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A 'Vote Here' sign is seen at a precinct the day before Michigan Democrats and Republicans choose their nominees to contest November's congressional elections, which will determine which party controls US House of Representatives for next two years, in Birmingham, Michigan, US August 1, 2022.

Longtime Democratic supporter shifts to GOP over Israel: 'I feel betrayed'

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

A screen shows the presidential debate between Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris outside the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York City, U.S., September 10, 2024.

'Starkest contrast between candidates': Jewish groups, politicians react to presidential debate

By HANNAH SARISOHN , JERUSALEM POST STAFF

THEN-US PRESIDENT Barack Obama and his vice president Joe Biden celebrate reelection in November 2012. Over the past 100 years, except in 1980, a solid majority of US Jews have voted for the Democratic presidential candidate, says the writer.

Why do US Jews vote Democrat? Here are six theories

Anan Abu-Taleb. left, and Richard Goldwasser before they start their morning run alongside Lake Michigan, Chicago, Aug. 21, 2024.

On the DNC sidelines, a Jew and a Palestinian from Chicago are leading a daily run for a ceasefire

By RON KAMPEAS/JTA

Democratic presidential candidate and US Vice President Kamala Harris attends Day one of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, US, August 19, 2024.

Influencers battle journalists for space and access at Democratic convention

By REUTERS

A woman shouts slogans, as people take part in the rally "March on the DNC" on the first day of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., August 19, 2024.

Gaza protests surround DNC convention as Biden doubles down on Kamala Harris support

By REUTERS

MATT BROOKS, CEO of the Republican Jewish Coalition, holds a kippah in support of former US president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, as he speaks at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, last month.

Why US foreign policy should focus on national interests, not just Israel

By SHERWIN POMERANTZ

THE UNITED CENTER in Chicago is adorned for the Democratic National Convention, which begins today. Civic engagement can alter the antisemitic landscape in the US, the writer insists.

Reevaluating civic engagement: The IAC’s stand at the DNC amid rising antisemitism

By AYA SHECHTER

DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL candidate and US Vice President Kamala Harris attends a campaign event in Las Vegas, on August 10.

Will Harris be Obama or Truman?

By AMOTZ ASA-EL

U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) speaks during a press conference addressing a new policy that demands recipients of foreign military aid to follow international humanitarian law at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., February 9, 2024.

Democrats in Senate plan to boycott Benjamin Netanyahu’s Congress speech

By TOVAH LAZAROFF

US President Joe Biden, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during the war

Majority of Americans lack trust in Netanyahu's ability to lead on world affairs

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Mohamed Hadid sends, racist, homophic messages to Ritchie Torres over Israel support

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Began and ended his speech on nation, elections, and democracy. Joe Biden

Biden ally opposes halting US weapons transfers to Israel

By Alicia Diaz/Bloomberg News/TNS

IRANIANS VOTE in the first election under Ayatollah Khomeini, on March 30, 1979.

The Islamic Republic's legacy reminds us of the dangers of unchecked power

By ERFAN FARD

US President Joe Biden (L) and former US president Donald Trump.

Maybe it's better if Biden is elected, Trump won't let Netanyahu forget this moment

By Dr. Kobi Barda

Former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks to reporters after he was ousted from the position of Speaker by a vote of the House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S. October 3, 2023

McCarthy's ousting brings US closer to a political big bang - opinion

By AMOTZ ASA-EL

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Congresswoman Lucy McBath on September 3, 2023.

Netanyahu welcomes Black Democratic Congress members as he angles for White House invite

By RON KAMPEAS/JTA

Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. waves to the audience after delivering a foreign policy speech at St. Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S., June 20, 2023.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr: COVID-19 was specifically engineered to avoid harming Jews

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF