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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.

Josh Shapiro
U.S. News
Arson attack won’t deter Jewish Pennsylvania gov from doing his job, ‘proudly practicing faith’
“When the governor becomes a target, Jewish people can imagine themselves being a target,” Steve Irwin, a regional board chair at the Anti-Defamation League, told JNS.
April 16, 2025
Jonathan D. Salant
Andy Kim
Israel News
NJ senator faces backlash from local Jewish leaders after voting to block arms to Israel
“There is space for someone to say, ‘We support Israel, but we are really concerned about what Netanyahu is doing,’” Sen. Andy Kim told JNS.
April 9, 2025
Jonathan D. Salant, Debra Flax
Cory Booker
Israel News
NJ governor, senators call for probe over death of 14-year-old from their state killed in Judea, Samaria
“It’s a violation of Jewish values, a violation of Muslim values, a violation of Christian values,” Sen. Cory Booker told JNS.
April 9, 2025
Jonathan D. Salant
Phil Murphy Holocaust center
U.S. News
NJ governor visits new Holocaust center, plans to attend March of the Living
The visit and the forthcoming march are “pretty solemn but pretty special” events “bound by history,” Phil Murphy told JNS.
April 2, 2025
Jonathan D. Salant
Cassidy Sanders
U.S. News
Cassidy announces American Muslims for Palestine probe during Senate ed panel hearing
Experts testified before the committee about “antisemitic disruptions on campus,” as well as the impacting of funding cuts to the Education Department.
March 27, 2025
Jonathan D. Salant
Bill Cassidy
U.S. News
Senate ed panel hearing to address ‘antisemitic disruptions on campus’
“It seems abstract if somebody is not in those universities or in those campuses, and you read about it in the news,” Sen. Bill Cassidy, the committee chair, told JNS.
March 26, 2025
Jonathan D. Salant
Surveillance Camera, Security
U.S. News
Release grant monies for synagogue, nonprofit security, bipartisan House group tells Trump admin
“Ensuring the swift and efficient disbursement of these funds is essential to safeguarding communities in the face of growing threats,” the ADL said.
March 21, 2025
Jonathan D. Salant
Lindsey Graham
U.S. News
Hamas can’t rule Gaza, unanimous US Senate says
“I am very pleased the entire U.S. Senate spoke with moral clarity when it comes to the barbaric terrorist organization called Hamas,” stated Lindsey Graham, who led the bill.
March 14, 2025
Jonathan D. Salant
U.S. Capitol Building in Washigton, D.C
U.S. News
Bipartisan bill to pay US victims of terror attacks reintroduced
“For far too long, U.S. victims of state-sponsored terrorism, including the families of those lost on Sept. 11, have struggled to receive the compensation they rightfully deserve,” stated Rep. Mike Lawler.
Feb. 26, 2025
Jonathan D. Salant
Stefanik Getty
Israel News
‘Unequivocal support for Israel,’ Stefanik says at CPAC
“We will not rest until every hostage is brought home and Hamas is eradicated,” the congresswoman and nominee for U.S. envoy to the United Nations said.
Feb. 22, 2025
Jonathan D. Salant
CPAC Getty
U.S. News
Antisemitic foreign students ‘need to be kicked out’ of US, Bondi says
“All of our students deserve to be safe,” the U.S. attorney general said at CPAC in the Washington area.
Feb. 21, 2025
Jonathan D. Salant
CPAC Getty
Israel News
‘Don’t forget the hostages,’ relatives say at CPAC
“We have to push forward until everybody’s out. Then we will be done,” Adi Alexander said at the annual gathering of conservatives.
Feb. 20, 2025
Jonathan D. Salant
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