Posts Tagged: Republicans Israel
A Powerful Bipartisan Display of Support for Israel in Washington
It’s not every day that the Speaker of the House talks about stuffing his pockets with pebbles. But that’s precisely what happened at a dinner...
Americans, Especially Democrats, Becoming Less Sympathetic to Israel, Poll Finds
American sympathies regarding the Middle East are sharply shifting against Israel, according to a new Gallup poll. The poll, which collected responses from Feb. 3-16 and...
Republican Jewish Coalition Announces ‘Praise Israel’ Challenge for Democratic National Convention Speakers
The Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) has issued a challenge to speakers at the upcoming Democratic National Convention (DNC), calling on them to ask the crowd...
Schumer Faces Pressure Not to Sign on to Netanyahu Congressional Address
US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is facing pressure from top Democrats not to sign on to an invitation for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...
Jewish Groups, Democrats Welcome Biden Pick for US Ambassador to Israel While Republicans Criticize Record
US President Joe Biden announced on Tuesday that he will nominate former US Treasury Secretary Jack Lew as his ambassador to Israel in a move...
‘You Have No Foreign Policy Experience’: Candidates Clash Over Israel at First US Presidential Debate
The issue of American military aid to Israel featured prominently in the first US Republican presidential primary debate in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Wednesday evening, with...
Keep Support for Israel Bipartisan by Talking to Both Parties
According to a March 2020 annual Gallup poll of country favorability, Israel benefits from a 74% favorability (90% of Republicans and 67% of Democrats), compared...
The American Public and Israel in the 21st Century
Supportive public opinion has been a key factor in the formation and development of the US-Israel “special relationship.” This monograph presents and analyzes long-term trends...
After Right-Wing Terror Arrest, New York Times Calls Hamas a Terrorist Group
The New York Times usually refers to Hamas as an "Islamic militant group" that Israel "regards as a terrorist organisation." It has rarely referred to Hamas...
Is Donald Trump Harming Israel?
Many of Donald Trump's Jewish supporters are willing to overlook his flaws and failings, partly because they think he is "good for Israel." Moving the...
Israel Needs American Jewry, Now More Than Ever
The Jewish Diaspora in the US is becoming increasingly estranged from Israel. American Jewish youth are being pushed away from any affiliation with the Jewish...
After AIPAC, Balancing Bipartisanship and Being Thankful
King Solomon provides an important lesson about the Jewish concept of gratitude, hakarat hatov, in the Book of Proverbs. “Evil will never depart from the home...
Misreading Polls on Israel — Again
Gallup has released its annual survey on American public opinion towards Israel, and the reactions were predictably a mixture of hysteria and misinformation. Typical was this...
Don’t Give Up on the Democrats: The Need for Bipartisanship
During the Passover seder next month, Jewish families around the world will recall how “In each and every generation, they rise up against us to...
