— The international association of Conservative rabbis released a prayer “in anticipation of a U.S. election.” The prayer, which calls on readers to consider “all that is at stake in this election,” was written by the Rabbinical Assembly’s executive vice president, Rabbi Julie Schonfeld. “Help us to recognize the gift of our vibrant and open…
— In leaked correspondence from 2011, Hillary Clinton associates discussed flippantly their concern for her top aide Huma Abedin over her cohabitation with disgraced former congressman Anthony Weiner, her husband. The correspondence, released by the WikiLeaks website, took place on June 10 of that year, four days after Weiner admitted that he had sent inappropriate…
JERUSALEM — More Americans in Israel voted for Donald Trump than for Hillary Clinton in the presidential election, but the number of Republican votes plummeted from four years ago, according to a poll released Thursday. Trump, the Republican candidate, received 49 percent of the vote, and Clinton, the Democrat, had 44 percent, the survey found. Keevoon…
Bill and Hillary Clinton have cultivated friendships with many deep-pocketed donors over their decades in politics. But a Friday report in Politico confirms what we already knew — no one quite matches Haim Saban, the Israel-American owner of Univision. Saban, with an estimated fortune of $3.6 billion, has lavished his largesse on the power couple….
George Soros, the leftwing billionaire and Democratic Party mega-donor, has not been shy about getting involved in local politics this year, bankrolling attempts to remove elected law enforcement officials who oppose police reform. Politico reported on Friday that he’s making a $2 million contribution to the campaign against Joe Arpaio, the Arizona sheriff who has…
— If you live on Long Island and your phone rings, answer it — it might be Mel Brooks. The legendary comedian recorded a robocall for his great-nephew, Todd Kaminsky, who is running for State Senate in New York’s 9th District, on the South Shore of Long Island. Kaminsky is a Democrat running for re-election; he won…
— Amid growing pressure on Poland and other Eastern European countries to offer full restitution for plundered Jewish property, the European Parliament’s president reiterated his support for such moves. Martin Schulz, whose European Parliament has passed two resolutions in the 1990s calling for restitution, spoke about the issue in a letter he sent last month to…
The famously combustible British tabloids were incensed by a decision by the U.K. High Court of Justice on November 3, that a simple majority in a referendum was not enough to change the de facto British constitution and leave the European Union without ratification by Parliament. Though the court, and most legal scholars, view the…
— A record of nearly $14 million was raised by the American Friends of Magen David Adom at a Los Angeles gala. Some $5 million of the total raised Tuesday at the Red Star Ball to support the services of Magen David Adom in Israel, an official Red Cross affiliate, came from a single donor,…
He was born in Iran and is fluent in Persian, he wears a kippa to work at Trump Tower and he’s ready with a detailed rebuke to any claim a Jewish voter might come up with against his boss, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. David Peyman may very well be the Jewish Trump adviser you’ve…
RIO DE JANEIRO — The mayor-elect of Rio de Janeiro, a prominent evangelical leader, reportedly will be going to Israel to celebrate his victory. Marcelo Crivella, who was elected Sunday, will meet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat next week, several Brazilian media outlets reported, citing the mayor-elect himself as the source. However,…
