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Jonathan Salant

Jonathan D. Salant

Jonathan D. Salant has been a Washington correspondent for more than 35 years and has worked for such outlets as Newhouse News Service, the Associated Press, Bloomberg News, NJ Advance Media and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. A former president of the National Press Club, he was inducted into the Society of Professional Journalists D.C. chapter’s Journalism Hall of Fame in 2023.

U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.
U.S. News
Some but not all AIPAC-backed candidates win Illinois primaries
“Campaigns defined largely by opposition to AIPAC, our members and the values we represent continue to fall short on election night,” the pro-Israel group said.
Mar. 18, 2026
Jonathan D. Salant
Baseball
U.S. News
Team Israel hopes its improvement at WBC draws more interest in team in future
Mar. 12, 2026
Jonathan D. Salant
Baseball
U.S. News
Team Israel wins again, surpasses prior records though it won’t advance in World Baseball Classic
Mar. 11, 2026
Jonathan D. Salant
Assaf Lowengart
U.S. News
‘Take high road, laugh, have fun with it,’ Team Israel coach says of criticism of Jewish players
“You just gotta correct the record and just let people know that you’re proud of your heritage, you’re proud to coach this team,” Kevin Youkilis told JNS.
Mar. 10, 2026
Jonathan D. Salant
Baseball
U.S. News
Dominican Republic hands Israel 10-1 loss at World Baseball Classic, no more magical run
“The atmosphere was great, as always, when you’re playing against the Dominican Republic here in Miami,” the team manager said.
Mar. 9, 2026
Jonathan D. Salant
Kremer
U.S. News
Kremer leads Team Israel to 5-0 win over Nicaragua at World Baseball Classic
The pitcher retired the first seven batters in order, and 12 of 13, and Israel scored five runs on four singles.
Mar. 8, 2026
Jonathan D. Salant
RJ Schreck
U.S. News
Venezuela beats Israel 11-3 in Jewish state’s first World Baseball Classic game
“The one real positive takeaway is we swung the bat a little bit better as the game went on,” said Brad Ausmus, the team manager.
Mar. 7, 2026
Jonathan D. Salant
CJ Garrett Stubbs
U.S. News
Jewish brothers, who play for Phillies and Blue Jays, enjoy teaming up for Israel in World Baseball Classic
“It’s nice not having to root against him in these at-bats coming up,” C.J. Stubbs said in Miami, of his brother Garrett Stubbs.
Mar. 7, 2026
Jonathan D. Salant
Baseball
Culture and Society
Jewish value of education motivating Israeli team in World Baseball Classic
“In baseball, you’re never done learning,” said Harrison Bader, an outfielder for the San Francisco Giants. “You’re never done trying to be the best version of yourself.”
Mar. 6, 2026
Jonathan D. Salant
Baseball
U.S. News
World Baseball Classic brings ‘unifying joy,’ Team Israel manager says
“Baseball has often brought kind of joy to people in difficult times,” he told reporters. “To put it mildly, it’s interesting times right now.”
Mar. 6, 2026
Jonathan D. Salant
Gideon Sa'ar
U.S. News
AIPAC, other pro-Israel groups enter midterms with $100 million to spend
A spokeswoman for AIPAC, which has $96 million on hand, said that “our six million grassroots members are as determined and eager as ever to participate this election cycle.”
Mar. 4, 2026
Jonathan D. Salant
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