Barack Obama Jews

Jews for Obama?

Michelle Haimoff | Posted 10.01.2008 | Politics


Michelle Haimoff

The one issue that surpasses even those that center around civil liberties is the continued existence of the state of Israel.

What Obama Must Do in Israel

Yoav Sivan | Posted 09.19.2008 | Home


Yoav Sivan

Rather than respond to Jewish voters defensively, Barack Obama ought to respond with some spine.

Putting Jews Back in Their Place

Daniel Levy | Posted 09.10.2008 | Politics


Daniel Levy

The 10-15% of the Jewish vote that the GOP tried to put in play this November is now feeling not only alienated, but downright offended by the latest offerings of the McCain message machine.

Obama Worked Hardest On Israel Trip For Jewish Voters

Washington Post | Posted 07.24.2008 | Politics


Before embarking on a sprawling international trip that would take him to seven countries, two continents and two war zones, Sen. Barack Obama and his...

Obama Tours Holocaust Museum In Israel

AP | DAVID ESPO | Posted 07.23.2008 | Politics


SDEROT, Israel — From the solemnity of a Holocaust museum to a dusty village battered by Hamas rockets, Democratic presidential contender Barack...

1% Of Voters Think Obama Is Jewish

TNR | Posted 07.10.2008 | Politics


The latest Pew Poll (in which Barack Obama leads John McCain 48-40) asks registered voters what religion they think Barack Obama is. Only 57% say that...

A Lesson About Pride Jews Can Learn From Obama

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach | Posted 06.23.2008 | Living


Rabbi Shmuley Boteach

By changing his name from Barry, Barack Obama has now forever eliminated the excuse for American Jews, not to mention other minorities, to bury their ethnicity by Anglicizing their names.

Barack Obama - The First Jewish Presidential Nominee

Adam Hanft | Posted 06.04.2008 | Politics


Adam Hanft

Jews have been a great American catalysts for change, not just in the way we fought for it, but in the way that our successes here birthed the narrative imagination that led to Obama's victory.

Lieberman's Stepson: I'm Voting For Obama

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.23.2008 | Politics


There's one less Democrat listening to Sen. Joe Lieberman. Rabbi Ethan Tucker, the senator's step son, offered up his opinion on the difficulties fac...

Sam Stein

Does Obama Even Need The Jewish Vote?

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.14.2008 | Politics


Over the past few days and weeks, much ink has been devoted to Barack Obama's potentially tricky relationship with the Jewish community. Had his rela...

House GOP Leaders Make Up Quotes To Attack Obama Over Israel

ABC's Political Punch | Jake Tapper | Posted 05.13.2008 | Politics


In an interview with The Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., talked a great deal about Israel. He was rather effusive in his suppo...

Obama On Hamas Smear: "We Don't Do Nuance Well In Politics"

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.12.2008 | Politics


Barack Obama sat for a lengthy interview with Jeffrey Goldberg where he discusses Israel, his connection to Chicago's Jewish community, and Middle Eas...

Email to a Rabbi: Wrong or Wright?

Howard Gutman | Posted 04.09.2008 | Politics


Howard Gutman

For Jewish leaders to find fault in a speech, in a man, and in a candidacy that has done so much on the issue of race means that we have chosen to divide when the opportunity to unite has never been closer.

Clinton Bundler Questions Obama's Name, Commitment To Israel

Wilshire & Washington | Posted 03.18.2008 | Politics


More evidence that the bitterness among the Clinton and Obama camps is seeping down to the donor level. Daphna Ziman, a Hillary Clinton bundler well-...

Clinton Surrogates Question Obama's Commitment To Israel

Newsweek | Michael Hirsh and Dan Ephron | Posted 02.25.2008 | Politics


The comment seemed like a casual aside. Ann Lewis, a senior adviser to Hillary Clinton, was touting the New York senator's strong support for Israel d...