Jews have been a deciding factor in New York mayoral elections. It will be interesting to see how ranked-voting affects this situation.
Jewish People articles on Democracy Chronicles
Although relatively difficult to define, the Jewish people are a nation and ethnoreligious group originating from the Israelites (or Hebrews) of the Ancient Middle East's Levant. A minority in every country in which they live (except Israel), they have frequently experienced persecution throughout history, resulting in a population that has fluctuated both in numbers and distribution. Also see our section on World Democracy and our articles on Israel and the Middle East.
Trump plays to evangelical base with hard-line support for Israel
President Trump’s recent push to win over Jewish voters faces an uphill battle,his hard-line support for Israel may be aimed at different audience together.
Reaction towards Trump’s “disloyalty” remarks by Jewish groups has been that of condemnation
Jewish groups says Trump’s Oval Office “disloyalty” remarks wrongly suggests Jews have a dual loyalty claim to Israel and plays on anti-Semitic tropes.
Israeli Arabs Furious Over Netanyahu ‘Citizen’ Comments
Arab citizens of Israel have been expressing anger over recent comments by Israeli P.M Netanyahu, who said Israel “is not a country of all its citizens.
Innovative Project Wikitongues Helps Bring Languages Back to Life
Some 6,000 languages are spoken in the world, and nearly half of them are endangered, according to the UNESCO Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger.
US Embassy Move Adds Fuel to Rising Gaza Violence
Embassy move is seen by Palestinians as an in-your-face affirmation of pro-Israel bias by President Donald Trump
The 20th-Century Jewish Exodus Map You Have Never Seen Before
As far as I can tell, there is no map that shows the geographic extent of the exodus of Jewish people in the 20th Century. I decided it couldn’t be too hard to make my own.
Hasidic Vote Fraud Scandal Threatens to Split Community
The highly unusual cash-for-votes scam has threatened the stability of the update NY Hasidic community
Long-Silenced Songs of Holocaust Survivors Are Rediscovered
A long-missing reel of songs has been rediscovered, offering a haunting document of the Holocaust
Faith-Based POTUS Tourism
For his inaugural trip abroad our President has picked an unpredictable but thematically consistent itinerary. He’ll be stopping at the Vatican, then on to Israel and Saudi Arabia.