McCain’s pitch to Jews No confessional bloc rejects the Iraq war more than American Jews do. But in a bit of political jiu jitsu, John McCain is making the policy his own in his plea for Jewish votes — arguing to AIPAC activists this week that a U.S. defeat there will put Isra

Candidates head to AIPAC conference AIPAC is looking a strong as ever, with Israel’s prime minister and the three remaining candidates for the U.S. presidency slated to attend its annual policy conference in Washington.

Dems worry about Obama and Jewish vote As U.S. Senator Barack Obama inched closer to the Democratic nomination with a solid primary win in Oregon, some Jewish lawmakers and activists are worried that he will lose some of the Jewish vote in November. Those concerns were on full display Sunday a

Obama, McCain camps clash over Israel The Democratic race may have a few more weeks left, but Barack Obama and John McCain are already waging a bruising battle for Jewish support in the general election.

Jewish poll: Obama just behind Clinton In keeping with Barack Obama’s comeback narrative this week, a new poll shows that the U.S. senator from Illinois is running about as strong as Hillary Clinton is among Jewish voters — though the survey also shows the Republican candidate poised to make