Posts Tagged: Democratic party Israel
The Progressive Movement and Antisemitism
For most of us, there is a reflexive tendency to think of antisemitism as something that is propagated by the alt-right -- white supremacists, the...
Jewish Democratic Group Refuses to Endorse Minnesota Democrat Ilhan Omar over Anti-Israel Statements
JNS.org - Minnesota state lawmaker Ilhan Omar, who has labeled Israel as an “apartheid regime” that has “hypnotized the world,” is favored to take a...
Jewish Groups Happy With New Omnibus Spending Bill
JNS.org - Major American Jewish organizations are pleased with the provisions in the newly enacted federal spending bill concerning Israel, national defense, and domestic-safety issues. President Donald Trump...
A New Bipartisan Consensus on Israel
JNS.org - J Street and the radical wing of the Democratic Party have worked hard in recent years to chip away at the party’s traditional support...
Former Ambassadors Oren, Shapiro: Israel Can’t Vilify, Abandon Democrats
JNS.org - Following a recent Pew Research Center poll that revealed only 27 percent of Democrats sympathize with Israel more than with the Palestinians, ominous headlines flooded Israeli...
Are Democrats Abandoning Israel?
Some recent polls have shown a growing polarization on the formerly bipartisan issue of support for Israel. A widely cited January 2017 Pew poll, for...
Are Some Democrats Moving Away From Israel?
JNS.org - Some Jewish Democrats and community activists are concerned at what they see as fresh signs that the party is distancing itself from Israel. The latest...
How Democrats Destroyed the Pro-Israel Consensus
Twenty-seven Jewish “social justice organizations” recently wrote a widely-publicized open letter calling upon “political candidates to put an end to the racism, antisemitism and xenophobia” which “has emerged in...
Why Are American Jews Drifting Away From Israel?
Elliott Abrams began a conversation by asking what has caused American Jews to distance themselves from Israel, and finding the main cause to be the 50%-to-60% rate...
Why Jews Are Fleeing the Progressive Left and Democratic Party
The progressive movement's main claim to political legitimacy is a moral claim. The movement claims to stand for social justice and equality of rights throughout...
Questions Arise Over J Street’s Impact on Election
A U.S. election that many political pundits hailed as "a return to the status quo" was a different story for many in the pro-Israel community,...
Israel and Obama: Post-Election Musings in the wake of Democrat Victory
Being in the US this week during the elections has truly been a remarkable experience and roller coaster. The outcome is that, for better or...
