US Presidential Election 2024

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'Avoid lashon hara' says Ivanka Trump on eve of US presidential election

The former president’s Jewish daughter invoked Hebrew term for malicious gossip as father fights for re-election

By Eliana Jordan

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TOPSHOT - US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris (R) shakes hands with former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during a presidential debate at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on September 10, 2024. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

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Israelis back Trump in US election, survey says

By JC Reporter

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Majority of Israelis prefer Trump to Kamala Harris, according to new poll

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Kamala Harris walks to board Air Force Two at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland (Getty Images)

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Kamala Harris says heckler who called Israel genocidal is talking about ‘real’ things

By JC Reporter

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By Melissa Langsam Braunstein

Trump and Vance won’t win Jewish votes by cosying up to Tucker Carlson

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Kamala Harris and Joe Biden on the opening day of the convention (Photo by ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)

By Melissa Langsam Braunstein

Will Kamala Harris’s vagueness on Israel be enough for America’s Jews?

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TOPSHOT - US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris (2L) onstage with Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff, Minnesota Governor and Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz and his wife Gwen Walz wave to the crowd at the end of the fourth and last day of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, on August 22, 2024. Vice President Kamala Harris formally accepted the party's nomination for president today at the DNC which ran from August 19-22 in Chicago. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

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At DNC, Harris says she will always defend Israel, calls Gazan suffering ‘heartbreaking’

By JC Reporter

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Democrats reassert commitment to supporting Israel in 2024 party platform

The 2024 party platform highlights the Biden-Harris administration’s dedication to security of Israel and negotiation of ceasefire agreement in Gaza

By Eliana Jordan

2 min read

August 20, 2024 11:52

US President Joe Biden speaks on stage on the first day of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, on 19 August, 2024. (Photo by MAHKA ESLAMI/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)

Few Jewish speakers to feature at Democratic National Convention amid largescale pro-Palestine protests

Israel will not be given extensive attention at Chicago convention where Kamala Harris and Tim Walz prepare to accept party nominations

By Eliana Jordan

4 min read

August 19, 2024 13:38

Pro-Palestine protesters march ahead of the Democratic National Convention on 18 August, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. The convention runs August 19-22. (Photo by Jim Vondruska/Getty Images)

Trump claims the USA is like pre-Holocaust Germany for American Jews

The Republican nominee for the White House also claimed that Kamala Harris snubbed Josh Shapiro because he is Jewish

By JC Reporter

2 min read

August 18, 2024 09:18

WILKES BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA - AUGUST 17: Republican Presidential Candidate former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza on August 17, 2024 in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania. Trump held a rally in the battleground state of Pennsylvania, a key swing state in the 2024 Presidential election against Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

By Jonathan S. Tobin

Was Josh Shapiro passed over for VP because of his Jewish roots?

The campaign against the Pennsylvania governor may have been motivated by more than just his policies

6 min read

August 7, 2024 09:26

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Josh Shapiro gives full support to Kamala Harris and Tim Walz ticket

The Jewish governor of Pennsylvania missed out on being picked for VP to Minnesota Governor Tim Walz

By Rosa Doherty

2 min read

August 6, 2024 15:15

Josh Shapiro speaks during a "Harris for President" event (Photo by MATTHEW HATCHER/AFP via Getty Images)

What does Kamala Harris’s Tim Walz pick mean for Jews and Israel?

The Minnesota governor has shown support for Israel and condemned antisemitic attacks

By JC Reporter

2 min read

August 6, 2024 14:32

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz speaks during a press conference regarding new gun legislation at the Bloomington City Hall on August 1, 2024 in Bloomington, Minnesota. (Photo: Getty Images)

Who is Josh Shapiro? The potential first Jewish vice president

The Pennsylvania governor has been mooted as a potential running mate to Kamala Harris should she win the nomination

By JC Reporter

2 min read

August 5, 2024 23:00

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro waves to the crowd before the game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park on July 20, 2024 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin Berl/Getty Images)

Doug Emhoff ‘had affair with nanny’ in previous marriage

Despite the affair his ex-wife says she is ‘really proud of the warm and supportive blended family’ they have built

By JC Reporter

1 min read

August 5, 2024 13:03

Top Jewish pundit predicts Kamala Harris will ‘slice and dice’ Trump

Political analyst Jacob Heilbrunn told Gideon Rachman on an FT podcast that Trump has ‘no idea what awaits him’

By Ellie Grant

1 min read

August 2, 2024 13:53

US Vice President Kamala Harris (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

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US Presidential Election 2024

'Avoid lashon hara' says Ivanka Trump on eve of US presidential election

Israelis back Trump in US election, survey says

Majority of Israelis prefer Trump to Kamala Harris, according to new poll

Kamala Harris says heckler who called Israel genocidal is talking about ‘real’ things

Trump and Vance won’t win Jewish votes by cosying up to Tucker Carlson

Will Kamala Harris’s vagueness on Israel be enough for America’s Jews?

At DNC, Harris says she will always defend Israel, calls Gazan suffering ‘heartbreaking’

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