Nikki Haley withdraws from race but withholds Trump endorsement, citing Israel among other issues

(JTA) — Nikki Haley, the former South Carolina governor and U.S. ambassador to the United Nations who was a favorite of pro-Israel Republicans, withdrew from the race for the GOP presidential nomination after losing nearly every Republican state primary thus far by wide margins.

But unlike other candidates in the party who dropped out, Haley did not endorse Donald Trump, the former president and presumptive nominee. She cited Israel in her concession speech.

“Our world is on fire because of America’s retreat,” Haley said in the speech Wednesday in Charleston,…