A few weeks ago, Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar misattributed American politicians’ support for Israel to money from AIPAC. (AIPAC sponsors all-expenses paid educational trips to Israel, but does not donate to candidates.) “It’s all about the Benjamins!” She wrote in a now deleted tweet. Castigated by the Democratic leadership for treading into the anti-Semitic trope…
The idea that the Left hates Israel is a commonplace one in the oped pages of major publications as well as at Shabbat tables and in synagogue pews nationwide. It’s certainly easy to think of many examples to defend this claim: the leadership of the Women’s March, Ilhan Omar’srecent tweets, and even the fact that…
When arguments about Israel became the central issue in a mundane election for low-level California Democratic Party posts last month, things got weird. There were secret votes, bruised feelings, a cameo by Sen. Bernie Sanders’s campaign co-chair – and a preview of how the shifting Democratic discourse on Israel could make for a difficult year…
Dear Editor: I am a New York attorney who practices in the area of pro-Israel litigation. I am writing in response to “BDS is a Trap for Democrats” by Lara Friedman. In her piece, Friedman argues that with legislation that allows states to penalize companies that boycott Israel, Republicans “are now working to undermine democratic…
Republicans are long accustomed to the media’s probing questions about the less than savory members of their party. Most recently, when Iowa Congressman Steve King endorsed a white nationalist for Toronto mayor and defended white supremacy in a New York Times interview, Republicans were grilled on their support for King. Party leaders ultimately denounced King…
As soon as former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz tweeted his interest in running an independent, self-funded presidential campaign, the response was instantaneous — and bad. Schultz was dunked on by everyone from Bill Kristol to Julian Castro. I love our country, and I am seriously considering running for president as a centrist independent. — Howard…
On Monday night, the United States Senate voted to advance a bill that will quash free speech in the name of supporting Israel. It’s just one more sign that Israel-Palestine is being used as a potent weapon in today’s political arena. The bill is S. 1, aka the “Strengthening America’s Security in the Middle East…
Director Aaron Sorkin went after freshman members of Congress in an interview with CNN, saying that the Democrats needed to “stop acting like young people,” The Guardian reported. “I really like the new crop of young people who were just elected to Congress. They now need to stop acting like young people, OK? It’s time…
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