Tag: Progressives
Stop pretending that anti-Zionism isn’t anti-Semitism
In case you haven’t heard, people who want to eliminate Israel are very interested in stopping anti-Semitism. In other words, the same people who want to deny rights to the Jewish people that they...
Sharansky responds to anti-Semitism panel: ‘Progressives’ portray Jews as ‘oppressors’
Human-rights icon Natan Sharansky told a special event on anti-Semitism on Wednesday that too many progressive voices regard Jews as “oppressors,” and are not protecting individual freedoms and human rights. He was speaking at an event...
Pro-BDS candidate wins in congressional Democratic primary in Missouri
Progressive Cori Bush, who supports the anti-Israel BDS movement, upset longtime Rep. Lacy Clay (D-Mo.) in the Democratic primary on Tuesday in Missouri’s 1st Congressional District.
Bush won 48.9 percent of the vote, while Clay,...
Sanders pushes supporters to campaign for Tlaib, Omar in competitive primaries
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is urging his supporters to campaign for Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) and Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) as they both face increasingly tough upcoming Democratic primary challenges.
“Some of our strongest allies in...
Will the Democrats’ generational shift turn the tide against Israel?
For pro-Israel Democrats, the only thing that matters about 2020 is that former Vice President Joe Biden is at the top of the ticket. They have good reason to celebrate the fact that he...
Democrats circulate letter that proposes cutting US assistance to Israel over sovereignty plans
Four Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives have been circulating a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, threatening the conditioning or even cutting off of U.S. assistance to Israel if...