Posts Tagged: Democrats 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...
The Anti-Israel Effort Intensifies in Politics and on Campus
August’s major BDS issue was the continuation of the British Labour Party’s antisemitism crisis, which began more than two years ago. For instance, it was...
The Danger of Rashida Tlaib
Rashida Tlaib’s primary victory in Detroit’s 13th Congressional district is daunting for Israel supporters in the US and abroad. In a matter of months, Tlaib...
What Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Means for Israel
With her primary-election upset over incumbent Democratic Congressman Joe Crowley, 28-year-old Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez is the emerging face of millennial politics and an ardent proponent of...
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Israel
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez could become a new member of Congress from New York City. She's a Democratic newcomer -- who has also harshly criticized Israel. Ocasio-Cortez wrote in a...
Republicans Bemoan Lack of Democrats at US Embassy Opening in Jerusalem
JNS.org - Republican senators who came to Israel for the official opening of the new US embassy in Jerusalem seemed troubled by the lack of...
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...
The American Public and Israel: A Record of Support, But Clouds on the Horizon
Gallup has conducted polls of American public opinion towards Israel since the 1947 UN Partition Resolution. Since 1977, Gallup has conducted such surveys annually and, during...
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...
Two Vice Presidential Visits to Israel — One Big Difference
JNS.org - Anybody who watched Vice President Mike Pence’s address to the Knesset had to be deeply impressed by his heartfelt solidarity with Israel. His repeated...
Leave Schumer Alone About Rubashkin
We've seen much jubilation in the aftermath of the release of Sholom Rubashkin. But that was followed -- quickly -- by speculation from members of...
10 Democratic Senators Express a Clear, Anti-Israel Bias
Last Wednesday, ten Democratic senators -- including Bernie Sanders (D-VT), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Al Franken (D-MN) -- penned an open letter to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu....
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...
Despite Zionist Presence, Israel Bashing Upstages Women’s Rights at SlutWalk Chicago
Last weekend, approximately 150 progressive activists attended the annual SlutWalk Chicago. Billed as a rally in support of women and to end “sexual violence and...
