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Illustrative: A family of people evacuated from Afghanistan is led through the arrival terminal at the Dulles International Airport to board a bus that will take them to a refugee processing center, in Dulles, Virginia, August 25, 2021. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
July 12, 2024, 10:00 pm
‘A manifesto on replacement theory’: GOP mass deportation plan alarms Jewish groups
Several organizations say policy appears steeped in theory which has antisemitic overtones, vow to challenge it: ‘We understand precisely where this hate and extremism can lead’
By Ron Kampeas
Former US president Donald Trump walks to the stage after Vice President Mike Pence delivered a speech on the third day of the Republican National Convention at Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine in Baltimore, Maryland, August 26, 2020. (AP/Andrew Harnik)
July 9, 2024, 8:25 pm
GOP platform pledges to stand with Israel, deport ‘pro-Hamas radicals’ from US
Document promises ‘largest deportation in American history,’ declares plan to seek Mideast peace and replicate Iron Dome, though US doesn’t face cross-border rocket threat
By JTA and Jacob Magid
Rep. Adam Schiff arrives at the Senate as work resumes in the impeachment trial of US President Donald Trump at the Capitol in Washington, January 25, 2020. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)
October 24, 2020, 8:31 pm
Adam Schiff accuses Republicans of amplifying anti-Semitic conspiracy theories
Democratic representative falsely accused by opponent of being related to billionaire George Soros, a conservative bogeyman, criticism of whom has had anti-Semitic undertones
By Ben Sales
Donald Trump speaking at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) 2016 Policy Conference at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC, March 21, 2016. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images via JTA)
November 2, 2016, 9:26 pm
Trump advisers unfurl Israel plan in last gasp bid for Jewish votes
Targeting Orthodox voters in battleground states, 16-point manifesto pledges unprecedented assistance to Jerusalem, stops short of promise to kill Iran nuclear deal
By Ron Kampeas
Donald Trump adviser David Friedman speaking to Channel 2 news, June 22, 2016. (Screenshot)
September 13, 2016, 3:12 am
Trump adviser endorses Netanyahu claim of ‘ethnic cleansing’ by Palestinians
David Friedman says State Department ‘should be ashamed’ for criticizing Israeli leader’s statements
By JTA
David Friedman, Donald Trump's adviser on Israel, talks to Channel 2 News on September 12, 2016. (screen capture: Channel 2)
September 12, 2016, 9:47 pm
Trump’s claim that only he can stop Iran destroying Israel was ‘hyperbole,’ says aide
Still, David Friedman tells Israeli TV that GOP nominee’s warning about Iran nuclear deal is ‘legitimate,’ calls Clinton an ‘apologist’ for Tehran
By Sue Surkes
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Briar Woods High School, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2016, in Ashburn, Va. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
August 3, 2016, 7:59 pm
GOP fumes over Trump remarks, but endorsements stand
Despite recent controversial statements from Republican nominee, party officials still backing him in White House race
By Steve Peoples
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Knesset plenum on August 1, 2016. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 3, 2016, 9:13 am
Netanyahu, at variance with Republican platform, tells GOP senators he favors two states
After visit to Israel, Sen. Steve Daines says PM is ‘cautiously optimistic’ agreement on defense deal will be reached next week
By Eric Cortellessa
US Vice President Joe Biden speaking at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia on a night dedicated to national security, July 27, 2016. (DNC Flickr)
July 28, 2016, 10:47 pm
At DNC national security night, Israel is notable for its absence
Speeches hailing Hillary Clinton’s security policy bona fides feature Islamic State, Iran, but not the Jewish state
By Ben Sales
US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton addresses the 95th Representative Assembly of the National Education Association July 5, 2016 in Washington, DC. (Alex Wong/Getty Images/AFP)
July 28, 2016, 1:33 am
Clinton personally ensured pro-Israel platform, says adviser
In talk to Jewish group at Democratic convention, Wendy Sherman reveals ‘very direct instructions’ from party nominee
By JTA
File: Pastor John Hagee, center, leads Christians in a solidarity march in Jerusalem in 2010. (Courtesy: CUFI)
July 23, 2016, 10:49 pm
Hagee: Pro-Israel evangelicals will ‘storm’ US voting booths
Praising but not quite endorsing Trump, leader of 3-million strong Christian powerhouse group CUFI says when it tells candidates to beef up support for Israel, they listen
By Rebecca Shimoni Stoil
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, on July 21, 2016. (AFP/Brendan Smialowski)
July 22, 2016, 12:09 pm
Making GOP history, Trump vows to protect LGBTQ community
To surprisingly loud cheers, Republican nominee says he will work to defend gay Americans from ‘violence and oppression of hateful foreign ideology’
By Josh Lederman
Rep. Steve King (R-IA) speaks in Des Moines, Iowa on January 23, 2014. (Charlie Niebergall/ AP)
July 21, 2016, 6:40 am
Steve King: Trump lacks ‘long-term,’ ‘sustainable’ Israel policy
GOP congressman defends removal of two-state support from Republican platform, says Mike Pence on ticket gives him ‘more comfort’
By Eric Cortellessa
Donald Trump waving after a news conference at the Trump Tower in New York City, May 31, 2016. (Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images via JTA)
July 15, 2016, 4:39 am
Trump: Is President Obama trying to destroy Israel?
As Republicans remove two-state solution from platform, candidate praises it as most pro-Israel ever
By JTA
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, meets with Indiana Governor Michael Pence in Jerusalem on December 29, 2014. (Amos Ben Gershom/GPO)
July 14, 2016, 10:12 pm
Likely Trump VP ‘cherishes Israel,’ met Netanyahu, passed anti-boycott laws
Indiana Governor Mike Pence was among the first to sign legislation against BDS; led a trade delegation to the Jewish state and hosted one
By Rebecca Shimoni Stoil
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