FBI data shows that 7,314 hate crimes took place across the US in 2019, up from 7,120 the year before – and approaching the 7,783 of 2008. The data also shows there was a nearly 7% increase in religion-based hate crimes, with 953 reports of crimes targeting Jews and Jewish institutions last year, up from 835 the year before.
"Netanyahu's vision of himself as the chief defender of the Jewish people allowed him to justify almost anything," former US President Barack Obama writes in "A Promised Land," said to be the first of two memoirs he is writing about his time in office.
In a statement Wednesday night, Biden suggested he chose Klain for the position because his experience in Washington had prepared him for such challenges.
Spouses often build public awareness or advocacy campaigns around key issues. Will Vice President-elect Kamala Harris' husband tap into his Jewish heritage in some cases? Only time will tell.
Asked whether the State Department was prepared to engage with Biden presidential transition team, Mike Pompeo replies that transition to "second Trump administration" will be smooth. Shifting to a more serious tone, US secretary of state says, “We’re ready. The world is watching what’s taking place here. We’re going to count all the votes. When the process is complete, there will be electors selected. There’s a process, the constitution lays it out pretty clearly.”
Controversial congresswoman warns that if President-elect Joe Biden's administration does not put so-called progressives in top positions, the party would likely lose big in the 2022 midterm elections.
US President Donald Trump reportedly tells close advisers he is thinking about a second presidential campaign in four years.
From saying that the decision would be made on Election Day to doomsday scenarios of the United States "falling apart," they missed the mark.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: I look forward to working with the Biden administration to further strengthen the special alliance between the US and Israel. President Rivlin: I have no doubt that our special relations and multifaceted cooperation will continue to flourish and grow in the future.
In Joe Biden's hometown this weekend, there was a celebratory but calm atmosphere, night and day from the eruptions of joy that washed over the US after his election victory was announced on Saturday. It was as if Wilmington wanted to send America the message that Biden will be the complete opposite of the current president.
