presidential election 2016

Former ADL chief Abe Foxman slams group for muted response to Trump’s MSG rally

“What’s the point of the ADL if you’re not going to condemn this when it happens?” a senior Biden administration official asked.

Green Party’s Jill Stein requests recount in Michigan presidential vote

Stein, who is Jewish, has already requested vote recounts in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

Trump names Iran deal critic as CIA director

The president-elect also tapped a senator from Alabama who in 1986 was accused of calling black minority groups "un-American" as his attorney general.

First Person

Dutch mark Kristallnacht as Europe, US confront a wave of right-wing populism

Politics

T’ruah rabbinic group releases Election Day prayer

Politics

Anti-Trump ad in Florida substitutes ‘Jews’ for ‘Muslims’ in candidate’s anti-immigrant speech

Israel

Netanyahu, following debate, tells Cabinet it does not matter who is elected US president

Politics

Citing their ‘core beliefs,’ 40 Orthodox clergy condemn Trump’s ‘hateful rhetoric’

Politics

Reform Jews, black groups aim to protect voting rights

Israel

Trump volunteers court US voters in Israel, especially from swing states

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