Posts Tagged: Democrats Israel
Congressional Democrats Voice Support for Israel During Jerusalem Visit
US House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer voiced the Democratic Party's unwavering support for Israel at a congressional delegation visiting Jerusalem on Tuesday. Hoyer asserted that American...
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...
Waking Up to a World Where Political Allies Hate the Jews
JNS.org - It isn’t easy for some Jewish liberals, but many of them are waking up to a world that doesn’t neatly conform to their existing...
A Jewish Version of Intersectionality
JNS.org - Whatever else is said these days about antisemitism, it remains the case that being accused of it is a surefire way of gaining name...
Don’t Stand in Solidarity With Hate
Throughout the past election season and the beginning of the Trump presidency, I have heard a lot of concerns about alt-right hate and antisemitism. Just this past week,...
Curt Schilling Is Right: Jews Should Vote Republican
Baseball legend Curt Schilling has been in political hot water since his recent appearance on CNN in which he questioned why Jews support the Democratic Party. Schilling,...
Bipartisan Support for Israel Is Stronger Than Ever
After researching and writing about US-Israel relations for more than 30 years, I have come to the conclusion that most people who pontificate on the subject...
SPME BDS Monitor: The Debate Comes to the Presidential Conventions
In July, BDS took center stage at the US presidential conventions. But important differences between the Republican and Democratic platforms regarding Israel reflect changes in...
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...
Will Sanders Negatively Affect Clinton on Israel?
JNS.org - As Hillary Clinton begins her general election campaign against presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, she has not yet fully shaken off Democratic primary...
Are Democrats Finally Getting Tough on the Palestinian Authority?
JNS.org - In a remarkable turnaround, Democratic Party activists who are known to be pro-Palestinian are calling on their party’s platform committee to condemn the Palestinian...
Democrats Change Platform; Recognize Palestinian Aspirations, Reject Language Accusing Israel of ‘Occupation’
Democrats -- seeking to unify after a bruising primary -- have sidestepped a potentially messy fight over Israel in the party's platform, at least for...
Bernie Sanders Has It Right on Israel
Following the 2016 US presidential elections, the next administration must adopt a new and realistically balanced policy toward Israel and the Palestinians to bring an...
A Jewish Voice for Peace? No — Just Another Hate Group
Who is the group called A Jewish Voice for Peace and why does it hide its funders from the public? Don’t be fooled by the name. JVP is...
