Presidential Elections
Republicans overseas seek support among Americans in Israel
Andrew Tobin, JTAAug 11, 2016
JERUSALEM — On behalf of Donald Trump, Republicans last week launched a get-out-the-vote campaign geared to Americans living in Israel. The initiative, which began...
At convention, Democrats seek unity, but cracks show on Israel
Ben Sales, JTAJul 28, 2016
PHILADELPHIA — The Democratic Party spent the first couple days of its convention projecting unity on issues from fighting racism to fair trade. But fissures were...
Trump: from anti to pro
Ben Sales, JTAJul 21, 2016
CLEVELAND — On the day Donald Trump wrapped up the Republican primaries, Marc Zell was ready to resign his position as vice president of Republicans Overseas, the...
Trump says he wouldn’t have removed tweet
JTAJul 14, 2016
NEW YORK — Donald Trump kept alive a controversy over a campaign tweet featuring imagery seen by some as anti-Semitic by saying his staff “shouldn’t have taken...
Trump tries damage control on anti-Semitic tweet
JTAJul 07, 2016
NEW YORK — Donald Trump blamed the “dishonest media” for the dust-up over a tweet showing a Star of David shape and dollar bills superimposed over an image of...
Cruz woos Jews
Ron Kampeas, JTAApr 14, 2016
LAS VEGAS Ted Cruz came here to woo Republican Jews last weekend, and in the absence of his opponents came away with qualified support based not on who he is but who...
At AIPAC, Trump changes tune on Israel
Ron Kampeas, JTAMar 24, 2016
WASHINGTON Donald Trump, staking out a pro-Israel position that had nary a mention of the neutrality he had asserted earlier, earned an enthusiastic response to his...
At AIPAC, Clinton calls Trump ‘feckless’
Ron Kampeas, JTAMar 24, 2016
WASHINGTON Hillary Clinton derided Donald Trump as a feckless negotiator and told AIPAC that walking away from the Middle East was not an option for the US, a...
Ahead of Iowa, presidential candidate round-up
Ron Kampeas, JTAJan 28, 2016
WASHINGTON On Monday, Feb. 1, Iowans will gather to launch the 2016 presidential election with an arcane ritual the caucus. In living rooms and meeting halls...
Bernie Sanders suddenly is taken seriously
Ron Kampeas, JTAJan 21, 2016
WASHINGTON Talk of a Bernie Sanders presidency has suddenly become a lot more serious. Recent polling shows the independent Vermont senator and Democratic...