Elections

Frankly, it was a breath of fresh air to hear the VP sounding so nice and decent in the midst of our ugly, divisive political environment.

Omar received the endorsements of Sen. Bernie Sanders and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, but also—despite past clashes—Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

“I stood in Yad Vashem, devastated by the silent testimonies of the 6 million Jews that were murdered in the Holocaust, and we must always remember that solemn promise. Never again.”

Harris made history as the first woman of color to be tapped to run as a US vice presidential candidate -- and as a woman married to a Jewish man.

The new model shows why politicians become more polarized even as their constituents remain in the middle.

In 2012, Omar tweeted: "Israel has hypnotized the world, may Allah awaken the people and help them see the evil doings of Israel."

Likud and Blue&White announced they would support the Derech Eretz bill to postpone the state budget by 100 days.

The government will vote to push off a budget decision by 100 days.

The Democratic platform includes language that expresses support for the U.S.-Israel relationship, a pledge to maintain security funding for Israel and backing for a two-state solution.

The two parties held emergency contacts Saturday night, in an attempt to hold the cabinet meeting, but those were unsuccessful.

37% picked Netanyahu as the next PM, 19% supported Bennett, and 15% picked Yair Lapid. Only 10% chose Benny Ganz.

"We will not cooperate with any initiative to bring early elections and we will do everything to prevent elections," Gafni, Litzman and Deri vowed.

I've been a registered Democrat for many years, and I can tell you without hesitation: I would never put a Joe Biden sticker on a bear.

So, Israel has lost another friend in Congress.

This could effectively terminate a five-year period of alliance between the Haredi parties and Netanyahu.

In analysis, the further to the right the respondents are, the stronger their assessment that the rallies are driven by political activists.

The survey also shows that the Joint Arab List is getting stronger, going from 15 to 16 seats.

“Let me ask you,” Barr said, “Do you think it is fair for a 67-year-old man to be sent to prison for seven to nine years?”

Railing against the Israeli prime minister’s handling of the coronavirus crisis, the head of the right-wing Yamina Party called the current government “one of the worst” in the country’s history.

On the eve of Tisha B'Av this is actually good news, as it fits the verse (Isaiah 49:17): "Swiftly your children are coming; Those who ravaged and ruined you shall leave you."

On July 24, the Cook Political Report upgraded the Senate race in Georgia to a toss-up.

The only names on Omar's list are Jewish ones: billionaire Jonathan Gray, retired real estate executive Stanley Weinstein and billionaire hedge-fund owner Seth Klarman.

The rightwing bloc gets 63 seats; the center-left-Arabs bloc only 50 seats; and Liberman gets 7 seats.

“The world has changed, Congress needs to change, too,” Bowman said in a statement to the media shortly after he was declared the winner.

It states, in part: “We believe that while Jerusalem is a matter for final status negotiations, it should remain the capital of Israel, an undivided city accessible to people of all faiths.”

The move comes just one day after the congresswoman picked up an endorsement from U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.).

Out of the 120 candidates on the Mahaneh Israel party's slate for the next Knesset elections, about 90 are residents of Yitzhar.

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) has perpetuated anti-Semitic tropes and introduced a resolution in Congress that promotes boycotts of Israel.

The two candidates agree on many issues, but their biggest policy difference is related to … Israel.

Aaron Keyak has previously served as communications director for Reps. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) and Steve Rothman (D-N.J.).