Donald Trump

President-elect Donald Trump was the Republican nominee for a third consecutive U.S. election, after losing his re-election bid in 2020 and being convicted of 34 felonies in May 2024. Trump has won favor among some pro-Israel Jews for his track record on Israel. He has stated that any Jew who votes for Democrats “hates their religion,” drawing allegations of antisemitism from Jewish Democrats.

At Hanukkah reception, Trump basks in warmth of his Jerusalem recognition

"I know for a fact there are a lot of happy people in this room,” the president said a day after his declaration on Israel's capital.

French far-left Antifa calls for ‘striking a blow’ in Paris over US Jerusalem recognition

The local branch of the far-left movement urged followers to show up for a demonstration Saturday in a statement that said that "Palestine stretches from the sea to the Jordan River."