Posts Tagged: 2016 US presidential election
Donald Trump’s Jewish Son-in-Law Defends President-Elect: You Can’t Not Be an Antisemite for 69 Years, Then Suddenly Become One
In a Forbes interview published on Tuesday, Jared Kushner -- the Orthodox Jewish 35-year-old son-in-law of Donald Trump -- strongly defended the president-elect from allegations...
How Did Jewish Newspapers Handle Presidential Endorsements, and What Price Are They Paying for Their Choices?
JNS.org -- Any newspaper that makes political endorsements runs the risk of alienating readers who disagree with the publication’s candidate of choice. Angry letters and canceled...
Author of New Iran Book: Following Trump Victory, It’s Hard to See How Nuclear Deal Will Survive
If President-elect Donald Trump and his foreign policy advisers stick to their past rhetoric regarding the nuclear agreement reached last year between six world powers...
Mideast Analysts Say Iranian Hardliners Have Toned Down Threats Against US After Trump’s Election Victory
Iranian hardliners have “toned down” their bellicose rhetoric against the US following Republican Donald Trump’s victory over Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton in last week’s presidential...
Prominent Israeli Minister Expresses Support for Bannon, Day After Jewish State’s US Envoy Says He Looks Forward To Working With Trump Adviser Who Has Faced Antisemitism Claims
A prominent Israeli government minister sent a supportive message on Friday to Stephen Bannon, whose appointment to serve as President-elect Donald Trump’s chief strategist and...
Report: Netanyahu ‘Elegantly’ Declines Invitation to Meet Trump in New York Before January Inauguration
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "elegantly declined" an invitation to meet with US President-elect Donald Trump before he is sworn into office on Jan. 20,...
Ex-IDF Intelligence Chief: Following Trump Victory, Israel Has Chance to Bolster Relationship With US
Following the election of Donald Trump, Israel has a chance bolster its relationship with America, an ex-IDF intelligence chief said on Tuesday. “Israel can try to...
At DC Confab, Jewish Editors Weigh in on Trump’s Victory, Alt-Right Movement and Changing Media Landscape
President-elect Donald Trump’s social media prowess enabled him to negate the influence of traditional news entities and proved to be “hugely instrumental” in his victory...
Expert: Reported $10 Billion Arms Deal Between Russia and Iran Should Come as No Surprise
Reports that Russia and Iran are in talks about a potential $10 billion arms deal should not surprise anyone, an expert on the two nations...
Anti-Israel Marchers Join Trump Protests in New York City; Call for ‘Intifada Revolution’
Anti-Israel activists are seeking to co-opt the left-wing protests that have erupted across the US following Donald Trump’s victory over Hillary Clinton in last Tuesday’s...
Florida Tells an Important Story About Jewish Support for Trump
JNS.org -- You couldn’t trust the pundits and spinmeisters before the election, and you still can’t trust them now that the votes have come in. The...
The Trumportunity for Israel
Op·por·tu·ni·ty: a set of circumstances that make it possible to do something. Trump·or·tu·ni·ty: A set of circumstances created by the improbable victory of Donald Trump, which...
Report: Trump Aides Tell Obama to Avoid Any Lame-Duck Foreign Policy Moves, Including in Israeli-Palestinian Realm
Aides to President-elect Donald Trump are cautioning outgoing President Barack Obama to refrain from moving forward with any end-of-term initiatives -- including a potential Israeli-Palestinian...
Kissinger: To Prevent Regional Explosion, US Must Thwart Iranian Expansionism
The biggest challenge facing the Middle East is the “potential domination of the region by an Iran that is both imperial and jihadist,” former US...
