Tag: Democrats
At first Democratic presidential debate, Mideast issues take backseat to domestic concerns
At the first of several expected Democratic primary debates for the 2020 presidential elections, issues pertaining to the Middle East took a backseat to domestic concerns.
The Iran deal was the only issue related to...
Pennsylvania Rep. Susan Wild: Steeped in foreign affairs, knowledge of Israel, concern over anti-Semitism
Democratic Rep. Susan Wild defeatedRepublican Marty Nothstein in Pennsylvania’s redrawn 7th Congressional District (previously the state’s 15th Congressional District) in the 2018 midterm elections to replace Republican Rep. Charlie Dent, who retired in May, leaving...
To GOP donors in Florida, Trump says the ‘Democrats hate Jewish people’
U.S. President Donald Trump told Republican donors on Friday at Mar-a-Lago in Florida that the “Democrats hate Jewish people,” reported Axios.
The president made the statement following the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passing a resolution on Thursday condemning anti-Semitism...
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Democrats’ left wing frequently slanders Israel
U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Wisconsin, seems to equate homophobia with the plight of the Palestinians. His experiences as a homosexual, he suggested, helped him empathize with the “human rights” violations suffered by the Palestinians.
Pocan...
Democrats divided ahead of expected House resolution condemning anti-Semitism
Ahead of an expected vote in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday afternoon on a resolution condemning anti-Semitism in the aftermath of the latest remarks by Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), Democrats are divided over a...
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Could U.S. Democrats go the way of British Labour?
To take a firm stand against institutionalized anti-Semitism, nine members of Britain’s Parliament tested the waters to leave their political comfort zone this past week by resigning as members of the Labour Party.
Perhaps this...
The limits of American anti-Semitism
Does Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) get to make this all go away with just an apology? That’s what many on the left and a lot of Democrats agree. Following a tongue-lashing from House Speaker...
House Democrats defend Tlaib, Omar amid anti-Semitic accusations
Despite anti-Semitic and anti-Israel rhetoric that includes support for the BDS movement from freshmen Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) and Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), House Democratic leadership has come to their defense.
“Clearly, I condemn anti-Semitism,” said...
What if Democrats continue on anti- Israel course?
If hostility toward Israel grows among congressional Democrats, one wonders what will happen to the party. Maybe hordes of Democrats who support Israel will flee to the Republican Party.
Republicans should be careful what they...
At 77, Donna Shalala to bring decades of experience working with Israel to Congress
Donna Shalala, 77, is no stranger to politics or the relationship between the United States and Israel. She served as Secretary of Health and Human Services under President Bill Clinton, where she traveled to...