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US / Left vs. Right / Antisemitism / Boycott / BDS / Judea & Samaria / Settlements

Democratic Senators Demand Sanctions Against ‘Settlement’ Group

By David Isaac

Amana's violent settler activities include establishing communities, recruiting new families and building homes. It has been in the sights of activists opposed to Jewish presence in Judea and Samaria for some time.

Israel At War: Iron Swords / US / Left vs. Right / Antisemitism

Tlaib Blasts Biden for Shielding ‘Genocidal Maniac’ Netanyahu

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The congresswoman accused the president of protecting Israeli officials from the International Criminal Court.

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / US / Politics / News Briefs

‘Deeply Concerned’ About Message Biden Admin Sending to Hamas, 26 House Democrats Say

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The signatories asked for a classified briefing “to better understand how and when the aid that Congress has authorized and appropriated for Israel will be delivered.”

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / US / Politics / Elections

Haim Saban Blasts Blocked US Weapons to Israel: ‘Bad Decision on all Levels’

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The Israeli-American donor to the Democratic Party warned that the decision sends a negative signal to Middle East allies.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / US / Politics / Left vs. Right / Iran

Biden Campaign Co-Chair Urges Emergency Aid to Israel Days After His Threat to Condition It

By Mike Wagenheim - JNS

Sen. Chris Coons said the House must “promptly” pass the Senate foreign aid bill “to ensure that our Israeli allies have everything they need to defend themselves from attacks by Iran and its proxies.”

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / US / Left vs. Right

New York Congressman: ‘Disgusting’ that Biden, Schumer Play Politics with Israel in Election Year

By Mike Wagenheim - JNS

Rep. Anthony D’Esposito introduced legislation, because “Israel should have a seat at the table in decisions that are being made in the processes moving forward.”

Israel At War: Iron Swords / US / Government / Elections / Left vs. Right / News Briefs

Israeli Official: Biden Seeking to Oust Netanyahu

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

"We expect our friends to act to overthrow the terror regime of Hamas and not the elected government in Israel,” said the official.

NY / Politics / Elections / News Briefs

Poll: Majority of New York Jewish Voters Intend to Vote for Trump

By Andrew Bernard

“This poll tells us very little about how N.Y. Jews will vote,” said Mark Mellman, president of Democratic Majority for Israel.

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / US / News Briefs / Ukraine

House GOP Rejects Senate Compromise Aid Package, with Billions for Israel

By Andrew Bernard

GOP leaders, who proposed stand-alone Israel funding, said the Senate bill is “dead on arrival,” for insufficiently addressing the immigration crisis on the U.S. southern border.

US / Palestinian Authority

Senate, House Democrats Push Palestinian State

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Forty-eight of 100 lawmakers in the upper chamber joined the call.

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / US / Eye on "Palestine" / Government / Left vs. Right / News Briefs

Jewish Dems Slam Netanyahu Over Apparent Rejection of 'Palestinian State'

By Andrew Bernard

“First Netanyahu fails Israel by basing a highly-inadequate portion of the IDF near Gaza in the months before Oct. 7. Then he ignores the warnings of Oct. 6. Then this,” wrote Rep. Brad Sherman (D-Calif.).

US / Politics

Jewish Dems Laud ‘Historic Day’ as Jeffries Tapped as House Minority Leader

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Hakeem Jeffries “worked tirelessly to make sure Israel has the tools to defend itself,” said Democratic Majority for Israel CEO Mark Mellman.

US / Elections

Two Incumbent Jewish Democrats Win Competitive Congressional Races

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Known as strong supporters of pro-Israel issues, Rep. Elissa Slotkin and Rep. Susan Wild edged out their Republican challengers.

US / Antisemitism / Boycott / BDS

20 Democrats say Keep Israel Out of Visa Waiver Program

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The lawmakers cited “ethnic-based discrimination” and racial profiling in a missive to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

US / Politics / Elections / Left vs. Right

AIPAC Attacks J Street for Financial Backing from Billionaire George Soros

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

And J Street blames AIPAC for using money against progressive candidates and receiving funding from major Republican donors.

The Snag

ADL Chief Sides with Candidate Brian Robinson Against Far-Left

By D.J. Kolpak

Robinson took the far-Left org JFREJ (Jews For Racial & Economic Justice) to task for pretending to represent mainstream Jewish interests, or even Jewish interests at all,

US / Politics / Jerusalem

Report: Democratic Congressmen Working to Prevent Reopening of Consulate in Jerusalem to the Palestinian Authority

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

A number of Democratic representatives have stated that they intend to act in the coming days and raise the issue with Biden in a number of ways, imploring him to reconsider the decision.

US / Politics / Antisemitism

Ilhan Omar Derided for ‘Bigoted’ Comments Directed at Jewish Colleagues in Congress

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“We condemn the disgraceful comments made by [Omar] in a CNN interview in which she accused her Jewish Congressional colleagues, along with the Jewish people as a whole, of not being committed to the pursuit of justice,” Conference of Presidents chair Dianne Lob, CEO William Daroff and vice chair Malcolm Hoenlein said.

US / Government

Lapid Aims to ‘Reinvigorate’ Israel’s Ties with Democrats, US Liberal Group

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Foreign Minister Yair Lapid said a “strong U.S.-Israel relationship benefits both countries, is a core strategic asset for Israel, and requires a bipartisan approach, working with both Democrats and Republicans.”

Israel / US / Politics

Publicly, Biden is at Odds with the Rest of Democratic Party on Israel

By Sean Savage

In national press briefings and internationally, the United States has backed up a pledge to defend its ally. But that comes against pressure by progressive lawmakers and even some more moderate congress members who have issued statements that can be perceived as having moral equivalency between Israeli and Arab actions.

Analysis

Senate Democrats Unlikely to Challenge Biden Administration Over Reentry to Iran Nuclear Deal

By Dmitriy Shapiro (JNS)

“The administration will be questioned or criticized by some Democrats on the Hill, but it will move forward just as in 2015, without regard to their worries," said Elliott Abrams, former U.S. Special Representative for Venezuela and Iran in the Trump administration

US / Antisemitism

Democrats Send Letter to Administration to Use Other Definitions of Anti-Semitism

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Progressives don't like the IHRA definition because it correctly equates anti-Zionism with anti-Semitism.

US / Left vs. Right / Antisemitism

More than 160 House Democrats Vote Against Anti-Semitism Amendment

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Halie Soifer of the Jewish Democratic Council of America, sought to dispel the notion that they were objecting to the substance, saying “the measure was manipulated using anti-Semitism for political purposes.”

US / Politics / Left vs. Right / Judea & Samaria / Settlements / Sovereignty

Rep. Hoyer, 115 Democrats Sign Letter Objecting to Israeli Sovereignty

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“We do not see how any of these acute risks serve the long-term interest of a strong, secure Israel,” say U.S. congressional members.

Boycott / BDS

US House Democrats Block Anti-BDS Bill H.R. 5595

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The Democrats just gave a boost to the anti-Israel BDS movement.

US / Iran / News Briefs

Pompeo Criticizes Democrats for Meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

If the Democratic senators had the meeting, said U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, “I hope they were reinforcing America’s foreign policy, not their own.”

US / Antisemitism

Following Monsey Attack, Congress Members to Help Synagogues, Nonprofits Apply for NSGP Funding

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Grants of up to $100,000 each to nonprofits at risk of terrorist attacks can go towards improving building security by acquiring and installing items ranging from fences, lighting and video surveillance to metal detectors and blast-resistant doors, locks and windows.

US / Politics / Elections

Jerry Nadler: Conditioning US Assistance to Israel is ‘Wrong’

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“We have a $38 billion commitment over 10 years for military aid to Israel,” said Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.), who is the chairman of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee. “The Israelis need it for defense.”

Featured / Jerusalem Vantage Point/Caroline B. Glick

BDS is Primarily an Assault on American Jews

By Caroline B. Glick

The goal of BDS is to silence American Jews as a political force, and American Jews refuse to see what is happening to them while it is happening.

Featured / Headline / US / Politics / Diaspora

Post-Midterms: With Democrats Retaking the House, Jewish Leaders Still See Strong Israel Support

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“The concern we have is that some new Democrats are not favorable for Israel, and the hope is that they will be marginalized.

Featured / Terrorism / IDF & Security / Police and Crime / The Courts / Palestinian Authority / Judea & Samaria

Eight Democrats Pushing Bill to Prevent IDF Arrests of Underage Arab Rioters

By JNi.Media

Starting in 2015 in the US, in 2016 in Australia, and in August 2017 in Canada, NGOs led by Defense for Children International Palestine (DCI-P) have been conducting a campaign under the label of “No Way to Treat a Child.”

In Print / Editorial

Trump Pivot?

By Editorial Board

Doubtless what moved the Democrats was the revelation that intelligence officials reported the antifa threat to the Obama administration some time ago with apparently no response from the president or any key aides.

Headline / US / Government / Jerusalem

Congressional Delegations Say Bipartisan Support for Israel is Strong

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

“We’re here because the United States and Israel are partners for peace and partners for security."

Syria / US / The Knesset / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / Jerusalem / Judea & Samaria / Settlements

Proposed US Amb to Israel Grilled by Senate Foreign Relations Comm

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Friedman: As Ambassador I will represent this administration's policies not my own; and I will welcome all Americans, of every political view, when they visit Israel.

Israel / Middle East / Levant / US / Politics / Hamas / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority

Pew: Republicans Love Israel, Democrats Only So-So

By JNi.Media

The Pew survey finds that the American public has a positive opinion of the United Nations, although there, too, the gap is wide between the two parties.

Editorial

Democrats Firmly In The Grip Of Trump Derangement Syndrome

By Editorial Board

So when we hear Democrats wail over alleged outsider attempts to influence the presidential election, it’s important to maintain some perspective and recognize it as their latest attempt to chip away at the president-elect’s legitimacy.

US / Politics / Elections / News Briefs

Sharpton Pushing Democrats to Go to War over Trump Nominations

By JNi.Media

In August 1991, during the Crown Heights pogrom, Sharpton led a march of some 400 Blacks in front of the Chabad-Lubavitch headquarters.

The Lid with Jeff Dunetz

ADL’s Statement on Ellison Proves They ONLY Care About Protecting DEMOCRATS (Not Jews)

By Jeff Dunetz

The ADL is nothing but a tool for the progressive movement. If you wish to donate to the progressive movement that’s OK, but if you want to donate to a Jewish Organization I suggest you avoid the ADL

Op-Eds

Keith Ellison Supported the BDS Movement and Admired Louis Farrakhan. So Why Are Jewish Democrats Supporting Him for Chairman of the DNC?

By Jeff Ballabon

Ellison trafficked with incredibly virulent, open anti-Semites supporting and defending them until it became politically inconvenient, then lied about it, once in office he started targeting Israel

Israel Thrives

Democrats Rediscover anti-Semitism

By Michael Lumish

Democrats not only got trounced but are screaming from the rafters about racism and white supremacy. They even have the chutzpah to whine about alleged anti-Semitism of conservatives and Republicans.

Israel / Jewish / US / Politics / Elections / News Briefs

Pro-Israel Jewish Democrats Oppose Keith Ellison’s DNC Bid

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Some pro-Israel activists recall, with dismay, Ellison's efforts to unseat a pro-Israel New Jersey congressman, Steve Rothman, in 2012.

Op-Eds

Democrats Look Panicked

By Noah Rothman

For the offense of notifying Congress of the discovery of new evidence in the Clinton email scandal, Democrats have attacked the FBI director’s credibility, in some cases demanding Comey's resignation

US / Politics / Elections / News Briefs / Religion / Judaism

In Strongest Showing, Trump Fails to Bridge Gap with Women

By JNi.Media

Trump's view on third-trimester abortion conflicts with mainstream Jewish halakha.

Terrorism / US / Politics / The Courts / News Briefs / Islamists / Saudi Arabia

Obama Unites Congressional Democrats, Republicans, in Overriding Veto Damaging 9/11 Families

By JNi.Media

Congressman Jerry Nadler, a Manhattan Democrat whose 10th Congressional District actually includes Ground Zero, was adamant in attacking the president's arguments.

Politics / Elections / News Briefs / Germany

Analysis: Merkel's Party Losing Badly as Social Democrats, Anti-Immigrant AfD Win Berlin State Vote

By JNi.Media

The SPD is expected to form a new regional coalition government with the Left and the Greens, who suffered a 2.5% drop to 15.1%.

Editorial

Hillary, The Democrats And Israel

By Editorial Board

She repeatedly condemned the growth of Jewish settlements over the green line, at one point calling for “a stop to settlements – not some settlements, not outposts, not natural-growth exceptions.”

Politics / Elections

14 Senate Democrats Call for Extending Sanctions on Iran

By Tower Magazine

Cardin and Schumer called on their colleagues in both chambers to quickly advance the legislation when Congress reconvenes in September.

Op-Eds

The Terrorist Defender And The Democrats’ Platform

By Stephen M. Flatow

The Democrats have just chosen American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee director James Zogby, one of the most vocal defenders of a notorious Palestinian terrorist, to help write their platform.

Op-Eds

Pew Poll Proves Progressive Democrats Are Not Fans of Israel

By Jeff Dunetz

Anecdotally it’s been easy to say for a very long time that the more liberal politically one is the less they support the Jewish State of Israel. Here's proof...

Israel

Pew Survey: Support For Israel Eroding Among Younger Democrats

By Sean Savage

“I doubt the level of hostility [in America] will reach the levels we see in Europe,” said Brandeis’s Sasson.

Shiloh Musings

Shiloh Musings: Republicans More Pro-Israel than Democrats

By Batya Medad

Just because Dems recite like a mantra over and over that they love Israel and are pro-Israel means nothing. It's just words!

Editorial

Democrats Try To Save Israel From Itself

By Editorial Board

This form of preachiness is unknown in the ordinary interactions of nations but has become quite de rigueur when American officials come down hard on their Israeli counterparts.

Jewish / NY / Politics / Elections / News Briefs

New York Jews Dumping Clinton for Sanders

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

A new poll shows a majority of New York Jews view Clinton as unfavorable. Biden catching up.

Israel / Jewish / US / Politics / Iran / News Briefs

Debbie Wasserman Schultz's 'Jewish Heart' Backs Iran Deal

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Like most of the other Democrats supporting Obama, the deal worries her, but she thinks it is good for the US and for Israel.

US / Politics / Iran / News Briefs

Analysis: The Costly War on the Hearts and Minds of 232 Democrats

By JNi.Media

There are 188 Democrats in the House and 44 in the Senate, and over the next two months millions of dollars and unprecedented lobbying efforts will be invested in courting their votes on the Iran nuclear deal.

US / Elections / News Briefs

Clinton Losing Ground to Sanders in New Hampshire and Iowa

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Hillary has become a magnet for bad news, but it will take a lot more to beat her.

Jewish / US / News Briefs

Obama's Jewish Support Sinks to 50 Percent

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Support for Obama from religious Jews is only 34 percent. Next year in New Hampshire?

J.E. Dyer

A Big Deal: Bipartisan Senate Panel Investigates Obama Link to Anti-Netanyahu Electioneering

By J. E. Dyer

The Senate formed a bipartisan panel investigating money from the Obama adm. to an anti-Bibi group

Israel / US / News Briefs

Senate Resolution Unanimously Welcomes Netanyahu

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Democrats did not sponsor but also did not try to block the resolution.

Israel / US / Elections / News Briefs

Poll: Americans Divided by Race and Party on Netanyahu in Congress

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

A large plurality disapproves of the Congressional invitation to Netanyahu, but a majority thinks Obama should meet with him.

Jewish / US / Politics / News Briefs / Settlements

J Street Poll Shows Obama Out of Touch with US Jews

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Slowly but surely, the truth wins, which is why Obama is losing.

US / Politics / News Briefs

Why is Soros's Money Kosher, but Sheldon's Not?

By Shalom Bear

Soros's organizations are quietly trying to influence politics. While Adelson does his influencing openly. Why is only Sheldon attacked?

Israel / US / News Briefs

Jewish Democrats Blast Kerry for ‘Apartheid’ Remark

By JTA

Jewish Democrats called on U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry Monday to apologize for warning that the failure to achieve a two-state solution could lead to apartheid. “We express our deep disappointment that the Secretary of State has chosen to invoke the specter of ‘apartheid’ in discussing his concerns about the failing peace process,” the […]

Jewish / US / Politics / News Briefs

Robert Strauss, Democratic Kingmaker and Ambassador, Dies At 95

By JTA

Robert Strauss, the son of small-town Texas shopkeepers who became an adviser to presidents of both parties, died Wednesday at the age of 95. He helped found in 1945 Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, the energy law firm that pioneered powerhouse lobbying after its 1971 move to Washington. Strauss, whose parents ran a general […]

Israel / Iran / News Briefs

Wasserman Schultz Turning Her Back on Israel over Iran Sanctions

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

“Pro-Israel” Debbie Wasserman Schultz reportedly has turned her back on Israel and many Florida Jews by blocking the bi-partisan proposal to hit Iran with more sanctions.

J.E. Dyer

GOP: Polls and the Hinge Points of History

By J. E. Dyer

There may no longer be a unifying “center” to hold the GOP together.

Israel / Jewish / NY

Hillary Tells Huma to Choose between Her and Weiner

By Jewish Press News Desk

Hillary Clinton, an undeclared candidate for the Democratic nominee for president in 2016, has told Human Abedin to ditch Anthony Weiner if she wants to advise her former boss at the State Dept., The New York Post reported Monday. The ultimatum has been given before but has greater meaning following Weiner’s embarrassingly poor finish in […]

NY / Politics / News Briefs

Anthony Weiner to Attend Jewish Press's Mayoral Forum For Jewish Community

By Jewish Press Staff

Anthony Weiner’s aide has confirmed that the newest mayoral candidate will attend The Jewish Press’s mayoral forum, making it one of his first public forums. The Jewish Press newspaper, the largest independent Jewish weekly in America, will be hosting a mayoral forum for the Jewish community, featuring the Democratic candidates for mayor of New York […]

Guest Blog

Death & Taxes: Welcome to Obamaland

By Robert J. Avrech

Welcome to Obamaland, where death and taxes is no longer an ironic statement, but a grim reality.

Daniel Greenfield

Partisan Nation

By Daniel Greenfield

To assume that your opponents have any decency, as the Republicans habitually do, is to be left behind in Politics 1.0.

Daniel Greenfield

The Obama-Media War

By Daniel Greenfield

The media loved Obama, but it discovered early on that he did not love it back.

Daniel Greenfield

The End of Competition

By Daniel Greenfield

The progressive consolidation imagines that organization can contain the messier side of man.

Daniel Greenfield

Terrorism and the Methodology of the Left

By Daniel Greenfield

The left understands that it is working against natural emotions of loyalty and loss, and so it uses deception.

Daniel Greenfield

Better or Worse: Politics and Conceptions of Change

By Daniel Greenfield

Are we on an inevitable evolutionary trajectory rising up or are we doomed to repeat dark ages, progress and then dark ages again?

J.E. Dyer

Dead in the Water: Obama's Military and Iran

By J. E. Dyer

It is unconscionable of Obama to handle the sequestration threat the way he has - crippling our ability to readily strike Iran.

Emes Ve-Emunah

Memo to the President: Compromise on the Budget

By Harry Maryles

The fault lies with both the executive and legislative branches of government. Neither wants to budge from their ideological positions.

Op-Eds

Ed Koch, FDR, and the Holocaust

By Dr. Rafael Medoff

In a world of cynics and naysayers, where too many people almost instinctively assume the worst of their fellow citizens, our generation was fortunate to have Ed Koch.

Sultan Knish

You Can't Out-Liberal the Liberals

By Daniel Greenfield

Republicans who try to adapt to liberal values are pursuing a dead end.

Daniel Greenfield

We'll Keep the Red Flag Flying Here and Other Jingles

By Daniel Greenfield

While the American Democratic Party may not have an official anthem, the British Labour Party does.

Daniel Greenfield

Drinking for the State

By Daniel Greenfield

Prohibition is long gone but the consequences of it are still with us today.

Daniel Greenfield

Someone Else Will Pay

By Daniel Greenfield

The glorious day of the inglorious man is here. And someone else is paying. Any someone else who isn't him.

Sultan Knish / Daniel Greenfield

Madmen and Crowds

By Daniel Greenfield

Crowd culture expects everyone to follow the leader, to join the meme, to move with the flow, but that is something that crazy people cannot do.

Daniel Greenfield

How to Win the Demographic and Culture Wars

By Daniel Greenfield

Can American traditionalists quadruple their numbers in 40 years?

Op-Eds

A Leading Democrat's Secret Advice On ‘The Jewish Vote’

By Dr. Rafael Medoff

A senior member of President Harry Truman's own administration secretly gave American Zionist lobbyists advice in 1946 on how to pressure Truman to support creating a Jewish state.

Israel / US / Politics / News Briefs

Some Love Lost: Dems Drop 'Special Relationship' Language from 2012 Platform

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Also missing is what had been a solid commitment to isolate Hamas. Instead, the only pre-conditions imposed are the same for all Arabs in the area - "we will insist that any Palestinian partner must recognize Israel's right to exist [not to exist as a Jewish State, just to exist], reject violence, and adhere to existing agreements." That's it. There have also been changes regarding Israel between the 2008 Republican Party Platform and the one just passed in Tampa at last week's Republican Party Convention - and those appear to be more favorable to Israel.

Analysis

Obama’s Steep Uphill Reelection Battle

By Yoram Ettinger

Independents – who are the most critical group for a November victory - voted for Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker in the recall election in higher-than-expected numbers. In 2008, they facilitated Obama’s victory by all-time-high turnout numbers.

Rubin Reports

Rubin Reports: American History Distorted - How Lawrence O'Donnell Unintentionally Shows Why Contemporary Leftist-Style "Liberalism" Is Wrong

By Barry Rubin

O’Donnell says that “liberal” should not be a dirty word but a badge of honor. I agree. It should be, but it has been tarnished far less by conservatives’ attacks than by radicals who have hijacked that word and use it for an agenda that is bankrupting the United States, reducing liberties, and making a mess of U.S. foreign policy.

US

Reuters Poll: Majority of Americans Back Strike Against Iran, Even if Gas Prices Were to Rise

By Solomon Burke

In response to the question of whether they would back US military action if it meant an increase in gasoline prices, a majority -53%- still expressed support for military action, while 42% said they would not.

Serials

Getzlight - Chapter I

By Ruchama Feuerman

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