Republican National Convention

Why US foreign policy should focus on national interests, not just Israel - opinion

Amid demands for pro-Israel rhetoric, learn why US foreign policy should prioritize national interests and strategic goals over partisan pressures.

 MATT BROOKS, CEO of the Republican Jewish Coalition, holds a kippah in support of former US president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, as he speaks at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, last month.
 REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL nominee and former US president Donald Trump addresses a campaign rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan, last Saturday. In Israel, Trump has been the preferred candidate from the beginning of the election campaign, says the writer.

Trump's nomination and Israeli preferences: Navigating the perils of political alignment - opinion

 Congressman Mike Waltz speaks on Day 1 of the Republican National Convention (RNC) at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US, July 15, 2024.

'Israel should be putting bombs on foreheads:' Florida congressman tells Republican Jews

 Family members of Americans who were taken hostage by Hamas during the terrorist attacks in Israel on Oct. 7, including, left to right, Yael Alexander, Orna Neutra, Adi Alexander and Liz Naftali talk to reporters outside the West Wing of the White House, Dec. 13, 2023.

RNC erupts into 'bring them home' chants as parents of American hostage Omer Neutra address crowd


Conservative policy wonks break down Trump's Middle East policy for AJC event

Julie Fishman Rayman said from the AJC's perspective, which is always trying to get people to drive toward the middle and listen, there was a lot of constructive listening happening.

Republican presidential nominee and former US President Donald Trump looks on during a walk-through with campaign staff ahead of Day 3 of the Republican National Convention (RNC), at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US, July 17, 2024.

RJC shares close ties with Trump's VP pick J.D. Vance who they helped send to the Senate

On Tuesday night, when Brooks got off the stage after addressing the crowded conventional hall about Trump's support for Israel and the Jewish community, he received a congratulatory text from Vance.

 Republican US Senate candidate J.D. Vance arrives to speak to supporters at an election party after winning the primary in Cincinnati, Ohio, US May 3, 2022.

Israeli diplomatic delegation to keep focus on policy amid pomp and circumstance of RNC

The convention will be followed next week by PM Netanyahu’s scheduled address to a splintered Congress over support for Israel’s war with Hamas and growing concern over hostilities with Hezbollah.

 People look at Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump during Day 1 of the Republican National Convention (RNC) at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US, July 15, 2024.

Trump forges ahead in White House bid after assassination attempt

"This is a chance to bring the whole country, even the whole world, together. The speech will be a lot different, a lot different than it would've been two days ago," Trump told the press.

 Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump is assisted by the Secret Service after gunfire rang out during a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show in Butler, Pennsylvania, US, July 13, 2024.

Trump gunman's motive eludes investigators as Secret Service defends response

The FBI has taken the lead in an investigation of the shooting at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania that wounded the former president, overshadowing his Nov. 5 election rematch with President Biden.

 Police tape outlines a perimeter near the home of the 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, named by the FBI as the "subject involved" in the attempted assassination of Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump, in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, US July 14, 2024.

The Jewish moments to expect (and not expect) at the Republican convention

Tuesday’s theme, “Make America Safe Once Again,” focusing on immigration, may turn into a forum on the “replacement theory.”

 Former president Donald J. Trump speaks at the CPAC conference at Gaylord National Harbor Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland, March 4, 2023.

US Republican presidential candidates tout Israel support in speeches to Jewish donors

Support for Israel is a hallmark of American Republican politics.

 REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL candidate Nikki Haley attends a town hall in South Carolina, this week. She has given millions of Americans good reason to cast their votes for Joe Biden and Democrats up and down the ballot in 2024, the writer maintains.

Republican Hutchinson to run for US president in 2024, urges Trump to drop out

"I'm convinced that people want leaders that appeal to the best of America, and not simply appeal to our worst instincts," Hutchinson said.

 Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson walks through the Dirksen Senate office building on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., June 22, 2021

Republican National Committee sues Google over email spam filters

The US political committee accuses the tech giant of "discriminating" against it by "throttling its email messages."

 Republican National Committee sues Google over email spam filters SOURCE:

MAGA 2024? Majority of Republicans say they would vote Trump in primary

The poll reveals the degree by which Trump continues to maintain political influence in the Republican Party.

US President Donald Trump holds a campaign rally at Gerald R. Ford International Airport in Grand Rapids, Michigan

Republicans told not to play Leonard Cohen - they did it anyway

Cohen, the famed Jewish musician and poet, died at 82 the day before Trump was elected in 2016.

LEONARD COHEN, one of many famous Buddhist Jews, accepts an award in 2012 for song lyrics. (Jessica Rinaldi/Reuters)