The Democratic Party has adopted the strongest pro-Israel platform in the party’s history ahead of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia next week, DNC chairwoman and Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz told Jewish Insider on Thursday.
Donald Trump picking Indiana Governor Mike Pence as his running mate has made it easier for Jewish voters to support the Republican presidential ticket in the fall, say those who know Pence well.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Tuesday blasted Hillary Clinton for “launching” diplomatic negotiations with the Iranian regime over their nuclear program, in a blistering speech at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland.
On the first day of the Republican convention in Cleveland, with fewer traditional Republican Jews in attendance, former Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle suggested that support for the Republican presidential ticket will increase given the party’s united stance on Israel.
The Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations on Friday expressed disappointment at comments made by White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest about the Israeli Ambassador to the U.S., Ron Dermer.
Israeli Ambassador Ron Dermer will be attending the Republican and the Democratic national conventions this month, according to a source at the Israeli Embassy in DC.
Rabbi Haskel Lookstein, known as Ivanka Trump’s rabbi, has withdrawn from delivering the invocation at the Republican National Convention’s kickoff event next week amid a backlash by members of his modern Orthodox community in New York.
Ahead of the much anticipated vice presidential announcement, Donald Trump on Thursday announced the formation of an “Israel Advisory Committee,” which will analyze U.S. policy on Israel and offer recommendations on alternative solutions to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Four years ago, Jewish Republicans rallied voters and party insiders around the “Obama, Oy vey!” slogan. This year, it’s “Oy vey iz mir! ”(Woe is me!).
The Anti-Defamation League On Wednesday expressed their disappointment with the Republican Party dropping its longstanding support for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in the party’s 2016 platform.
