American politics

Republicans are paying the price at the polls because they don’t put people first - opinion

Political leadership is not just about winning elections or defending principles. It is about building relationships, earning trust, and standing with people long after the campaign is over.

|ByDUVI HONIG
People vote at a polling station at the Buck Creek School, during the US midterm elections on Election Day, in Jefferson County, Kansas, US, November 3, 2026.
Democratic US Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed addresses supporters during a campaign rally in Detroit, Michigan, US October 24, 2026.

Why the US midterms are the election that matters to Israel most - opinion

In Florida and Texas, Los Angeles, New York, and Michigan, American voters will decide not merely the future of their own nation but the future of Washington’s once-unbreakable bond with Jerusalem

|ByDAVID KAUFMAN
Republican US Senator Dan Sullivan and Democratic US Senate candidate Mary Peltola participate in a debate in Anchorage, Alaska, US, October 15, 2026.

US Democrats allegedly recruited 'spoiler' candidates to undermine Republican senator in Alaska

The findings emerged less than a week after the Trump administration filed a federal lawsuit seeking to block certification of Alaska's Senate election.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
US President Donald Trump welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the entrance of the White House in Washington, DC, US, April 7, 2025.

Netanyahu is destroying Israel’s bipartisan support in the US - opinion

The golden age of wall-to-wall bipartisan support for Israel is ancient history, and Netanyahu deserves much of the credit.

|ByDOUGLAS BLOOMFIELD

Trump deserves credit for ending DEI - opinion

The Trump administration's rejection of DEI is a vision of equality based on opportunity that benefits American Jews.

MAY 22, 2025ByGREGORY LYAKHOV
A FLORAL arrangement reads ‘Free Palestine’ as a protest takes place in support of Palestinians in Gaza at the University of Southern California, in Los Angeles, last year. In 2021, the USC student government attempted to remove a Jewish vice president who had expressed support for Israel.

Minorities are redefining American politics - opinion

It's time to break the myth of the democratic minority bloc

MAY 6, 2025ByPROF. UDI SOMMER
Prof. Udi Sommer

Donald Trump is throwing America's legacy of liberty out the window - opinion

MIDDLE ISRAEL: America, once the free world’s emblem, inspiration, and engine, is now being led by a man for whom liberty means nothing.

MAY 2, 2025ByAMOTZ ASA-EL
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP has said of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a man who personally and systematically dismantled a functioning democracy, ‘I happen to like him’ and ‘I have great relations’ with him. This was said hardly 30 days after Erdogan, threated by his main rival’s popularity, h

'It Takes Chutzpah': Jewish senator's memoir hopes to raise next generation of activists - review

It Takes Chutzpah is crisply and clearly written, intended to raise a new generation of can-do activists with the ability to build bridges and widen constituencies in order to achieve their goals.

APRIL 12, 2025ByRALPH AMELAN
US Senator Ron Wyden is seen at a demonstration outside the US Treasury.

The exploitation of academic discourse: A gateway to the spread of extremism - opinion

American universities have become strategic targets for extremist groups, which use student gatherings as fronts for their ideas.

MARCH 27, 2025BySALEM ALKETBI
Muslim protestors pray outside the main campus of Columbia University during a demonstration to denounce the immigration arrest of Mahmoud Khalil, a pro-Palestinian activist who helped lead protests against Israel at the university, in New York City, U.S., March 14, 2025.

Trump calls some Biden presidential pardons 'void, vacant,' claims they were signed by autopen

Trump also accused the previous president of not approving or even knowing about pardons he made.

MARCH 17, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
US President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron (not pictured) attend a press conference at the White House in Washington, DC, US, February 24, 2025.

Israel needs its own DOGE, but not like what the US has - opinion

An Israeli DOGE should examine the structure of the government and the number of ministries, and reduce political and coalitional funds.

MARCH 16, 2025ByTOMER LOTAN
ELON MUSK, who currently oversees DOGE, applauds as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a joint session of the US Congress last July.

Letters to the Editor, February 19, 2025: The bottomless pit

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

FEBRUARY 19, 2025ByLETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters

Sen. Ron Wyden says the Democrats need ‘chutzpah’ to return to power

The Oregon Democratic Jewish senator's ‘rules of chutzpah’ offer a guide for resisting Trump’s policies.

FEBRUARY 2, 2025ByANDREW SILOW-CARROLL/JTA
The son of Jewish parents who fled the Nazis for safe harbor in the United States, Sen. Ron Wyden shares lessons from 40-plus career in politics in a new memoir.

What do Jerusalemites think of Trump as US president?

With Donald Trump back in the White House, the people of Israel's capital voice optimism, criticism, and biblical references.

FEBRUARY 2, 2025ByRAQUEL GUERTZENSTEIN FROHLICH
A billboard of US President Donald Trump calling for the release of hostages.