Q&A: Canadian pollster Steven Pinkus of Mainstreet Research outlines why Americans narrowly favour Harris over Trump
Trump focusing on white non-college-educated males, Harris on Black voters
Trump or Biden? Who is Good for the Jews and Israel?
Gil Troy is an award-winning American presidential historian and a popular commentator on politics. He is a professor of history at McGill University, a leading Zionist activist and the author of a dozen books. His most recent book, Never Alone: Prison, Politics and People, was co-authored with Natan Sharansky. He currently lives in Jerusalem. Troy […]
Marmur: Israel’s Arab citizens lose out in political shift
The final CJN column by Rabbi Dow Marmur.
Q & A with Ohad Nakash Kaynar: U.S. peace plan is promising
Ron Csillag speaks with Ohad Nakash Kaynar, the deputy head of mission at Israel’s Embassy in Ottawa.
Weinfeld: A White House Purim party
In this special Purim column, David Weinfeld crafts an imaginary Purim party at the White House.
Michael Bloomberg suspends his campaign and endorses Joe Biden
Michael Bloomberg, the former New York mayor who ran a self-funded campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination, dropped out of the race the day after his disappointing Super Tuesday results.
Biden slows the Bernie surge and Bloomberg is ‘reassessing’
Joe Biden beat expectations on Super Tuesday, the biggest primary day in the Democratic presidential stakes, slowing the surge of Bernie Sanders.
Roytenberg: Has the proposed peace plan made any difference?
“By accepting Israel’s security concerns and stating plainly that there is no right of return for Palestinians, the plan increases the chances that a future arrangement with the Palestinians would succeed, should they ever be willing to come to the table.”
Ben-Dat: Purim is a time to strengthen community ties
“If Purim teaches us anything, it teaches us not to lose the essence of being a kehillah – more specifically, a kehillah kedoshah (holy community), as we have always called ourselves throughout history – and that, however much individual opinions may differ, we must recall the importance and the strength that follows when we, as Jews, behave as part of a cohesive, interconnected, bonded community.”
Christian groups object to U.S. peace plan
In letters to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Kairos Canada, an umbrella organization that represents 10 churches and religious groups, say the Trump peace plan favours Israel and ignores Palestinians. Kairos and its member churches urged Trudeau to “publicly and unequivocally” reject the Trump plan.
