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Why US foreign policy should focus on national interests, not just Israel - opinion

Amid demands for pro-Israel rhetoric, learn why US foreign policy should prioritize national interests and strategic goals over partisan pressures.

|BySHERWIN POMERANTZ
MATT BROOKS, CEO of the Republican Jewish Coalition, holds a kippah in support of former US president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, as he speaks at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, last month.
REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL nominee and former US president Donald Trump addresses a campaign rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan, last Saturday. In Israel, Trump has been the preferred candidate from the beginning of the election campaign, says the writer.

Trump's nomination and Israeli preferences: Navigating the perils of political alignment - opinion

Trump's renomination boosts his appeal in Israel, but Israel must carefully navigate US politics to maintain bipartisan support and avoid the appearance of election interference.

|ByEFRAIM INBAR
Congressman Mike Waltz speaks on Day 1 of the Republican National Convention (RNC) at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US, July 15, 2024.

'Israel should be putting bombs on foreheads:' Florida congressman tells Republican Jews

House Speaker Mike Johnson described the partnership between the United States and Israel as one of America's "founding principles."

|ByHANNAH SARISOHN
Family members of Americans who were taken hostage by Hamas during the terrorist attacks in Israel on Oct. 7, including, left to right, Yael Alexander, Orna Neutra, Adi Alexander and Liz Naftali talk to reporters outside the West Wing of the White House, Dec. 13, 2023.

RNC erupts into 'bring them home' chants as parents of American hostage Omer Neutra address crowd

Ronen asked the crowd where was the outrage when over 1,200 people were slaughtered on October 7, including 45 American citizens.

|ByHANNAH SARISOHN

Republican convention touts Trump trade deals, despite mixed results

Trump raised tariffs on imports, renegotiated a deal with two of the country's main trading partners, Canada and Mexico, and started a tariff war with China.

AUGUST 26, 2020ByREUTERS
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump waves during his walk through at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland on July 21

Parkland victim's father uses RNC to blame far-left Democrats for shooting

Pollack, who voted for Donald Trump in 2016, has praised the president in the past for emphasizing school safety instead of gun control.

AUGUST 26, 2020ByRON KAMPEAS/JTA
Students are evacuated from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School during a shooting incident in Parkland, Florida, February 14

Trump, fellow Republicans paint dire portrait of a US under Biden

Trump set the tone early in the day when he addressed delegates in Charlotte, North Carolina.

AUGUST 25, 2020ByREUTERS
US President Donald Trump stands in front of a US flag as he participates in a roundtable on donating plasma during a visit to the American Red Cross National Headquarters in Washington, US, July 30, 2020