September 29, 2016
12:30 am

US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (R) shakes hands with vice presidential candidate Mike Pence on July 16, 2016, during a press conference in New York. (AFP PHOTO/KENA BETANCUR)

Mike Pence to headline rare Trump fundraiser by NY Jews

Thursday event in Manhattan, co-hosted by Trump Victory Fund finance chair Lew Eisenberg, expected to raise $1m

By JTA

August 11, 2016
10:39 pm

Florida Congressional candidate Tim Canova speaks during a forum at the Florida Technical College, in Pembroke Pines, Fla. (Wilfredo Lee/AP)

Florida Dems: Wasserman Schultz’s challenger flip-flopping on Iran deal

Tim Canova links himself to Reps. Frankel and Deutch, who opposed the pact, but they distance themselves from him

By Eric Cortellessa

August 11, 2016
7:41 pm

Marc Zell, co-chair of Republicans Overseas Israel, in his Jerusalem office, August 23, 2016. (Raphael Ahren/Times of Israel)

How Israel’s leading Republican learned to love The Donald

Trump should not become president, Marc Zell declared eight months ago. Now he sings the nominee’s praises, and accuses the Clintons of raping the American public

By Raphael Ahren

July 14, 2016
2:07 am

The Islamic Center of Boca Raton, Florida, is shown on Wednesday, July 13, 2016 (AP Photo/Terry Spencer)

Voting in Palm Beach mosque aborted over anti-Islamic backlash

Many residents refuse to cast votes at Muslim shrine; polling at churches and synagogues to go forward

By TERRY SPENCER

April 7, 2016
1:33 pm

MK Michael Oren at a Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meeting in the Knesset, November 19, 2015. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Michael Oren: Sanders should apologize for Gaza ‘blood libel’

Democratic candidate’s claims of Israeli ruthlessness and inflated death toll endanger the Jewish state’s security, MK and former envoy to US says

By Raphael Ahren

March 24, 2016
3:24 pm

US Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump waves at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) 2016 Policy Conference at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC, March 21, 2016. / AFP / SAUL LOEB

At AIPAC, GOP candidates write a check that reality won’t cash

Republican presidential hopefuls grandly promised to scrap the Iran deal and move the US Embassy to Jerusalem, two ideas that won’t fly

By Raphael Ahren

October 13, 2015
6:27 pm

Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee speaks during a press conference at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in Jerusalem on August 19, 2015. (Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

US presidential hopefuls to attend conference in Israel

Unspecified list of candidates to gather in Jerusalem early next month to discuss ‘economic, foreign, defense and cultural policy’

By Times of Israel staff

July 17, 2015
4:52 pm

Republican presidential candidate US Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) speaks during the Republican Jewish Coalition spring leadership meeting at The Venetian Las Vegas on April 25, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images/AFP)

GOP sees Iran deal as chance to siphon off Jewish voters

Republicans are making some inroads, but majority of US Jews still tend to vote Democrat in national elections

By SERGIO BUSTOS and Ken Thomas

April 12, 2015
8:43 pm

Eric Lynn (right), one-time liaison between for the Obama presidential campaign and the Jewish community and Congressional candidate in Florida. (photo credit: courtesy)

Former Obama campaign Jewish liaison runs for Congress

Eric Lynn announces candidacy to be representative of Florida district after working for US president in 2008

By JTA

November 6, 2014
12:24 am

President Barack Obama speaks to supporters during a rally for Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's reelection campaign at Central High School, Sunday, Nov. 2, 2014, in Bridgeport, Conn.(Photo credit: AP/John Minchillo)

Poll: US Jews voted Democrat, but cooler on Obama approval

J Street says Jews voted 69% to 28% for Democratic congressional candidates over Republicans; Republican figures put the split at 65% to 33%

By Rebecca Shimoni Stoil

November 7, 2012
6:55 pm

Mitt Romney visits the Western Wall in Jerusalem during his presidential campaign (photo credit: Shutterstock)

Jewish Republicans congratulate Obama, call for bipartisanship

RJC notes uptick in Republican support among US Jews, from 15% in 1992 to 31% in 2012

By Haviv Rettig Gur

November 7, 2012
11:16 am

David Harris, the president of the National Jewish Democratic Council, speaking to a British journalist outside the NJDC bus in Charlotte N.C., Sept. 3 (photo credit: Ron Kampeas/JTA)

Obama wins big among Jews, with 69%-30% victory over Romney

Despite millions of dollars spent and unprecedented grass-roots work by Republican Jewish groups, exit polls of Jewish voters show only slight decline in support for Democrats

By Haviv Rettig Gur

November 7, 2012
12:29 am

Behind a sign barring loaded firearms in the building, people stand in line to cast their votes on Election Day at a precinct at the Wake County Firearms Education and Training Center in Apex, N.C., Nov. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

The battle for the Jewish exit poll begins

Even before voting was over, Democrats were challenging how Republicans count Jewish votes

By Haviv Rettig Gur

November 6, 2012
4:08 am

Obama surrogate Jack Lew makes a point during his debate with Romney surrogate Tevi Troy at Green Road Synagogue in Beachwood, Ohio, with moderator Nathan Diament listening in the background. (Ron Kampeas/JTA)

The ‘oys’ of voting

Appeals to Jewish emotions often backfire, dividing communities instead of uniting them

By Ron Kampeas

Topic: Jewish votes in the US elections

Mike Pence to headline rare Trump fundraiser by NY Jews

Thursday event in Manhattan, co-hosted by Trump Victory Fund finance chair Lew Eisenberg, expected to raise $1m

Florida Dems: Wasserman Schultz’s challenger flip-flopping on Iran deal

Tim Canova links himself to Reps. Frankel and Deutch, who opposed the pact, but they distance themselves from him

How Israel’s leading Republican learned to love The Donald

Trump should not become president, Marc Zell declared eight months ago. Now he sings the nominee’s praises, and accuses the Clintons of raping the American public

Voting in Palm Beach mosque aborted over anti-Islamic backlash

Many residents refuse to cast votes at Muslim shrine; polling at churches and synagogues to go forward

Michael Oren: Sanders should apologize for Gaza ‘blood libel’

Democratic candidate’s claims of Israeli ruthlessness and inflated death toll endanger the Jewish state’s security, MK and former envoy to US says

At AIPAC, GOP candidates write a check that reality won’t cash

Republican presidential hopefuls grandly promised to scrap the Iran deal and move the US Embassy to Jerusalem, two ideas that won’t fly

US presidential hopefuls to attend conference in Israel

Unspecified list of candidates to gather in Jerusalem early next month to discuss ‘economic, foreign, defense and cultural policy’

GOP sees Iran deal as chance to siphon off Jewish voters

Republicans are making some inroads, but majority of US Jews still tend to vote Democrat in national elections

Former Obama campaign Jewish liaison runs for Congress

Eric Lynn announces candidacy to be representative of Florida district after working for US president in 2008

Poll: US Jews voted Democrat, but cooler on Obama approval

J Street says Jews voted 69% to 28% for Democratic congressional candidates over Republicans; Republican figures put the split at 65% to 33%

Jewish Republicans congratulate Obama, call for bipartisanship

RJC notes uptick in Republican support among US Jews, from 15% in 1992 to 31% in 2012

Obama wins big among Jews, with 69%-30% victory over Romney

Despite millions of dollars spent and unprecedented grass-roots work by Republican Jewish groups, exit polls of Jewish voters show only slight decline in support for Democrats

The battle for the Jewish exit poll begins

Even before voting was over, Democrats were challenging how Republicans count Jewish votes

The ‘oys’ of voting

Appeals to Jewish emotions often backfire, dividing communities instead of uniting them

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