Donald Trump’s candidacy and his rhetoric on the campaign trail has presumably led to the uptick in racism and anti-Semitism, ADL’s CEO Jonathan Greenblatt said on Monday.
Hillary Clinton’s representatives on the Democratic Party’s platform drafting committee refused to negotiate additional language on Israel with Bernie Sanders’ team, James Zogby said on Tuesday.
The Democratic Party’s platform drafting committee on Friday voted down an amendment that would have called for “an end to occupation and illegal settlements” and an international effort to rebuild Gaza during a meeting in St. Louis.
Jewish American groups on Monday welcomed the announcement of a reconciliation agreement between Israel and Turkey that will restore full diplomatic relations and renew the economic, military and political cooperation between the two Middle East countries.
Donald Trump, if elected as president in the fall, would likely support Israeli annexation of large settlement blocs in the West Bank if the stalemate in the peace process persists, Trump’s Israel adviser David Friedman told Jewish Insider on Thursday.
Two members of the Democratic Party’s platform drafting committee – one chosen by Hillary Clinton and the other picked by Bernie Sanders – on Thursday issued a joint call to action to push members of the drafting committee to change current U.S. policy on Israel to the party’s platform.
Seeking to reshape the narrative of the presidential race, Donald Trump on Wednesday lambasted his rival Hillary Clinton as a failed secretary of state with a proven record that disqualifies her from being president.
Donald Trump, if elected president in the fall, will give in to Israel’s demands should negotiations with the Obama administration over a new long-term “Memorandum of Understanding” (MOU) hit a wall, Trump’s Israel advisor said in an interview broadcast on Wednesday.
The Republican Jewish Coalition on Tuesday launched an online campaign that highlights anti-Israel voices in the Democratic Party – Cornel West, Congressman Keith Ellison, and James Zogby, the three members of the party’s platform drafting committee.
Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Tuesday suggested the “disastrous” Iranian nuclear deal was a set up by Hillary Clinton for business deals with Iran.
