US presidential election. At this pivotal moment in history, it most definitely matters who holds the office of US president and the nature of the leadership he or she provides

Letters to the Editor, November 11, 2024: Incessant antisemitism

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

NOVEMBER 11, 2024ByLETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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Netanyahu: I’ve spoken to Trump three times, we see eye to eye on Iran

The Israeli Prime Minister has close ties with both outgoing President Joe Biden and Trump, but his relationship with the former has been rocky.

NOVEMBER 10, 2024ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu meets with US president Donald Trump prior to signing the Abraham Accords, at the White House, in 2020. Netanyahu was one of the first world leaders to send a congratulatory message to Trump on the heels of this week’s US presidential election, the writer notes.

Iran attempts to insulate itself from possible Trump sanctions - analysis

With Trump returning to office, Iran is likely concerned it could be under “maximum pressure” again with the using sanctions and other methods to cut off Tehran’s economy.

NOVEMBER 10, 2024BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Presidential candidate Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf speaks during a campaign event in Tehran

Grapevine November 10, 2024: Flawed analysis

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

NOVEMBER 10, 2024ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
HAIM GAN (left) with Sri Lankan Ambassador Nimal Bandara.

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.

NOVEMBER 10, 2024ByHERB KEINON
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

How will the recent US election affect Iran, Russia, and North Korea? - opinion

Russian and/or North Korean threats of support for Iran could lay the groundwork for a multi-state nuclear conflict, one that could come to involve the United States and/or China.

NOVEMBER 10, 2024ByLOUIS RENÉ BERES
RUSSIA’S PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un attend a state reception in Pyongyang, earlier this year.

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.

NOVEMBER 10, 2024ByTODD L. PITTINSKY
PENNSYLVANIA GOV. Josh Shapiro appears at a presidential campaign rally for Vice President Kamala Harris in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

Trump’s victory signals a new era of peace – through regional tech ties with Israel - opinion

The political instability in the Middle East, the AI revolution, and the US political landscape are not isolated from each other – they are intertwined.

NOVEMBER 9, 2024ByDOVI FRANCES
The writer poses with Donald Trump.