U.S. Elections
Since January, he has served as special assistant to U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin as a senior adviser working on tackling the coronavirus pandemic.
They include four Democrats and two Republican U.S. congressional members eyeing re-election.
Those sanctioned are accused of obtaining or attempting to obtain voter information from U.S. state election websites and sending threatening emails to intimidate voters.
They include California Republican Reps. Mike Garcia, Young Kim and Michelle Steel; and Florida Republicans Reps. Carlos Gimenez and Maria Elvira Salazar.
Michael Makovsky of the Jewish Institute for National Security of America said “given the foreign-policy rhetoric during the Democratic primary, [Tony] Blinken and [Jake] Sullivan are from the more moderate wing of the party, and that is reassuring. They’re thoughtful and experienced experts.”
Home to as many as 450,000 Jews, in many ways it is similar to Michigan, Wisconsin and even Georgia when it comes to the politics that led to it being so contested this election season.
One of the bottom-line conclusions is that being “pro-Israel” is not a yes-or-no answer, “and because of that, we need to pay attention to this issue and the conditional aspect of voters being pro- or not pro-Israel,” said Jerusalem Center Fellow Irwin Mansdorf.
While some did not and could not vote, those who did spoke of the privilege of casting a ballot in the United States, as well as the ripple effect the results could have on the Jewish state.
What is becoming clear in a number of surveys, analyses and discussions is that the utility of the term “pro-Israel” U.S. Jews may be fading, replaced by a more issue-specific attitude.
While Democrats continued to win the lion’s share of Jewish votes in 2020, some experts see a trend towards greater support for Republicans. Nevertheless, Jewish leaders urge unity and a focus on solving mutual issues in the next Congress.
Another runoff in the state on Jan. 5 will take place between incumbent Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler and Democrat Rev. Raphael Warnock.
The Palestinian Authority leader also alluded to the possibility that the P.A. would would end its boycott of the administration in Washington when the president-elect assumes office.
