Trump’s second term

Trump names former Abraham Accords negotiator as top hostages official

Adam Boehler got the nod just days after Trump vowed there would be “all hell to pay” if Israeli hostages in Gaza are not released by the time he takes office.

By Ron Kampeas December 4, 2024 4:14 pm

A hostages rally in midtown Manhattan, Sept. 20, 2024. (Luke Tress)

Trump promised ‘all hell to pay’ if the hostages aren’t freed. What does that mean?

The president-elect’s statement was long on fury and short on details.

December 3, 2024 6:07 pm

Republican presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump visits The Great Commoner cafe on November 1, 2024 in Dearborn, Michigan. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Trump promises ‘all hell to pay in the Middle East’ if hostages are not released by Inauguration Day

The comments came hours after Israel announced that an American-Israeli hostage had in fact died on Oct. 7, 2023.

December 2, 2024 4:02 pm

Lee Zeldin, Trump’s pick to helm EPA, says he received bomb threat with ‘pro-Palestinian themed message’

By Ron Kampeas November 27, 2024 4:00 pm

Pam Bondi, Trump’s attorney general pick, wants FBI to question pro-Hamas protesters

By Ron Kampeas November 22, 2024 3:57 pm

At the ADL’s ‘Concert against Hate,’ the focus is on Israel

By Ron Kampeas November 20, 2024 9:26 am

Trump taps Jewish financier Howard Lutnick as commerce secretary

By Luke Tress November 19, 2024 12:31 pm

In a federation official’s remark about resettling Gaza, signs of tension among Jewish groups in the new Trump era

By Ron Kampeas November 18, 2024 7:03 pm

Top row, from left: Laura Loomer, Jared Kushner, Ivanka Trump, Steven Miller. Bottom row: Howard Lutnick, Lee Zeldin, David Friedman, Miriam Adelson. (Collage by Grace Yagel)

Who are the Jews in Trump’s inner circle?

By Luke Tress November 18, 2024 2:51 pm

As Schumer presses ahead with Antisemitism Awareness Act, concerns about free speech resurface

By Ron Kampeas November 17, 2024 12:39 pm

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Trump’s second term

Trump names former Abraham Accords negotiator as top hostages official

Trump promised ‘all hell to pay’ if the hostages aren’t freed. What does that mean?

Trump promises ‘all hell to pay in the Middle East’ if hostages are not released by Inauguration Day

Lee Zeldin, Trump’s pick to helm EPA, says he received bomb threat with ‘pro-Palestinian themed message’

Pam Bondi, Trump’s attorney general pick, wants FBI to question pro-Hamas protesters

At the ADL’s ‘Concert against Hate,’ the focus is on Israel

Trump taps Jewish financier Howard Lutnick as commerce secretary

In a federation official’s remark about resettling Gaza, signs of tension among Jewish groups in the new Trump era

Who are the Jews in Trump’s inner circle?

As Schumer presses ahead with Antisemitism Awareness Act, concerns about free speech resurface

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