By now, it’s probably safe to assume that most Americans following the results of last week’s elections in Israel have already figured out the main theme: The winner is the candidate who secures a coalition, not necessarily the head of the party that got the most votes. ...

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump are using similar tactics to attack the media and question the democratic process. ...
Israeli Elections Round Two see Netanyahu and Blue and White Gantz going head to head, with President Trump coming into fold ...
On Trump's Jewish Disloyalty comments, fallout could have been avoided or mitigated, but no electoral gain for Democrats. ...
It’s way too early to assess the fallout of the Rashida Tlaib/Ilhan Omar Israel visit ban. The crisis is very much an active crime scene. Reactions are still pouring in, Trump isn’t done stirring the pot with daily tweets praising Israel and blasting the two progressive lawmakers, and Democrats are ...
Democrats Go on AIPACIsrael Trip, Donald Trump and White Supremacy, Jewish Vote in 2020 ...

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Democratic Debates and Israeli Elections round two, Trump squad insults increasingly alarming tinge, Jewish donations to Democratic candidates have surprising findings. ...
Standing on a cold December night in what seemed to be a never ending queue outside the Israeli embassy in Washington, visitors waiting to enter the embassy’s annual Hanukkah reception had plenty of time to commiserate. ...
With a class of politicians more diverse than American politics has ever seen, Democrats feel better positioned now to claim the mantle of representing the new America: young, feminine, of many races, ethnicities, genders and faiths. ...
For all its political sophistication and savviness, the Jewish community still takes great interest in the bottom line: How many Jews got in? ...