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Melissa Langsam Braunstein

Why Huckabee is a great choice for US ambassador to Israel

Beyond strong Christian support, Huckabee has experience building bridges with some American Jews

By Melissa Langsam Braunstein

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Mike Huckabee, the then-Republican presidential candidate, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem in 2016. (Credit: Israeli Prime Minister's Office)

Protestors gather to demand the release of Mahmoud Khalil (Getty)

The arrest of Mahmoud Khalil is driving a wedge between American Jews

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New York, USA, April 11, 2023 - A Jewish Hasidic family crosses a street in South Williamsburg - Brooklyn. Several yellow school buses in the background.

American Jews buck the US trend and turn away from religion

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A pro-Palestinian protest and pro-Israel counterprotest in the heavily Jewish neighbourhood of Borough Park, Brooklyn (Image: X)

A New York protest turned violent, but there is hope

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At last there’s progress on fighting antisemitism in the US

The Antisemitism Awareness Act has been stalled for years. But now that’s changed

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February 11, 2025 10:16

GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN - JULY 20: Republican Presidential nominee former President Donald J. Trump holds his first public campaign rally with his running mate, Vice Presidential nominee U.S. Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH) (not pictured), at the Van Andel Arena on July 20, 2024 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. This is also Trump's first public rally since he was shot in the ear during an assassination attempt in Pennsylvania on July 13. Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)

Can Trump actually crack down on campus antisemitism?

President’s executive order may offer Jewish students far more protection against antisemitism

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February 5, 2025 11:37

US President Donald Trump talks to reporters from the Resolute Desk after signing an executive order (Image: Getty)

Will it be ‘America First’ or ‘America Only’ that gets the upper hand in the Trump administration?

There are worrying signs from some of the key Middle East and foreign policy appointments

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January 29, 2025 10:55

Will it be ‘America First’ or ‘America Only’ that gets the upper hand in the Trump administration?

Donald Trump’s inaugural speech was more muted on Israel than many expected

Only a single paragraph, about Trump wanting to be “a peacemaker and unifier”, referenced Israel

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January 24, 2025 15:12

President Trump inaugural address (Getty Images)

Synagogues throw open their doors as the fires tear through Los Angeles

LA is the US’s second largest Jewish community

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January 15, 2025 09:34

Charred homes and burnt cars are pictured amid the rubble of the fire-ravaged Pacific Palisades Bowl Mobile Estates in Los Angeles, California, on January 13, 2025. Firefighters were battling massive wildfires on January 13 that have ravaged Los Angeles and killed at least 24 people, with officials warning of incoming dangerous winds that could whip up the blazes further. (Photo by AGUSTIN PAULLIER / AFP) (Photo by AGUSTIN PAULLIER/AFP via Getty Images)

The New Orleans attack is what ‘globalising the intifada’ means

Americans who cheerlead terror under the guise of ‘resistance’ should be careful what they wish for

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January 8, 2025 19:00

US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden pay tributes at the site of the New Orleans terror attack (Getty)

Brazen attacks on ‘Zionists’ snowballed in 2024

That should change in 2025

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January 2, 2025 07:44

An on-campus protest supporting Palestine at Georgetown University on September 4, 2024 (Getty Images)

The antisemitism rooted in the US healthcare system

It’s not just the NHS, can American Jews trust their doctors?

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December 19, 2024 16:34

Pro-Palestinian activists protesting in front of Tisch Hospital in New York City. ( Getty)

Are US employers discriminating against Jews?

A survey has found that that American Jews must apply to 24.2 per cent more jobs to hear back from the same number of employers as someone signalling Western European heritage

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December 11, 2024 09:05

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American campuses are now even more toxic for Jews

The campaign to cancel Hillel is about stigmatising, silencing and banishing campus Jews

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December 5, 2024 07:55

Protesters hold a rally against the Baruch College Hillel on June 5 in New York City (Getty Images)

Senate Democrats’ anti-Israel votes reveal the true size of its leftist faction

The Democrats’ Achilles’ heel remains Israel

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November 27, 2024 09:57

Senator Bernie Sanders

Donald Trump and the rise of the Christian Zionists

Many of Israel’s most ardent American supporters are Christians – such as the newly nomimated ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee

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November 20, 2024 08:33

Governor Mike Huckabee on stage at the Building America's Future roundtable event on October 29, 2024 in Drexel Hill, PA (Alamy Live News)

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