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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.

Woman Wearing a Keffiyeh and Holding Palestinian Flag
U.S. News
Conflating Judaism and Zionism fuels antisemitism, experts tell gov panel
“Anti-Zionism can be a framework for justifying anti-Jewish hostility,” Rafaela Dancygier, of Princeton University, told the New Jersey Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.
June 25, 2026
Jonathan D. Salant
Cait Conley
U.S. News
Dems select Army veteran to take on Lawler, who has a long history of supporting Israel and Jews
“I didn’t serve this country to watch it get sold out by a career politician, who would rather protect his party than his constituents,” Cait Conley stated.
June 23, 2026
Jonathan D. Salant
Adrian Boafo Steny Hoyer
U.S. News
Backed by pro-Israel groups, Boafo wins Dem primary in Maryland for Hoyer seat
AIPAC spokeswoman Deryn Sousa told JNS that Adrian Boafo “has made clear his vision to carry forward the strong pro-Israel legacy of Congressman Steny Hoyer, one of Congress’s most steadfast champions of the U.S.-Israel relationship.”
June 23, 2026
Jonathan D. Salant
American Jews, Israel, Flags, U.S.-Israel Relationship
U.S. News
Jewish Dems face choice of voting for anti-Israel candidates or helping GOP, experts say
“An increased number of Democrats vocalizing views on Israel that are not aligned with the values and views of the vast majority of American Jews,” Halie Soifer, of the Jewish Democratic Council of America, told JNS.
June 8, 2026
Jonathan D. Salant
Dr. Adam Hamawy speaks during an AFP interview after meetings at the White House and on Capitol Hill, in Washington, D.C., on June 14, 2024. Credit: Drew Angerer/AFP via Getty Images.
U.S. News
Surgeon with ties to ‘blind sheikh’ wins NJ Dem primary, likely to be elected to Congress in November
Adam Hamawy has also accused Israel of “genocide” and drew endorsements from critics of the Jewish state.
June 3, 2026
Jonathan D. Salant
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, a Democrat, speaks during a Primary Election night event at The Fuge in Warminster, Pa., on May 19, 2026. Credit: Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images.
U.S. News
Jew-hatred makes everyone less safe, Pennsylvania governor says
“No one’s pain is greater or more important than others,” Gov. Josh Shapiro told Politico. “But from a data perspective, there has been a dramatic spike in antisemitism that is unmatched elsewhere, and that’s a problem.”
May 28, 2026
Jonathan D. Salant
Woody Guthrie
Feature
New Woody Guthrie documentary is ‘Jewish film about very non-Jewish guy from tiny little town in Oklahoma’
“I never imagined making a Jewish film about Woody Guthrie,” Steven Pressman told JNS. “We started finding out all these threads. It just opened my eyes completely.”
May 27, 2026
Jonathan D. Salant
Memorial candle light flame
U.S. News
‘Could happen to any of us,’ says head of new Annapolis Federation, a year after murder of Israeli embassy staffers in DC
“This is what happens when antisemitism spreads, like wildfire, and it’s not checked by responsible people in the middle and on the left and on the right,” Ron Halber, of the local JCRC, told JNS.
May 21, 2026
Jonathan D. Salant
US Capitol
U.S. News
House Dems fail for third time to force Trump to get congressional approval for war against Iran
“This vote isn’t about whether we should crush the Iranian regime. We should,” Rep. Josh Gottheimer stated. “This is about defending the Constitution.”
May 15, 2026
Jonathan D. Salant
US Capitol Congress DC
U.S. News
House unanimously approves annual Jewish US Heritage Month resolution
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz told JNS that it was “really important” to pass the measure, “given the explosive rise in antisemitism,” including violent attacks.
May 13, 2026
Jonathan D. Salant
Josh Gottheimer
U.S. News
Gottheimer leads Dem effort to force Trump to get congressional approval for war against Iran
“I want to destroy their nuclear programs, their ballistic missile program, their drone programs and their terrorist proxy programs,” the congressman said of Iran. “But that said, you can’t leave the United States Congress in the dark any longer.”
May 13, 2026
Jonathan D. Salant
US Capitol Congress
U.S. News
House holds discussion on annual resolution for Jewish US Heritage Month
“These are not just numbers on a page but are lived experience of all Jewish Americans,” Rep. Brad Knott said, of Jew-hatred, on the House floor.
May 12, 2026
Jonathan D. Salant