US Elections

Bipartisanship holds against antisemitism

Two White House aspirants – Democrat Tim Kaine of Virginia and Republican Marco Rubio of Florida – banded together to introduce the Combating European Antisemitism Act last week.

Royal rendezvous? Queen Elizabeth to invite Trump for UK state visit

By REUTERS
Democratic Party frontrunner's Israel record comes under scrutiny

By JTA
Huckabee denies report Trump chose him as ambassador to Israel

By JPOST.COM STAFF

Diplomacy: Donald Trump, have we got an Israel policy for you!

Israeli ministers just can’t wait for the American president-elect to take office to begin preparing the ground for a new US-Israel relationship – and more settlements.

By CALEV BEN-DAVID
South Carolina governor who opposed anti-Israel BDS to be Trump's UN envoy

Last year, Nikki Haley signed into law a bill to stop efforts to boycott, divest and sanction Israel in a first for the nation on a state-wide level.

By MICHAEL WILNER
US Holocaust museum alarmed over 'hateful speech' by white nationalists

A video taken inside a conference showed Richard Spencer, leader of the National Policy Institute, shouting, "Hail Trump, hail our people, hail victory!" as some gave Nazi salutes.

By REUTERS
Trump outlines plans for first day in office

Trump has so far picked two Cabinet members and three top White House advisers, but aides said he was not expected to make further announcements on Monday.

By REUTERS
White supremacist event in DC claims media protects Jewish interests

As Spencer finished speaking, several audience members gave a Nazi-like salute.

By JTA
'Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everybody you meet'

Analysis: Marine Gen. James Mattis would be conventional voice in the White House.

By MICHAEL WILNER
Trump adviser Bannon blames lazy media for antisemitism allegations

Donald Trump's recently-named White House chief strategist says "these claims of antisemitism just aren't serious. It's a joke."

By JPOST.COM STAFF
Israeli minister throws support behind controversial Trump adviser Bannon

Bannon’s appointment as “chief strategist and senior counsel” last week courted controversy, including a condemnation from the Anti-Defamation League.

By LAHAV HARKOV
In 1980s, American Jewish Committee 'vigorously protested' Sessions nomination

Sessions currently represents Alabama in the upper chamber, and was the first US senator to endorse Trump for president.

By MICHAEL WILNER
Jon Stewart warns liberals not to stereotype Trump voters

Trump has been criticized during his campaign for making statements seen as racist, including calling Mexicans who cross over to the United States rapists and drug dealers.

By JTA
Russian FM spokesperson suggests US election influenced by 'Jewish conspiracy'

Zakharova said that she had formulated the claim while visiting New York during an official visit with a Russian delegation in September.

By JPOST.COM STAFF
Huckabee apologizes for saying ‘Jewish liberals’ daubed swastika to smear Trump

“They accused me of spreading false information and hatred, and demanded an apology, and they’re right, I do owe readers an apology."

By JTA
Sources: Trump's son-in-law Kushner could get key White House job

The Jewish New Jersey real estate scion married to Trump's daughter Ivanka, helped guide the president-elect to victory last week and is poised to remain an influential adviser.

By JPOST.COM STAFF,REUTERS
169 lawmakers sign on to Jewish rep’s letter calling for Bannon dismissal

The letter says the appointment “directly undermines your ability to unify the country.”

By JTA
Trump ally supports mandatory Muslim immigrant registry

Citing Japanese internment camps as "precedent," Carl Higbie says immigrants do not get constitutional protections.

By ZACK PYZER
New York senator points at Trump team after swastikas found defacing residence

New York State Sen. Brad Hoylmam says the swastikas are a result of Trump refusing to condemn the white supremacist ties of Stephen Bannon.

By JPOST.COM STAFF
Stephen Bannon in 2014: Racism will get ‘washed out’ of nationalist right

A number of Jewish groups have condemned his hiring, a few defended it and others are silent.

By JTA
Trump shuffles transition team, eyes loyalists for Cabinet

Trump has fewer than 70 days until his Jan. 20 inauguration to settle on Cabinet members and other senior appointees. He will eventually need to fill roughly 4,000 open positions.

By REUTERS
Jews, Muslims unite to fight impact of campaign rhetoric

“What’s happened as a result of the poisonous atmosphere that Trump has created is that American Muslims are desperate for allies.”

By DANIELLE ZIRI
The frustrated and bereaved

Analysis: While Republicans are operating with excitement on Capitol Hill at the prospect of a unified GOP government, Democrats are regrouping from a place of palpable fear.

By MICHAEL WILNER
Who is Walid Phares, Trump’s Mideast adviser?

The extent to which Phares’s views have changed over the years remains to be seen. But his current worldview appears to dovetail with that of Trump.

By BEN LYNFIELD
Trump reportedly seeks top secret clearance for Ivanka

Trump's children may be allowed in on the nation's most sensitive information if the president-elect uses a loophole in nepotism laws.

By JPOST.COM STAFF
Trump will inherit ‘full tool set’ to hammer Iran, says Treasury official

Szubin supports the nuclear deal with Iran, and defended it at an appearance at the Jewish Federations’ annual General Assembly in Washington.

By MICHAEL WILNER
Analysis: Trump digging in with firebrand alt-right advisor

Bannon is a Harvard graduate, a Navy veteran and a former Goldman Sachs investment banker.

By MICHAEL WILNER
California teacher suspended after comparing Trump to Hitler

The comparison irked at least one of the parents of children in his class who wrote an email to complain.

By JPOST.COM STAFF
ADL slams Trump appointment of aide with ties to 'antisemitic' alt-right

Democratic Congressman Schiff slams appointment of Stephen Bannon, who he says has alt-right, antisemitic and misogynistic views.

By JPOST.COM STAFF
Ivanka Trump won't serve in father's White House administration

Eldest daughter of the US president-elect says she will not hold a position in the incoming cabinet.

By JPOST.COM STAFF
Are Silicon Valley Jews bothered by the prospect of Calexit?

“I’ll be voting for Calexit, yes, but it isn’t necessarily a Jewish matter per se.”

By MICHAEL ZEFF
Trump picks Priebus as White House chief of staff

The chief of staff position, which serves as a gatekeeper and agenda-setter for the president, is typically one of the most important early choices for an incoming president.

By REUTERS
Nationalism in America and Europe: Populist wave crashes ashore

The rise of President-elect Donald Trump is simply an extension of the far-right trend in Europe.

By MICHAEL WILNER

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Arab Israeli Conflict

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Initial: Attempted shooting attack on IDF in West Bank

No injuries or damage were reported, the terrorists fled the scene.

Middle East

Snapshot of Syria's Ministery of Information website

How hackers tried to 'poison' Syria's Assad

Locked out of the government system for several hours, Syrian officials turned to Facebook to deny any attack against Assad and update viewers on his current condition.