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Pro-Palestine protests at Columbia University. Photo: Wikimedia

April 10, 2026, 10:48 am

60% of Americans have an unfavourable view of Israel, up sharply since 2022, survey shows

The survey found that 56 percent of U.S. Jews have little or no confidence in Benjamin Netanyahu.

By JTA Staff

November 7, 2025, 11:41 am

Heritage Foundation think tank rocked by antisemitism row after white nationalist interview

Foundation president Kevin Roberts initially appeared to be relaxed about a Tucker Carlson podcast interview featuring the notorious far-right activist Nick Fuentes

By Lee Harpin

July 30, 2025, 10:12 am

Americans’ support for Israel in Gaza plummets to record low, new Gallup poll finds

Just 8 percent of Democrats now support Israel’s actions in Gaza, down from 24 percent a year ago

By Philissa Cramer (JTA)

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, seen here at the U.S. Capitol in 2024, said the president made "the right call" in ordering attacks on Iranian nuclear sites.

June 24, 2025, 11:19 am

SPECIAL REPORT: Democrats and Republicans split on Trump’s attack on Iran

“No president should be allowed to unilaterally march this nation into something as consequential as war with erratic threats and no strategy,” said Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer

By Grace Gilson (JTA)

November 6, 2024, 2:14 pm

Trump retakes presidency, heralding new era for the United States, its Jews and its relationship with Israel

Trump’s victory would reshape the United States and its relationship with Israel while ushering in an administration whose domestic priorities do not match those of most American Jews

By Ron Kampeas and Ben Sales JTA

People mark their ballots at a polling location in Falls Church, Virginia, on October 31, 2024. Stephanie Scarbrough/AP

November 6, 2024, 10:40 am

79% of Jews voted for Kamala Harris, according to largest exit poll

Some pundits had warned that Jews were defecting from the Democrats in large numbers

By Philissa Cramer (JTA)

Nikki Fried, Florida's agriculture commissioner, is running as a Democrat in the 2022 Florida gubernatorial race. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

April 5, 2023, 10:41 am

Jewish chair of Florida’s Democratic Party arrested at abortion rights protest

“I’m out. And not ever backing down,” Nikki Fried, who chairs Florida’s Democratic Party, tweeted along with a photo of herself in handcuffs Monday night.

By Ben Sales (JTA)

Pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel activists in New York City, March 30, 2022. (Luke Tress/Flash90)

March 17, 2023, 1:08 pm

American Democrats sympathise with Palestinians more than Israel, shock poll finds

Gallup survey found 49% of Democrats sympathised more with the Palestinians, while 78% of Republicans sympathise more with the Israelis

By Ron Kampeas (JTA)

President Donald Trump hugs Kanye West during a meeting in the Oval office of the White House on October 11, 2018 in Washington, DC. Photo by Oliver Contreras/UPI

December 15, 2022, 9:22 am

Survey: Democrats much likelier than Republicans to see antisemitism as a problem

The survey showed 83% of Democrats identifying prejudice against Jews as a very serious or somewhat serious problem. Just 44% of Republicans agreed with those assessments.

By Ron Kampeas (JTA)

President Donald Trump speaks at the Israeli American Council National Summit in Hollywood, Fla., Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

November 16, 2022, 9:52 am

Trump is running for president, again. Here’s what American Jews need to know

The vast majority of American Jews are Democrats, causing Trump to call them unappreciative due to his pro-Israel policies

By Ron Kampeas (JTA)

November 11, 2020, 8:26 am

Netanyahu says he will not treat Biden any differently from Trump

'What I see before my eyes is not Democrats and not Republicans. It is just the state of Israel', the long-serving prime minister said in a Knesset speech

By JTA

The scene where a truck rammed in a group of Israeli soldiers in Jerusalem last weekend.

January 13, 2017, 8:08 am

74% Republicans, 33% Democrats sympathise with Israel over Palestinians

Difference between proportion of Republicans and Democrats who sympathise with Israel over the Palestinians is now the largest for 40 years, according to a new report.

By JTA

Trump and Clinton during a debate, answering questions on Iran (Screenshot from a video)

September 27, 2016, 9:27 am

Iran nuclear deal a hot topic in first Clinton-Trump debate

The Republican and Democratic presidential nominees clash on the deal during the national security section of the debate

By JTA

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Republican Presidential candidate, Donald Trump, in New York, on September 25, 2016. Photo by Kobi Gideon/GPO via JINIPIX

September 26, 2016, 9:53 am

Netanyahu meets with Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton

Israel's prime minister met with the Republican and Democratic presidential hopefuls in New York

By JTA

U.S. President Barack Obama with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (Photo credit: Kobi Gideon/GPO via JINIPIX)

September 24, 2016, 11:39 am

Netanyahu to meet Clinton and Trump

Israel's prime minister is set to meet the Republican and Democratic presidential candidates

By Jewish News Reporter

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