Presidential Elections
Naming the advisers: Who has the ear of McCain?
Ron Kampeas, JTAOct 30, 2008
WASHINGTON When the question of recognizing Israel landed on President Harry Trumans desk in May, 1948, he had to balance the advice of his old friend, Clark...
Campaign summary: Obama
Ron Kampeas, JTAOct 30, 2008
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio A major Republican tack against Barack Obama has a simple theme: By his friends you shall know him. For the McCain campaign, in recent weeks, this...
Campaign summary: McCain
JTAOct 30, 2008
By Ami Eden, JTA NEW YORK — When John McCain stopped in New York one Tuesday in October to make his pre-primaries pitch to a room full of Jewish bigwigs, […]
Naming the advisers: Who has the ear of Obama?
Ron Kampeas, JTAOct 30, 2008
WASHINGTON When the question of recognizing Israel landed on President Harry Trumans desk in May, 1948, he had to balance the advice of his old friend, Clark...
Did Jesse Jackson say that Obama rejects Zionists?
Ron Kampeas, JTAOct 24, 2008
WASHINGTON Two prominent political bugbears whose very mention drives the other side into foaming denunciations Rev. Jesse Jackson and Amir Taheri collided...
A ‘schlep’ to Obama
Ben Harris, JTAOct 24, 2008
BOCA RATON Fred Wolff is pretty explicit in laying out the reason why he wont support Barack Obama on Nov. 4. A survivor of the Dachau concentration camp who...
Biden, Palin vow to pursue Middle East Peace
Ron Kampeas, JTAOct 10, 2008
WASHINGTON Israeli-Palestinian peace talks would be a priority of a McCain administration, Sarah Palin said. A two-state solution is the solution, Palin, the...
Obama conference calls with 900 rabbis
JTASep 25, 2008
NEW YORK In a conference call with 900 rabbis, Barack Obama said he supports government funding for after-school programs in religious schools. Speaking to the rabbis...
Joe Biden, AIPAC, clear the air
JTASep 25, 2008
NEW YORK Joe Biden spoke last week with the AIPAC leadership to clear up any misunderstandings. The Democratic vice-presidential candidate had a friendly 20-minute...
‘Rabbis for Obama’
Eric Fingerhut, JTASep 18, 2008
WASHINGTON Saying it is their duty to fight for the truth and against lashon hara, more than 400 rabbis have joined to back Barack Obama’s presidential bid in...