US election
(FILES) In this file photo taken on March 11, 2010 US Vice President Joe Biden gestures during a speech in Tel Aviv. - Biden, set to become the Democratic Party's presidential nominee next week, will face in Donald Trump a president that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has described as Israel's best friend to ever sit in the White House. (Photo by DAVID FURST / AFP) (Photo by DAVID FURST/AFP via Getty Images)
From the WebNovember 19, 2020, 9:00 am
A message to US President-elect Joe Biden
'Iran and the Palestinians are relishing his arrival, anticipating a return to Obama-era thinking and policies. Let’s hope they’re mistaken'.
By DAVID HOROVITZ
From the WebNovember 18, 2020, 9:30 am
Netanyahu and Rivlin phone to congratulate Biden
Israel’s PM Benjamin Netanyahu and President Reuven Rivlin on Tuesday evening spoke to Joe Biden and congratulated him on his election victory in two separate phone calls.
Outgoing Ebola czar Ron Klain listens as President Barack Obama speaks about the Ebola outbreak response by the U.S. in West Africa, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015, in the South Court Auditorium of the White House complex in Washington. Obama plans to withdraw most US military troops fighting Ebola outbreak in West Africa. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
From the WebNovember 12, 2020, 4:56 pm
Biden taps longtime adviser Ron Klain as White House chief of staff
Joe Biden has chosen his longtime adviser Ron Klain to reprise his role as his chief of staff, installing an aide with decades of experience in the top role in his White House.
Kamala Harris (left) hosted by Benjamin Netanyahu in his Jerusalem office in 2017. Photo: Amos Ben Gershom/GPO
November 12, 2020, 12:00 am
Kamala Harris – the political and personal resonance
'At a time when we, in our community, are exploring issues around women’s participation in community leadership, Kamala Harris’s election sends an important message'.
By Rebecca Davis
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with then-US vice-president Joe Biden in Jerusalem in 2016. Photo: Amit Shabi/Pool
November 12, 2020, 12:00 am
‘A great friend of the State of Israel’
ECAJ: 'We sincerely hope that the Biden-Harris administration will advance its predecessors’ profoundly important advancements toward securing Israeli–Arab peace'.
By Gareth Narunsky
Donald Trump. Photo: AFP/Brendan Smialowski
November 10, 2020, 10:09 am
US election: a Bizzaro world
By Lily Steiner
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with then-US vice-president Joe Biden in Jerusalem in 2016. Photo: Amit Shabi/Pool
From the WebNovember 9, 2020, 12:00 am
Netanyahu, Rivlin congratulate Biden on election win
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Reuven Rivlin issued statements early Sunday morning congratulating Joe Biden for winning the US presidential elections.
From the WebNovember 6, 2020, 10:20 am
Likud officials worry Biden victory could damage Bibi
Likud officials are fretting over the likelihood of an election win for Joe Biden, given that PM Benjamin Netanyahu developed a particularly close relationship with Donald Trump.
Democratic Presidential candidate Joe Biden speaks at the Chase Center in Wilmington, Delaware on November 4, 2020. - President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden are squaring off for what could be a legal battle for the White House, running neck-and-neck in the electoral vote count, and several battleground states still in play on November 4. (Photo by JIM WATSON / AFP)
From the WebNovember 5, 2020, 11:31 am
Biden believes ‘we will be the winners’ of US election
Former vice president Joe Biden said Wednesday he was confident of winning the presidency once all votes are counted, making a televised plea for unity.
November 5, 2020, 9:42 am
The Israeli Perspective on USA Elections
By Two Nice Jewish Boys
FILE - This combination of Sept. 29, 2020, file photos show President Donald Trump, left, and former Vice President Joe Biden during the first presidential debate at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, Ohio. The Commission on Presidential Debates says the second Trump-Biden debate will be ‘virtual’ amid concerns about the president's COVID-19. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
From the WebNovember 5, 2020, 12:43 am
Poll: Jewish voters favoured Biden over Trump 77-21
Jewish voters favoured Joe Biden over US President Donald Trump 77%-21% in a national poll late Tuesday, with few listing Israel as their most pressing voting priority.
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and US President Donald Trump. Photos: Angela Weiss and Mandel Ngan/AFP
November 5, 2020, 12:00 am
White House winner: hopes, fears
By Evan Zlatkis
NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 03: A small caravan of trump supporters park at a polling station in Public School 160 on November 3, 2020 in the Brooklyn borough of New York, United States. After a record-breaking early voting turnout, Americans head to the polls on the last day to cast their vote for incumbent U.S. President Donald Trump or Democratic nominee Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election. David Dee Delgado/Getty Images/AFP
From the WebNovember 4, 2020, 10:52 am
Jews in Manhattan, Brooklyn cast their ballots
Jews of Upper West Side hope to send Trump packing, while just 30 minutes away, Satmar Hasidim say backing incumbent is a ‘mitzvah’.
Watching last week’s presidential debate on a smartphone. Photo: Dreamstime.com
October 29, 2020, 1:07 am
Good and bad of Trump, Biden
The Australian newspaper's foreign editor Greg Sheridan told an Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council webinar a re-elected Trump would be better than a victory for Joe Biden.
By Peter Kohn
US President Donald Trump visits the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City on May 22, 2017. Photo: AFP Photo/Mandel Ngan
October 27, 2020, 11:13 am
Trump blessing Israel and the world
'You don’t have to like Trump, but if you can’t identify anything you can commend him for, you are part of the problem'.
By Lily Steiner
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