U.S. election 2016

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President Barack Obama meets with President-elect Donald Trump in the Oval Office, November 10, 2016. (Official White House Photo: Pete Souza)

The end of American exceptionalism

Trump has shown that the U.S.’s democracy is just as flawed and illusory as the many countries that it has preached to for decades. And that’s a good thing to admit. In a Daily Show segment covering the U.S. presidential race last year, Trevor Noah told his audience that, “as an African, there’s just something familiar about Trump.” Noah…

By Amjad Iraqi November 12, 2016

People watch the election results in Times Square, New York City, November 9, 2016. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)

Cheer up! Trump’s victory gives us reasons to be optimistic

The election of Donald Trump is a reminder that when the American people want change, they go out and make it. When will the same thing apply to Israelis? The grief that overcame my Facebook feed Wednesday morning is understandable. The thought that a violent, racist, anti-Semitic man such as Donald Trump will now hold run…

By Orly Noy November 9, 2016