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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.

Phil Murphy Agudah
News
‘Incredibly relieved, thankful,’ NJ gov tells JNS of Edan Alexander release
“This is a huge day for, obviously, most importantly, the Alexander family, but for New Jersey and for America more broadly,” Phil Murphy said.
May 12, 2025
Jonathan D. Salant
Facebook Meta
U.S. News
Report: Spike in Jew-hatred towards Jewish lawmakers due to new Meta policy
The Anti-Defamation League says that such attacks on Facebook rose 500% due to the changes in how the platform moderates content.
May 9, 2025
Jonathan D. Salant
David Schaecter, president of the Holocaust Survivors Foundation USA, reacts during a U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging hearing on "addressing the rise of antisemitism and supporting older Americans," April 30, 2025. Photo by Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images.
Israel News
Anti-Israel protests on campus recall Europe under the Nazis, survivor tells Senate panel
“What’s happening today looks and feels the same,” David Schaecter testified before the Senate Aging Committee during a hearing on “addressing the rise of antisemitism and supporting older Americans.”
May 2, 2025
Jonathan D. Salant
Trump
U.S. News
Mixed reactions from Jewish leaders, lawmakers on Trump’s first 100 days
“Unlike other presidents who make empty promises, President Trump keeps his promises, delivering for the American Jewish community and pro-Israel patriots across our country,” RJC spokesman Sam Markstein told JNS.
May 2, 2025
Izzy Salant, Jonathan D. Salant
Rutgers
Antisemitism
Three anti-Israel Rutgers students arrested after protesting Gottheimer visit to Hillel, Chabad
A fourth person, who is a teaching assistant at Cornell University, also was arrested for assaulting a police officer.
May 1, 2025
Jonathan D. Salant
Phil Murphy Bahrain
World News
NJ governor visits Bahrain synagogue on trade mission to Gulf states
Gov. Phil Murphy, a Democrat, brought several agreements back from his travels including an anticipated $100 million Emirati investment in a plant in New Jersey.
May 1, 2025
Jonathan D. Salant
Philadelphia Board of Education Building
Israel News
Philadelphia educator sues school district for harassment after Oct. 7
A poster calling for the destruction of Israel and social-media posts from colleagues left a Jewish employee “dehumanized.”
April 29, 2025
Jonathan D. Salant
Princeton University
Antisemitism
NJ lawmaker wants to stop state aid for Princeton over failure to address Jew-hatred
“Ignoring antisemitism sends the wrong message to students, faculty and the entire Jewish community as it breeds hostility, fear and division,” Bob Singer, a Jewish state senator, told JNS.
April 28, 2025
Jonathan D. Salant
Dick Durbin
U.S. News
No. 2 Senate Democrat Dick Durbin to retire
The leader of a pro-Israel PAC in Illinois told JNS that Durban has “been a very good loyal friend to us over the years.”
April 24, 2025
Jonathan D. Salant
Crime scene police tape
Antisemitism
Jew-hatred keeps rising in US, per ADL annual audit
Assaults on Jews were up 21% in 2024 compared to 2023, with 30% involving Orthodox Jews, though Pew Research Center data suggests 9% of U.S. Jews are Orthodox.
April 22, 2025
Jonathan D. Salant
Josh Shapiro
U.S. News
People’s prayers ‘lifting us up,’ Shapiro says after Passover attack
The Jewish governor of Pennsylvania said some of the destroyed Passover items would be kept as evidence of the arson.
April 18, 2025
Jonathan D. Salant
Schumer
Antisemitism
Unhelpful for outsiders to weigh in on arson motive, Shapiro says after Schumer calls for hate-crime probe
“Our federal authorities must bring the full weight of our civil-rights laws to bear in examining this matter,” the Senate minority leader stated.
April 17, 2025
Jonathan D. Salant
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