Tag: Democratic Party
Florida Democratic leader: Criticism of Israel’s ‘apartheid policies’ not anti-Semitic
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...
Jews shouldn’t ignore the real lesson of Corbyn’s defeat
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...
Enter Michael Bloomberg, and his draw for Jewish votes
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.
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Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg expected to run for president
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,...
Jewish organizations ‘deeply troubled’ by Democrats’ talk of leveraging US aid to Israel
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...
While Jewish groups rebuke Trump’s ‘disloyalty’ remark, others question Democratic silence on Omar, Tlaib
Jewish and pro-Israel groups largely condemned U.S. President Donald Trump’s attempt on Wednesday to clarify his comments from the previous day, which insinuated that Jews who vote for a Democrat either have a “total lack of knowledge or...
Trump clarifies: Voting Democrat is being ‘disloyal to Jewish people’ and ‘very disloyal to...
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday clarified his remarks on Wednesday regarding how Jewish voters could support the Democratic Party knowing the anti-Israel bias among certain congressional members, such as Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.)...
Trump: Jews who vote for Democrats show ‘total lack of knowledge,’ ‘great disloyalty’
U.S. President Donald Trump continued his criticism of Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) and Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), who held a press conference on Monday to blast Israel’s decision to deny them entry from the country last...
Rep. Ted Lieu uses anti-Semitic trope, accusing US Ambassador Friedman of dual-loyalty
Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) accused U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman on Thursday of dual-loyalty, a common anti-Semitic trope, posting in a now-deleted tweet, “Dear @USAmbIsrael: You are an American. Your allegiance should be...
Netanyahu meets with delegation of US lawmakers in Jerusalem
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met in Jerusalem on Wednesday with a delegation of 41 Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives.
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), a longtime Israel ally, is leading...