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Former president Obama to join Michigan Senate nominee El-Sayed on campaign trail in Detroit

Abdul El-Sayed announced an October 24 campaign appearance with Barack Obama in Detroit, as Michigan’s Senate race divides Jewish voters.

Democrat US Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed speaks to the media at the Council of Carpenters & Millwrights facility in Warren, Michigan on October 3, 2026. El-Sayed and US Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) are due to hold a town hall campaign event together later today; illustrative
Vice President JD Vance arrives at Joint Base Andrews Tuesday, 15th September 2026

JD Vance’s ‘40 years’ claim ignores the history of US-Israel tensions - opinion

Trump discusses healthcare with officials at the White House, September 18, 2026,

US says it canceled Obamacare policies for 760,000 people last month

US Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ) awaits Vice President Mike Pence before a mock swear-in ceremony on September 5, 2018 in Washington, DC.

Former US senator Jon Kyl, key author of Jerusalem Embassy Act, dies at 84


Collapsing proxies, accelerating threats: How Netanyahu methodically moved toward striking Iran

NATIONAL AFFAIRS: In the end, what seemed for years like empty bluster turned out to be something else entirely: A long, calculated wait for the right moment.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a statement at the Weizmann Institute of Science, which was hit by an Iranian missile barrage, in the central city of Rehovot, Israel, June 20, 2025

Why Israel is even more fearful of Trump nuke deal than Obama’s - analysis

Trump’s better nuclear deal terms would leave Iran only months away from a nuclear weapon and would prevent Israel from attacking at its best opportunity in decades.

 A 3D-printed miniature model of Donald Trump and the U.S. and Iran flags are seen in this illustration taken January 15, 2025.

Mossad director, Dermer seemingly unable to deter Witkoff from Iran nuclear strategy

There has been deep concern that Trump's admin does not understand the importance of the details of setting back Iran's nuclear program.

 Mossad Director David Barnea, Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer, and Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff (Illustrative).

Trump must clarify what he means when says Iran will never have nuclear weapons - opinion

Cooperation with the US is vital for strengthening deterrence and executing this complex mission, but Israel must be prepared to act alone.

 US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff shakes hands with Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Albusaidi in Muscat, Oman, April 12, 2025.

Trump replaces Obama portrait with painting of assassination attempt

Trump replaced Obama's portrait with one of himself surviving an assassination attempt in Pennsylvania, while Obama's portrait was relocated.

 Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump is assisted by the Secret Service after gunfire rang out during a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show in Butler, Pennsylvania, US, July 13, 2024.

Open doors, muted voices: Has Trump made Netanyahu give up on Iran?

NATIONAL AFFAIRS: Netanyahu could afford to confront Obama's push for a nuclear deal - Can Bibi pay the price to confront Trump?

 UNLIKE ON previous occasions, when US President Donald Trump told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that negotiations with Iran were scheduled to begin this weekend, Netanyahu’s response was relatively muted. Here, Trump bids farewell to Netanyahu as he leaves the White House after their meeting on

Trump should not imitate Obama, repeating his presidential mistakes - opinion

The lessons from 2015 must be clear to avoid another disastrous deal. No negotiations should begin until Iran fully dismantles its nuclear program.

US President Donald Trump seen over an Iranian flag (illustrative)

Letters to the Editor April 9, 2025: Legitimate freedom of speech

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

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Obama's call for academic freedom must include Jewish and Israeli voices - editorial

Limiting Israeli researchers, professors, students, and professionals from participating in US academia due to violent outbursts not only harms them; it harms those very institutions.

 PRO-PALESTINIAN DEMONSTRATORS hold a rally at Columbia University in New York City on the first anniversary of the October 7 Hamas attack, last month.

'It's up to us to fix this': Obama urges universities to defend academic freedom

“The idea of cancelling a speaker who comes to your campus, trying to shout them down and not letting them speak [...] that’s not what America should be about," Obama said.

 Former US president Barack Obama listens to speakers on a panel at the Obama Foundation Democracy Forum in Chicago, Illinois, US. December 5, 2024.