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2 Jews who left Biden administration over handling of Gaza now say they’ll back Harris
Two Jews who publicly resigned from posts in the Biden administration over its handling of the Gaza war now say they will be voting for Vice President Kamala Harris. In a joint op-ed published Monday, on the eve of Election Day,… Continue Reading
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Netanyahu fires Defense Minister Yoav Gallant amid domestic tensions and a multi-front war
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired his defense minister, Yoav Gallant, saying he no longer trusted him, a drastic step while Israel is fighting on multiple fronts, faces domestic political turmoil and is contending… Continue Reading
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In a Jewish neighborhood of Los Angeles, the presidential election is all about Israel
LOS ANGELES — Avi, a 35-year-old nurse from Los Angeles, has never voted before. But on Monday, he was headed to a polling station at a synagogue in the Jewish neighborhood of Pico-Robertson to cast an early ballot. What’s… Continue Reading
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4 Jewish questions for Election Day 2024 and its aftermath
On Nov. 15, 2022, Donald Trump announced that he would be running for president for a third time. Today, 721 days later, voters will finally choose between him and Kamala Harris. And it may be days longer before we know the… Continue Reading
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Trump is spending time with critics of Israel. His Jewish supporters aren’t concerned.
WASHINGTON — A candidate listens attentively as a supporter laments that “Palestine is being erased” and that “No amount of money or power should be prioritized over human life.” The same candidate praises a mayor… Continue Reading
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Too young to vote, these Jewish teens are getting others to the polls
This article was produced as part of JTA’s Teen Journalism Fellowship, a program that works with Jewish teens around the world to report on issues that affect their lives. Even though they’re too young to vote, Shayne… Continue Reading
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Beyond Trump and Harris: 7 congressional and governor’s races Jews should watch
WASHINGTON — The presidential race between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump is close and consequential, with the candidates offering two vastly different ideas of America — and that contest has gotten the lion’s share of… Continue Reading
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How rabbis in battleground states are approaching a razor-close election with enormous implications for Jews and for Israel
Ahead of the High Holidays this year, Rabbi Abe Friedman heard from a congregant who was unsure about renewing their synagogue membership. The uncertainty had nothing to do with the dues, the religious school or the divides… Continue Reading
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‘I’m an American, but I’m also Jewish’: How Orthodox women in college are voting for president
Just days out from the presidential election, Shalva Perlman doesn’t know for sure how she will cast her ballot. The two issues on her mind: protecting abortion rights, and supporting Israel. The issue that she expects to… Continue Reading
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Hymie’s, the Philly Jewish deli featured in a Trump ad, is now the setting for a Harris spot
Hymie’s, a popular Philadelphia Jewish deli, raised some Jewish hackles when it served as the scene of the Republican Jewish Coalition’s closing ad — featuring Jewish actors playing older women who, after supporting… Continue Reading