Biden ambassador: Blindly supporting Israel is not friendship
Rahm Emanuel, the U.S. ambassador to Japan, on Sunday defended President Joe Biden’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war, countering Republican criticism that the administration’s opposition to some tactics and policies of Israel’s right-wing government indicates insufficient support for the country. “When the president of the United States says to Israel the truth, that’s being a...
Exclusive: In new poll, US Jews say Trump more supportive of Israelis but Harris better on Gaza war
American Jews think Vice President Kamala Harris would handle the Israel-Hamas war better than former President Donald Trump by a wide margin — 54% to 36% — according to a new poll, but most also see Trump as more supportive of Israelis. The national poll, conducted for the Forward by CHIP50, an academic consortium of experts...
In Trump’s appalling new threats to democracy, a troubling warning to Jews
If there was any doubt former President Donald Trump sees his domestic political opponents as “the enemy within,” his rally at Madison Square Garden put them to rest. “When I say, ‘the enemy from within,’ the other side goes crazy,” Trump told a capacity crowd of 20,000 people on Sunday afternoon. ”They’ve done very bad...