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Mitt Romney visits the Western Wall in Jerusalem during his presidential campaign (photo credit: Shutterstock)
November 7, 2012, 6:55 pm
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, 5:45 pm
Benedict Arnold in hooker boots
Yup, when it came to the US election, I voted with my feet
By Sarah Tuttle-Singer
November 7, 2012, 5:15 pm
Finally, I can say it: I’m happy about Obama
Celebrating the vote for human dignity, equality, and social solidarity
By Michael Melchior
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with US Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney in Netanyahu's office in Jerusalem. July 29, 2012. (photo credit: Avi Ohayon/GPO/FLASH90)
From the WebNovember 7, 2012, 3:17 pm
After Obama victory, political knives come out in Israel
Israel Hayom: Netanyahu under fire for his apparent preference for Romney, which may have soured relations with the reelected president
A T-shirt on sale in Jerusalem's old city depicts Obama donning traditional Arab headgear (photo credit: Abir Sultan/Flash 90)
November 7, 2012, 3:14 pm
Second time around, Obama victory fails to enthuse Arab world
Hamas tells president to stop favoring Israel, Iran says he should strip Israel of its 'nuclear weapons'
By Elhanan Miller
Voters stand in line to pick up their absentee ballots in Doral, Fla., Sunday, Nov. 4, (photo credit: AP/Alan Diaz)
November 7, 2012, 2:56 pm
And the winner is…
Still unknown -- at least to the Israeli papers, because the votes hadn't been tallied by press time
By Ilan Ben Zion
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, with US President Barack Obama in Washington, DC, last March (photo credit: Amos Ben Gershom/GPO/Flash90)
November 7, 2012, 12:31 pm
Congratulations (almost) across the board from Israeli politicians for Obama
Chorus of approval encompasses president, PM, DM, FM, and opposition leaders, but ends at Danny Danon and the National Union; Netanyahu orders Likud ministers to remain silent on US president's reelection
By TOI staff
November 7, 2012, 11:59 am
What I gained when I lost my race for congress
My campaign showed that proud religious Jews can compete as viable candidates
By Shmuley Boteach
Muslim students pose before a throng of photographers shortly after "voting" in the mock US election at a shopping mall at suburban Quezon city, northeast of Manila, Philippines Wednesday, Nov. 7 (photo credit: AP/Bullit Marquez)
November 7, 2012, 11:56 am
Obama’s reelection celebrated around world
From national leaders in the West to schoolkids in the East, people across the globe are caught up in US presidential fever
By Margie Mason
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during a press conference on September 08, 2012. (photo credit: Issam Rimawi/Flash90)
November 7, 2012, 11:54 am
Well done, now support our statehood bid, Palestinians tell Obama
Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt says US influence is not needed in the region
By Stuart Winer
President Barack Obama stands on stage at the election night party Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, in Chicago. Obama defeated Republican challenger former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. (photo credit:AP/Carolyn Kaster)
November 7, 2012, 11:33 am
Obama victorious despite the shadow of difficult times
After leading the country during high unemployment and the most serious economic strife since the Great Depression, president given 4 more years in the White House
By Steven R. Hurst
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)
November 7, 2012, 11:16 am
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
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Barack Obama in New York, September 21, 2011 (photo credit: Avi Ohayon/GPO/Flash90)
November 7, 2012, 10:58 am
For Obama and Netanyahu, four more years of mutual dislike and suspicion? Not so fast
The two leaders are unlikely to suddenly become best buddies, but history has defied conventional wisdom more than once about which US presidents are good or bad for Israel
By Raphael Ahren
US Ambassador to Israel, Daniel Shapiro, at a conference in Jerusalem, September 6, 2011 (photo credit: Uri Lenz/Flash90)
November 7, 2012, 10:10 am
Will second-term Obama get back at Netanyahu? Not a chance, says US ambassador
President is a strategic, not emotional thinker, says Dan Shapiro; calls Palestinian UN bid 'a mistake'
By Elhanan Miller and TOI staff
US President Barack Obama delivers his victory speech in Chicago, Wednesday Nov. 7 (screen capture: Channel 2)
November 7, 2012, 9:29 am
Full text of Barack Obama’s victory speech
US president thanks all those who helped get him reelected and seeks to begin healing a nation divided by politics
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