Nathan Guttman, staff writer, was the Forward’s Washington bureau chief. He joined the staff in 2006 after serving for five years as Washington correspondent for the Israeli dailies Haaretz and The Jerusalem Post. In Israel, he was the features editor for Ha’aretz and chief editor of Channel 1 TV evening news. He was born in Canada and grew up in Israel. He is a graduate of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
A traditional greeting call before the High Holidays has become a point of contention for the Jewish community and a window into the Trump administration’s relations with the American Jewish establishment. The call, scheduled for Friday morning, was described by the White House in invitations sent out Wednesday to rabbis and Jewish leaders as a…
Donald Trump intends to hold on Friday the annual pre-High Holiday presidential conference call with Jewish leaders. The New York Times reported that invitations already went out to a call in which Trump “will send well wishes for the upcoming holidays and discuss his administration’s progress on issues of interest to the Jewish community.” The…
Has President Trump’s effort to reach out to Jewish voters hit a brick wall with everyone but the Orthodox? A new survey commissioned by the American Jewish Committee suggests that Trump is facing overwhelming disapproval among Jewish voters on almost all issues. With a staggering 77% disapproval rate among Jewish voters and only 21% viewing…
An attempt by the Qatari government to break its international isolation by reaching out to the American Jewish community is being met with pushback. The small Gulf nation has been under pressure for months after neighboring countries, led by Saudi Arabia, imposed a boycott on Qatar because of its support for terrorism and its close…
When questioning appeals court judicial nominee Amy Coney Barrett, California Democrat Dianne Feinstein expressed her concern that “dogma lives loudly” within the would-be judge. Now Feinstein’s comments made during a confirmation hearing by the Senate Judiciary Committee, are drawing a wave of criticism for their insensitivity toward people of faith and the suggestion that devout…
Before sitting down for dinner at the Israeli prime minister’s residence in Jerusalem in May, Donald and Melania Trump were introduced to another member of the Netanyahu family: “I want you just to meet our boy,” said Sara Netanyahu, as she called in one of her sons, Yair, who is 26 and is shaping up…
The island of St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands was among the worst hit by hurricane Irma. But even wind gusts of near 200 miles per hour and torrential rain could not prevent the local synagogue from holding Shabbat services. And Irma failed to damage the synagogue’s treasured Torah scrolls. The Hebrew Congregation of…
A Senate Judiciary Committee hearing for Amy Coney Barrett took what critics feel was an anti-Catholic undertone when Dianne Feinstein, a Democratic senator in California, questioned the nominee’s “dogma.” Feinstein sharply quizzed Barrett, who was nominated by President Trump to serve on a federal appeals court. “The dogma lives loudly within you,” Feinstein said. “And…
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