Debate

Eisenkot challenges Netanyahu to televised debate, US tourist arrested outside IDF's Kirya complex

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Former IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot
(L-R): Yashar head Gadi Eisenkot; Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

'Right thing for Israeli democracy': Eisenkot challenges Netanyahu to televised debate

"The haredim sent an MK to me and told me: 'Gadi, we are done with the alliance with Netanyahu. Come and tell us what you are offering us,'" he said.

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Mayor of Toronto Olivia Chow participates in the 2026 Toronto Pride Parade on June 28, 2026 in Toronto, Ontario.

Toronto debate on antisemitism takes place with mayors absence

Toronto City Councilor Mike Colle addressed the audience during the event, emphasizing the broader stakes of the municipal election beyond everyday civic issues.

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An ElAl flight at Ben Gurion International Airport, February 25, 2026.

Who should get to vote? Plans for 70,000 Israelis abroad to fly home for election sparks debate

It began with a column by Makor Rishon editor-in-chief Kalman Libeskind, who argued Israelis who have permanently moved abroad should think twice before flying back to help choose the next gov't.

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Security guard held on suspicion of murder in shooting at Denver political rallies

The deadly gunfire erupted on Saturday following a "verbal altercation" between the suspect and victim just as a "Patriot Rally" and a counter-demonstration were ending.

OCTOBER 12, 2020ByREUTERS
U.S. President Donald Trump holds his first re-election campaign rally in several months in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Pence-Harris debate skipped over important topics, moderator says

Though major topics like immigration were skipped over and both Pence and Harris dodged some questions, the debate was considered far more civil than the Trump-Biden debate.

OCTOBER 11, 2020ByAARON REICH
US Vice President Mike Pence and Democratic vice presidential nominee and U.S. Senator Kamala Harris take part in the 2020 vice presidential debate moderated by Susan Page of USA Today, on the campus of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S., October 7, 2020.

Trump rejects virtual debate, says may hold a campaign rally on Saturday

"I'm not going to waste my time on a virtual debate. That's not what debating is all about. You sit behind a computer and do a debate - it's ridiculous, and then they cut you off whenever they want."

OCTOBER 9, 2020ByREUTERS
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump removes his mask upon return to the White House on Monday from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, where he spent three days hospitalized for coronavirus.

Pence, Harris, clash over Iran nuclear agreement during debate

Harris criticized Trump for withdrawing from the deal and said it had put the US "in a position where we are less safe."

OCTOBER 8, 2020ByOMRI NAHMIAS
A combination picture shows democratic U.S. vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris delivering a campaign speech in Washington, U.S., August 27, 2020, and U.S. Vice President Mike Pence looking on while delivering his acceptance speech as the 2020 Republican vice presidential nominee during an event

Trump's coronavirus record hot topic as Harris, Pence clash at VP debate

Vice President Mike Pence and Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris face off in the first and only 2020 vice presidential debate.

OCTOBER 8, 2020ByREUTERS
US Vice President Mike Pence and Democratic vice presidential nominee and U.S. Senator Kamala Harris take part in the 2020 vice presidential debate moderated by Susan Page of USA Today, on the campus of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S., October 7, 2020.

US women gear up to watch Harris in historic VP debate

After Trump tested positive for the coronavirus last week, the two people who would be next in line for the presidency behind two septuagenarians has taken on outsized significance.

OCTOBER 8, 2020ByREUTERS
U.S. Senator Kamala Harris launches her campaign for President of the United States

Facebook will remove 'militarized' calls for U.S. election poll watchers

Facebook also said that it would respond to candidates or parties making premature claims of victory or contesting declared outcomes by adding labels and notifications with authoritative information.

OCTOBER 8, 2020ByREUTERS
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Following a chaotic debate, what could next events look like?

What could make the next debates substantial rather than a mud fight?

OCTOBER 4, 2020ByOMRI NAHMIAS
WOMEN FOR TRUMP cheer for the president at a ‘Debate Watch Party’ Tuesday night in California.

Did Donald Trump give a green light to white supremacist groups?

When asked by moderator Chris Wallace Tuesday night whether he would condemn white supremacists, he told a fringe far-right group, Proud Boys, to “stand down and stand by.”

OCTOBER 4, 2020ByOMRI NAHMIAS
US President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden participate in their first 2020 presidential campaign debate held on the campus of the Cleveland Clinic at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, US

Jewish Dems drew outrage with their ad, then Trump made their point

In a twist, it was a group of Jewish Democrats that got a lift from the president’s failure to call out white supremacists.

OCTOBER 4, 2020ByRON KAMPEAS/JTA
US President Donald Trump and Democratic Presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden during the first presidential debate at Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio, on September 29, 2020.