American politics

American politicians, please stop using my backyard as your political stage - opinion

Recent visits and speeches by American politicians such as Congressman Ro Khanna and former mayor Rahm Emanuel have left me frustrated and concerned.

|ByALIZA PILICHOWSKI
US Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA) is interviewed by Reuters during a visit to Turmus Ayya, near Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, July 9, 2026.
Senator Mitch McConnell and Secretary Elaine Chao on Sunday, July 26, 2026.

US Senator McConnell discharged from hospital but not yet 'cleared' to return to work

“I’m still working hard to get back to my full schedule of work in the Senate and in Kentucky, keeping up with intense physical therapy per my doctors’ orders," McConnell said in a statement.

|ByESTHER DAVIS
Thousands of Shluchim pose for a “class picture” outside Chabad World Headquarters

Will Chabad lead American Jewry? - opinion

Zohran Mamdani’s election as the mayor of New York City is the final nail in the coffin containing the deceased body of Jewish power in American politics.

|ByLEV STESIN
US Vice President JD Vance attends a Breitbart News policy event in Washington, November 20, 2025; illustrative.

JD Vance's antisemitism is showing - opinion

US Vice President JD Vance failed to sell the MoU, failed to close the deal or to manage the fallout, and here we go again. He blames the Jews, and it’s hardly the first time. 

|ByJEFFREY LAX

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.