Walter Mondale was a liberal icon who championed Israel
By RON KAMPEAS (JTA) — Walter Mondale, the former vice president who represented a time in American history when being...
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Norm Ornstein lives in Washington, but thinks globally
By DORIS RUBENSTEIN You’ve seen him on MSNBC and on PBS. You’ve read his opinion pieces in the Star Tribune,...
All the Jews Joe Biden has tapped for top roles in his administration
(JTA) — President-elect Joe Biden filled the months before Inauguration Day lining up a slate of Cabinet secretaries, assistants and...
Jon Ossoff had a totem of his American Jewish heritage in his pocket when he joined the Senate
(JTA) — New Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff already had one artifact from American Jewish history on display when he was...
‘It’s knocking on everyone’s doors’
By SHIRA HANAU (JTA) — When Rabbi Lizzi Heydemann and her colleagues gathered in a backyard earlier this month to...
Trump administration to name political appointee with ties to Israel’s right wing to Middle East development post
By RON KAMPEAS WASHINGTON (JTA) — The Trump administration has chosen the first leader of a U.S. investment fund aimed...
Pittsburgh has become a hub for white supremacists
By BEN SALES (JTA) — In the days after the deadliest anti-Semitic attack in American history, Pittsburgh became a symbol...
Biden picks Ron Klain as chief of staff
By GABE FRIEDMAN (JTA) — President-elect Joe Biden made his first key appointment on Wednesday night by choosing Ron Klain,...
Trump’s chaotic lame-duck period
By RON KAMPEAS WASHINGTON (JTA) — It’s going to be a long 70 days, with President Donald Trump promising what...
White House ceremony celebrates new era for Israel, UAE and Bahrain — details to follow
By RON KAMPEAS WASHINGTON (JTA) — Benjamin Netanyahu has complained for years about Arab leaders telling their people one thing...