Tag: Democratic Party

"Every shekel the Israeli government spends on settlements and home demolitions results in a proportional reduction of American military aid.”

Trump sharply criticized his predecessor, saying under the Obama administration relations with Israel were “undermined and neglected.”

Bernie Sanders appears to be setting up the stage for a joint ticket with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), whom he's already said was going...

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.

“Some people have one move only: boycott. Cancel. Make-go-away. But here’s the thing, the house voted 318 to 17 to condemn the #BDS movement,” tweeted cable talk-show host and comedian Bill Maher.

President Rivlin spoke this evening with Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi about the importance of strong relations between the State of Israel and the United States of America.

Many in the media, both news and social, suggested not allowing in the two exceptionally hateful women was somehow anti-Democratic. Does democracy mean turning the other cheek? Wrong religion, folks.

Melinda Katz is no stranger to narrowly-decided primaries. In 1998, she lost the primary race for Chuck Schumer's 9th congressional district to Anthony Weiner by 285 votes.

Nancy Pelosi is being dragged down by a very small group of anti-Israel members (15 at most out of 235).

The president was referencing several Congress members, but probably more than anyone else Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI-13).

Here's one good clue on distinguishing between US detention centers for immigrants and Nazi concentration camps: in the US the worst that can happen to you is to be expelled to Mexico.

Melinda Katz, 54, appears to be the only Jewish candidate for Queens DA.

73% of Evangelical Protestants have a favorable opinion of Israel’s government, compared with 55% of non-evangelicals.

Democrats are more likely than Republicans to acknowledge discrimination against Jews, but there is recognition of the problem by supporters of both parties.

According to London police, the Australian computer programmer was arrested again and indicted by US Justice Department officials furnished with extradition papers.

So, it's official, the bon ton of the Democratic party, or at least a good chunk of it, is about attacks on Israel, support for Israel's most vicious enemies, and, here and there, splashes of classic anti-Semitism.

It appears the House Democrats are going to bite this bullet and vote down the anti-Semitism amendment, hoping that their Jewish constituents would understand.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was joined initially by her congressional allies on other issues, among them vile attacks on Israel and on Jews, Deb Haaland, Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar, and Antonio Delgado – all Democrats.

"With Democratic leaders like Kamala Harris and Bernie Sanders condemning the [proposed] resolution, it’s clear that grassroots movements are shifting what’s possible in the halls of power."

"The Israelis, whose lives depend on their future dependence on America as much as their past reliance, may come to fear him."

The rabid anti-Semite apologized to Jews who  agree with her on the role of AIPAC in deciding US foreign policy.

On November 15, 2015, Sanders responded to the ISIS murder of more than 100 civilians in Paris by cautioning against "Islamophobia."

On Sunday, Farrakhan unabashedly supported the old-time anti-Semitic cornerstone belief that the Jews control the world with their money.

The Democrats are determined to never again fall into these Republican traps, which Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the Democratic leadership have already taken care of when they condemned Ilhan Omar.

Let's not kid ourselves, AIPAC, the ADL, and several other lobbying groups are our bulwark against the repeat in the US of the war against the Jews being waged today by crypto-Nazis and neo-Nazis in Europe and the Middle East.

The Democratic party of 2019 is radically different from the same party only ten years ago, and eons away from the party in the 1970s and '80s.

85% of British Jews think Jeremy Corbyn is anti-Semitic. When was the last time 85% of Jews agreed on anything?

Chairman Mellman said the new group brings “substantial” financial backing to the table and intends to “be around for years.”

It is unlikely that House Democrats would touch the anti-BDS portion of the Senate legislative package, if only to avoid exposing the party's rift over Israel.

“I am writing to express my extreme concern,” wrote Rep. Brian Babin (R-Texas). “This action, from an outspoken supporter of the ‘BDS’ Israel boycott movement ... is both ill-conceived and inconsistent with our national values.”