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Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders at the 2019 California Democratic Party State Convention at the George R. Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco, June 2, 2019. Credited: Gage Skidmore via Wikimedia Commons.

The goal of pro-Israel Democrats: Stop Bernie!

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Iowa’s first-in-the-nation caucus ended in chaos for a Democratic Party that was looking for clarity as the presidential race began in earnest. But while the Hawkeye State event will be best remembered for its...

Democrats, experts and peace plans

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Cutting Gordian knots is a signature of the Trump administration, and the long-rumored “deal of the century” is no exception. At its core, the plan explicitly acknowledges reality: The Palestinians are losing the conflict,...
J Street President Jeremy Ben-Ami addressing the 2019 J Street National Conference. Source: J Street via Flickr.

The Jewish left is dead in Israel. Why is it thriving in America?

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The unveiling of President Donald Trump’s Middle East peace plan last week engendered the usual partisan responses that attend to anything the administration does. Although it was welcomed by a cross-party consensus in Israel,...
Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont speaking at J Street National Conference in Washington, D.C. Credit: Screenshot.

Sanders could hurt down-ballot Democrats

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“Danger! Danger! Danger!” Jay Sekulow crowed at least three times on Tuesday as he defended President Trump over the impact of his impeachment trial. The president’s personal attorney could also have been warning Democrats of...

Dem Frontrunners Flubbed Middle East Choices

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Two policy positions should disqualify any candidate for president – casting a vote to invade Iraq or distorting Israel’s role in its struggle with the Palestinians. That would eliminate former Vice President Joe Biden and...
Miami-Dade Democratic Party Treasurer William Byatt. Source: Facebook.

Florida Democratic leader: Criticism of Israel’s ‘apartheid policies’ not anti-Semitic

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The treasurer of the Miami-Dade Democratic Party in Florida on Tuesday said criticism of Israel’s “apartheid policies” is not anti-Semitic. “What I will NEVER do is pretend that honest criticism of Israeli apartheid policies is...
British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn speaking at the #StopTrident rally at Trafalgar Square, on Feb. 27, 2016. Credit: Garry Knight via Wikimedia Commons.

Jews shouldn’t ignore the real lesson of Corbyn’s defeat

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British Jewry heaved a collective sigh of relief when Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservatives in last week’s parliamentary elections in the United...
Former New York City mayor and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg speaking at the Presidential Gun Sense Forum hosted by Everytown for Gun Safety and Moms Demand Action at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines, Iowa on Aug. 10, 2019. Photo by Gage Skidmore/Flickr.

Enter Michael Bloomberg, and his draw for Jewish votes

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With Michael Bloomberg’s announcement that he will be running for president as a Democrat, the former New York mayor may have given American Jews a reason not to decamp for the GOP en masse. Yes,...
Michael Bloomberg. Credit: Ralph Alswang via Flickr.

Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg expected to run for president

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Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is expected to run for president after announcing earlier this year that he would not run for the Democratic nomination. The New York Times first reported the development on Thursday,...
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who is running for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, at the annual J Street Conference in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 28, 2019. Credit: Michael Brochstein/Split Stone Media.

Jewish organizations ‘deeply troubled’ by Democrats’ talk of leveraging US aid to Israel

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The Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations, an umbrella group of 50 Jewish organizations, released a statement on Nov. 1 condemning the Democratic presidential candidates saying that aid to Israel should be used as leverage...