Jewish voters supported Kamala Harris by somewhere between 63% and 71%, but Donald Trump won a higher percentage of Jews than he did in 2020.
Low marks were given to Trump for his efforts to reach out to Kamala Harris supporters, and 52% of Americans say it is extremely or very important for him to do so to unify the country.
American Jews must bridge divides and fight Jew-hatred amid rising political polarization.
Americans felt the vibe – that American wokeness and moral self-doubt were insidious weaknesses. Therefore, they ruled that the Obama era must finally end.
And Trump’s uncanny skill in portraying himself as the victim of the leftist elite became the mantra of his MAGA followers and the whole Republican party.
Biden and Trump have sharply criticized each other for years, and their respective teams hold vastly different positions on policies from climate change to Russia to trade.
CAIR, the largest Muslim advocacy group in the US, declined to endorse either of the major candidates, while Emgage endorsed Harris despite ‘strong disagreement’ with her Israel policy
Herzog said he spoke with Trump a few days ago and spoke of the "urgent need to bring our hostages back home."
As reassuring as Trump’s past gestures have been, his second term – and his relationship with Israel – will be shaped by new circumstances, new priorities, and new personalities around him.
The Democratic Party must now decide whether to continue paying it through strategic missteps and moral ambiguity about virulently anti-Israel and antisemitic factions of its party.
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