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U.S. Election 2016

Trump Confidant Lindsey Graham Advocates for Two-state Solution

The Republican senator's statement puts him at odds with the Trump and his top adviser Kushner, who has instructed his team not to use the term

The Netanyahu-Orban Bromance That Is Shaking Up Europe and D.C. Netanyahu and Orban: An Illiberal Bromance Spanning From D.C. to Jerusalem

Mein Kampf Meets Jihad: How White Supremacists Emulate ISIS Mein Kampf Meets Jihad: How Neo-Nazis Are Copying the ISIS Terror Playbook

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David Friedman: Palestinians Seek 'Ethnic Cleansing' of Jews David Friedman, Trump's Chosen Israel Envoy: Palestinians Seek 'Ethnic Cleansing' of Jews

Friedman: Trump Would Back Annexing Parts of West Bank David Friedman: Trump Would Support Israeli Annexation of Parts of West Bank

Keith Ellison Has a Real Israel Problem

Trump's Pentagon Pick Sees Israel Turning Into Apartheid State James Mattis, Trump's Reported Pick for Defense Post, Sees Israel Turning Into Apartheid State

Breitbart’s Israel Bureau Chief: Bannon 'Interested in Exposing' BDS Breitbart’s Israel Bureau Chief: Steve Bannon 'Interested in Exposing' BDS

Jimmy Carter: U.S. Must Recognize Palestine Before Obama Leaves Office

Hopes and Expectations for Trump Israelis' Hopes and Expectations for Donald Trump

'Post Truth' - How We Laundered Trump's Lies

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Could Comey’s actions during the 2016 U.S. election relate to Bill Clinton’s 2000 pardon of Marc Rich?

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Rep. Keith Ellison, a Democrat from Minnesota, speaks at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 25, 2016.

U.S. Right's Hate Has New Target: Keith Ellison America's Right-wing's Hate Has a New Target: DNC Chair Contender Keith Ellison

People walk past signs bearing the name of U.S. President-elect Republican Donald Trump in Tel Aviv, Nov. 14, 2016.

Why Steve Bannon Likes Israel but Dislikes U.S. Jews Why Steve Bannon Likes Nationalist Israel but Dislikes Internationalist American Jews

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, September 26, 2016.

Israel’s Right Is Too Drunk on Trump to See America’s New Reality Israel’s Right Is Too Drunk on Trump’s Success to See America’s New Political Reality

German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends a meeting at the lower house of parliament in Berlin, Germany, November 23, 2016.

Germany 'Repulsed' by Nazi Salutes at Trump Supporters' Event

People protest against the appointment of Stephen Bannon to be chief strategist of the White House by president-elect Donald Trump in Los Angeles on November 16, 2016.

Jews Must Not Become the Appeasers of the White Nationalist Alt Right

Supporters of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump shout at Trump protesters in a demonstration area near Trump Tower in the Manhattan borough of New York, U.S. November 20, 2016.

Opinion: Jewish Trump-voting Religious Right Is Ascendant As Modern Orthodoxy Declines, a Jewish Trump-voting Religious Right Is Ascendant

Protests erupt in Los Angeles in November 2016 against naming of white nationalist alt-right media mogul, Stephen Bannon, as chief strategist of president-elect Donald Trump.

Opinion: An Open Letter to AJC's David Harris on Bannon To the AJC's David Harris: Show Jewish Leadership. Speak Out Against Bannon and Sessions

Benjamin Netanyahu, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump

Netanyahu Is Israel's Clinton, Not Its Trump

Actor Brandon Victor Dixon speaks from the stage after the curtain call in 'Hamilton' in New York, November 18, 2016.

Culture Wars: Hamilton Cast Fires First Shot in Conflict Israel Knows Well Culture Wars: Hamilton Cast Fires First Shot in Conflict Israel Knows Only Too Well

Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee leaves Trump Tower on November 18, 2016 in New York City.

Huckabee Denies Report Trump Appointed Him as Israel Ambassador Huckabee Denies Report Trump Appointed Him as Ambassador to Israel

Mike Huckbee meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, August 2015.

Report: Trump Taps Huckabee as Ambassador to Israel Report: Trump Taps Mike Huckabee as Ambassador to Israel

Israelis wave flags and hold signs during a rally for Donald Trump in Jerusalem, October 26, 2016.

Trump's Jewish Supporters Are Celebrating. But for How Long?

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President-elect Donald Trump.

Opinion: Trump’s Success Won’t Presage End of the World Netanyahu and Trump’s Success Won’t Presage End of the World

People protest the appointment of Steve Bannon to be chief strategist of the White House.

Alan Dershowitz: Bannon's Not an anti-Semite. But He Is a Bigot Bannon's Not an Anti-Semite. But He Is an Anti-Muslim, Anti-women Bigot

People protest the appointment of white nationalist alt-right media mogul, former Breitbart News head Steve Bannon, to be chief strategist of the White House.

Opinion: Keep Bannon, White Nationalism Out of White House President-elect Trump, Keep Steve Bannon and White Nationalism Out of the White House

U.S. Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump addresses the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) 2016 Policy Conference at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC, March 21, 2016.

Opinion: U.S. Jewish Groups Prioritized Netanyahu Over Jews’ Safety America’s Most Influential Jewish Groups Have Prioritized Netanyahu Over U.S. Jews’ Safety

In this March 20, 2013, file photo, President Barack Obama and Israeli President Shimon Peres, left, are photographed through a window and the crowd as they are greeted by children waving Israeli and American flags upon their arrival at the Peres' residence in Jerusalem.

Trump Didn't Win Over Jews. Fear of the Left Pushed Them Trump Didn't Win Over Orthodox Jews. Fear of the Left Pushed Them

The Chinese red pheasant with the Trump coiffure.

Flamboyant 'Trump Bird' Goes Viral on Social Media in China Trump and the Golden Pheasant - Birds of a Feather

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban.

Three NBA Teams Staying Away From Trump-branded Hotels

Donald Trump at the White House, November 10, 2016.

Opinion: Trump Must Make His Moral Choice Trump’s Fateful Choice: To Quell or Incite More Race Hate and anti-Semitism

European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini chairs a European defense ministers meeting in Brussels, Belgium, November 15, 2016.

EU Moves to Increase Defense, Influence in post-Trump World

Israeli soldiers stand next to a bus stop with Donald Trump posters, near the West Bank city of Ariel, October 6, 2016.

Opinion: Trump’s Win Has Emboldened Racists – in Israel’s Government Trump’s Win Has Emboldened Racists – in Israel’s Government

Protesters gather opposite the American Embassy in Tel Aviv to protest Trump's win, November 11, 2016.

Opinion: Israel's Embrace of Trump: Not in My Name Israel’s Squalid Embrace of Trump: Not in My Name

Donald Trump supporters in Manchester, New Hampshire, November 7, 2016.

Opinion: An Era of Eliminating Elites We Are Living in an Era of Elimination of the Elites

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Facebook post.

Will Sara Netanyahu Have Better Luck With Melania Trump? Will Sara Netanyahu Have Better Luck With Melania Trump Than She Had With Michelle Obama?

A Trump supporter cheers as U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump holds a rally with voters in Gaffney, South Carolina February 18, 2016.

Opinion: Victory of the Abandoned Victory of the Abandoned

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump exits after a meeting with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016.

Palestinian Envoy Vows to Make Trump's Life 'Miserable' Over Jerusalem Palestinian UN Envoy: If Trump Moves Embassy to Jerusalem We'll 'Make His Life Miserable'

Melania Trump Tells Sara Netanyahu She Expects 'Wonderful Relations Between Our Countries'

Supporters of U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton react at her election night rally in Manhattan, New York, U.S., November 8, 2016.

Opinion: My Picture Went Viral After Clinton's Defeat My Picture Went Viral After Hillary Clinton's Defeat. Here's How I’m Channeling My Grief

Donald Trump, his wife Melania and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell exit after a meeting at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, November 10, 2016.

Trump: I Intend to Achieve the 'Ultimate Deal' - Israeli-Palestinian Peace

Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump addresses the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) afternoon general session in Washington March 21, 2016.

Where Does Donald Trump Stand on Israel? Where Does President-elect Donald Trump Stand on Israel?

Demonstrators gather to protest following Donald Trump's election victory in the Manhattan borough of New York, U.S., November 10, 2016.

Noah Efron: In U.S. and Israel, Ugliness of Politics Can’t Define Us In America and Israel, the Ugliness of Politics Can’t Define Us

Nazi-inspired pro-Trump graffiti found in Philadelphia on the 78th anniversary of Kristallnacht, November 9, 2016.

When a Racist Is in Power, the Cossacks Are Never Far Behind

A Jewish voter enters the East Midwood Jewish Center polling station to cast a ballot in the American presidential election, Brooklyn, New York City, U.S., November 8, 2016.

Samuel Heilman: How Trump Split the Jewish Vote How Trump Split the Jewish Vote

Trump supporters in North Carolina, November 4, 2016.

Opinion: Trump, Netanyahu Voters Spurn Similar Beliefs Trump’s and Netanyahu’s Voters Spurn Similar Beliefs

Republican nominee Donald Trump shakes hands with Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton at the conclusion of their first presidential debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York, U.S., Sept. 26, 2016.

Opinion: Who Are You Calling 'Deplorable'? Who Are You Calling 'Deplorable'?

Demonstrators gather to protest a day after Donald Trump was elected president, November 9, 2016.

Hold Jewish Leaders Silent on Trump’s Hate to Account Hold the Jewish Leaders Silent on Trump’s Toxic Hate to Account

Demonstrators walk through downtown San Diego in protest of Donald Trump's election as the president of the United States, San Diego, California, U.S. November 9, 2016.

Eric Yoffie: Jews Ask Trump: Govern Like an American If Trump Pushes for an Exclusionary, Unjust America, We American Jews Will Resist and Fight Him

People embrace while watching a television displaying 2016 U.S. presidential election coverage at the El Pinche Gringo bar in Mexico City, Mexico, November 8, 2016.

I Thought Women Would Block Trump I Thought Women Would Block Trump. White American Women Proved Me Wrong

A woman wearing a Muslim headscarf walks past people holding U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump signs in New York City, September 25, 2016.

U.S. Muslims Wake Up to Trump's America Filled With Dread, American Muslims Wake Up to Trump's America

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President-elect Donald Trump.

Carlo Strenger: Trump’s Win Will Boost Israel’s Right-wing Populists Trump’s Win Will Boost Israel’s Right-wing Populists

Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu at Trump Tower, September 25, 2016.

Israeli Ministers Hail Trump Win as End of 2-state Solution Netanyahu Congratulates Trump Victory as Israeli Ministers Hail 'End of Two-state Solution'

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, left, looks on as a Trump supporter reaches for a sign that reads "Islamophobia is not the answer" at a rally in Oklahoma City, Friday, Feb. 26, 2016.

Trump Supporters' Violence Is Real. Ask American Muslims

Donald Trump speaks during a campaign event at Central College, Jan. 23, 2016.

Six Reasons Trump Would Be Disaster Six Reasons Trump Would Be Disaster for U.S. Jews, Israel and the Middle East

Donald Trump speaks to guests during a rally at the airport on January 30, 2016 in Dubuque, Iowa.

President Trump Could Be Netanyahu's Worst Nightmare A President Trump Could Be Netanyahu's Worst Nightmare

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump makes the 'You're fired!; gesture from his reality show The Apprentice, at a New Hampshire rally in June 2015.

Opinion: Voting for Trump Is a Betrayal of Jewish History Voting for Trump Is a Betrayal of Jewish History

First-time Muslim voter, Hatoumata Tounkara, holds her son Mohamed, while seated next to her daughter Fatoumata Dembele and husband Abdoulaye Dembele at a park in the Bronx, New York, on June 21, 2016.

For U.S. Muslims, Clinton Is a Refuge, Mentor and Ally For American Muslims, Hillary Clinton Is a Refuge, a Mentor and an Ally

Benjamin Netanyahu, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump

Israeli Opposition Warns Netanyahu Against Meddling in U.S. Election Netanyahu Says U.S. Ties to Stay Strong as Opposition Warns Him Against Meddling in Election

Ultra-Orthodox Jews in Brooklyn, New York (illustrative).

The ultra-Orthodox Support for Trump - Explained Trump Packs More Punch Than Clinton for Many Brooklyn Orthodox Jews

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Three Years Late, Israelis Finally Hear the Truth About Trump

‘Tel Aviv Is Heading Toward an Explosion,’ Says Mayor of World's Most Expensive City ‘Tel Aviv Is Heading Toward an Explosion,’ Says the Mayor of the World's Most Expensive City

These Jewish Migrants Survived Pogroms. Then They Were Faced With Zionist Cruelty These Jewish Migrants Survived Pogroms, Riots and Famine. Then They Were Faced With Zionist Cruelty

Christianity Is Vanishing From the Middle East

'Dealing With the Holocaust Is White Privilege'

Ultra-Orthodox Aliyah to Israel Is Breaking Records. Here's Why