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U.S. President Donald Trump, June 20, 2019. Credit: White House Photo.

What are Jews to do about Trump?

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Most American Jews didn’t need the latest controversy involving President Donald Trump in order to be convinced to resist him. The overwhelming majority—already loyal partisan Democrats—opposed the conservative policies pursued by his administration and...
From left: Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) address U.S. President Donald Trump's remarks on Capitol Hill. Credit: Screenshot.

A blow to BDS in the House

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For one day at least, the Democratic Party’s leadership made it clear that the adults are still in charge. Representatives Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), with support from civil-rights icon Rep. John...
Then-Rep. Joe Sestak (D-Pa.). Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Joe Sestak, supporter of Israel, though stands against Iran sanctions

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Former U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak launched a long-shot bid on Sunday as the 25th entry for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. A U.S. Navy veteran, Sestack represented the 7th Congressional District of Pennsylvania—a swing state...
Pete Buttigieg, mayor of South Bend, Ind. Source: Pete for America.

Graham, Zeldin slam Buttigieg for threat to cut US aid over potential West Bank...

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Two congressional Republicans on Wednesday slammed Pete Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Ind., and a candidatefor the Democratic nomination for president in 2020, for saying on Tuesday, “If Prime Minister Netanyahu makes good...
Official portrait of U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, Jan 10, 2013. Credit: David Lienemann/White House Photo.

Poll: Biden first choice for Jewish voters among Democratic candidates

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Jewish voters overwhelmingly support former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden over Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) in the 2020 Democratic primary for president, according to a new poll. In a Morning Consult survey, 47.1 percent of Jewish registered voters plan to...
Wayne Messam with Reuven Azar, Israeli senior foreign-policy adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Credit: Messam via Twitter.

Florida Mayor Wayne Messam wants to restore US as ‘honest broker’ in Mideast negotiations

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Wayne Messam, the mayor of Miramar, Fla., is one of nearly two-dozen Democrats running for president in 2020, announcing his candidacy on March 28. Days after forming an exploratory committee on March 13, Messam, 44, traveled to...
Sen. Michael Benet (D-Colo.) Credit: Screenshot.

Record at a glance: Sen. Michael Bennet’s pro-Israel history stands out in a changing...

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U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet became the latest Democrat to enter the 2020 presidential race on Thursday morning in a video where he briefly mentions his mom and grandparents surviving the Holocaust. (She later immigrated to the...

Joe Biden and the trouble with old friends

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The shoe finally dropped for the Democratic presidential field this week with the announcement by former Vice President Joe Biden that he is running. It remains to be seen whether his place atop the...
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who is running for the Democratic nomination for president in 2020, answers a question about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a CNN town hall on April 22, 2019. Credit: Screenshot.

Can you be ‘100 percent pro-Israel’ and call its government ‘racist?’

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The man with the best chance right now to be the first Jewish president of the United States is someone who thinks the prime minister of Israel is a racist. To say that is...
California Rep. Nancy Pelosi speaks at the Jewish Democratic Council of America's launch reception in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 8, 2017. Credit: Screenshot.

Pelosi: ‘No taint’ of anti-Semitism in the Democratic Party, Omar isn’t anti-Semitic

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said on Tuesday that the Democratic Party has “no taint” of anti-Semitism amid such remarks coming from congressional members, especially Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), whom Pelosi said is not...