The changes Bernie Sanders is pushing for to the Democratic Party’s platform on Israel are not just about the two-state solution but “compassion” for the Palestinian cause, James Zogby, a member of the platform drafting committee, said on Thursday.
Donald Trump’s comments about remaining “neutral” in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict should not be easily dismissed, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said on Thursday.
President Barack Obama on Wednesday renewed a presidential waiver suspending the relocation of the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem for another six months.
Donald Trump is not responsible for the anti-Semitic abuse of journalists by his fans or for the views of some of his supporters and has no time to keep denouncing anti-Semitism, longtime aide and adviser to Donald Trump, Jason Greenblatt, said on Wednesday.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott took another step in his fight against the Obama administration over the Iran nuclear deal, urging the other 49 governors to follow his lead and reject the administration’s request to lift state sanctions on Iran.
Former Israeli Defense Minister Moshe “Bogie” Ya’alon has begun the first phase of launching a potential run for prime minister as head of a new political party, or by forming an alliance with former disgruntled colleagues, by reaching out to potential donors in a letter sent in English and independently obtained by Jewish Insider.
In response to comments from Rep. Luis Gutierrez, appointed to the Democratic Party’s Policy Platform Committee by Hillary Clinton, about joining appointees from the Sanders campaign in seeking changes to the party’s policy language on Israel, the Clinton campaign on Friday sought to reassure Jewish voters that the platform will reflect the “longstanding strong support for Israel.”
Donald Trump on Tuesday called Republican conservative activist William Kristol a loser for pushing a third-party candidate to run against Trump and Hillary Clinton in the fall.
Donald Trump has slightly improved his standing among Jewish voters as polls indicate a close race between the presumptive Republican nominee and Hillary Clinton in the fall.
About half of the Israeli public approved of U.S. leadership in 2015, down from 54 percent in 2014, according to Gallup’s 2016 U.S.-Global Leadership Report published last Thursday.
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