|
|
Watchdogs point to the Epstein case as a textbook example of "horseshoe theory," in which the far ends of the political spectrum come together. (Mugshot of Epstein; horseshoe via Getty Images, via JTA)
Antisemitic conspiracy theories about the onetime Trump friend are proliferating and entering the mainstream.
Read More
A before-and-after photo depicting how a painting of Jesus at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, New York, was obscured by a curtain amid a challenge. (Before: U.S. Coast Guard; After: U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, via JTA)
The Trump administration’s Sean Duffy authorized the return of the painting, despite concerns expressed by Jewish midshipmen and others.
Read More
In 2018, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is shown speaking about Iran's potential nuclear capabilities at his nation’s defense ministry headquarters in Tel Aviv. (File photo)
How we got here, what we don’t know and what happens next, according to Ron Kampeas.
Read More
A portrait of the writer by sketch artist Emily Goff. (©Emily N Goff, 2023, all rights reserved, via JTA)
Ron Kampeas, JTA’s Washington bureau chief for more than two decades until his retirement at the end of 2024, reflects on the blessing and burden of bearing first witness to Jewish history.
Read More
Approximately 2,000 attendees listen to Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speak at a pro-Israel rally at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 10. (Ron Kampeas)
Multiple factors, including election fatigue, could have contributed to the low turnout at the “Stand Together” rally.
Read More
Supporters of Maccabi Tel Aviv hold Israeli and team flags at Dam Square in Amsterdam ahead of the Europa League football match between Ajax and Maccabi Tel Aviv on Nov. 7,. (Jeroen Jumelet / ANP / AFP via Getty Images, via JTA)
Videos and reports indicated significant violence against Israelis after a soccer game between Maccabi Tel Aviv and the Dutch team Ajax.
Read More
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) is shown here with President-elect Donald Trump last July. (Amos Ben-Gershom, Israel Government Press Office via JTA)
The Israeli prime minister issued the statement just before 3 a.m. Eastern time, when Trump’s win seemed all but inevitable.
Read More
Kamala Harris and her husband, Douglas Emhoff, pose near the Western Wall in Jerusalem in November of 2017. (Halie Soifer, courtesy of JTA)
Over the course of her life and career, the vice-president has been surrounded by Jews, which has given her an easy familiarity with Jewish spaces and concerns.
Read More
(Clockwise from top) Vice President Kamala Harris, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and California Gov. Gavin Newsom. Harris' Jewish husband, Doug Emhoff, is at far left. (Collage by Grace Yagel/Getty Images, via JTA)
Here’s what voters with Jewish interests need to know about the Democrats who might be selected to run as the Democratic presidential nominee.
Read More
Del. Joe Vogel, a Jewish gay Latino Democrat, campaigns with State Sen. Cheryl Kagan in Gaithersburg. (Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post via Getty Images, via JTA)
In the Democratic primary for the 6th District congressional seat, Joe Vogel, 27, finished second behind April McClain Delaney.
Read More
Angela Alsobrooks, who won the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate in Maryland, is shown here with Sen. Chris Van Hollen, who has been a critic of Israel during the war in Gaza. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
The Prince George’s County Executive will face her GOP rival, former Gov. Larry Hogan, in November..
Read More