Tag Archives: Progressives

Democrat John Fetterman’s Israel support brings fans on the right, critics on the left

THE AMERICAN PROSPECT Fetterman Hires Former Meta Staffer for His Comms Operation Luke Goldstein April 2, 2024 Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) has recently undergone a staff shake-up, amid his increasingly strident defense of Israel and disavowal of the progressive label … Continue reading

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While American Jews—as if in a time warp—keep wringing their hands over threats from “white supremacists” you’d have to be living under a rock not to see most of the serious threats to Jews today are coming from the left

TABLET MAG American Jews Need to Stop Being Stupid About Politics and start taking policy seriously Julia Hahn December 14, 2023 …The argument one now hears from American Jewish liberals searching for an excuse not to have to vote with … Continue reading

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To sustain the alliance between leftists and Islamists, something had to give. And that something was Jews.

NATIONAL REVIEW Jews Get Kicked Out of the Progressive Club Andrew McCarthy November 11, 2023 After a while, it became a parody worthy of classic comedy skits: the Biden administration’s reflexive need to launch into a condemnation of “Islamophobia” every … Continue reading

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Elon Musk is far from the only public figure who has been accused of antisemitism for attacking Soros. FL Gov. Ron DeSantis was recently the subject of a pile-on accusing him of Jew-hatred for referring to “Soros-funded DAs”

JNS Soros, antisemitism and the progressive assault on language Caroline Glick May 18, 2023 One of the key characteristics of our difficult times is the way in which the progressive left has hijacked language. Among other things, progressives have seized … Continue reading

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Former AIPAC director Kessler’s “new initiative is not the first aimed at reversing progressive disillusionment with Israel”

JEWISH CURRENTS Former AIPAC Senior Operative Launches Group to Cultivate Democratic Support for Israel by Alex Kane March 18, 2021 IIn a sign of Israel advocates’ growing anxiety over progressive opposition to Israeli policies, AIPAC’s Director of Strategic Initiatives, Jonathan … Continue reading

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“The radicalization of white progressives at the heart of the mayhem represents the greatest threat to the communal future of American Jewry, to relations between the American Jewish community and the rest of the Jewish world, and to US-Israel relations”

ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS) The great threat to America – and to American Jewry by Caroline B. Glick June 5, 2020 …For American Jews, the violent riots constitute a challenge on several levels. First, there is the challenge … Continue reading

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“Until American progressives accept that the occupation is not the central issue for Israelis, we’re going to have a hard time reunifying the Jewish people”

TIMES OF ISRAEL ‘Occupation Über Alles’ by Daniel Gordis November 15, 2019 …We’re asking the wrong question about the occupation. “When will Israel end the occupation,” or more commonly among many American Jewish progressives, “What can we do to pressure … Continue reading

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American progressive’s “utter lack of interest in what actually interests the citizens of Israel has to change”

JERUSALEM POST If American Jewish Progressives Really Seek Change by Daniel Gordis July 18, 2018 …In May, Israeli troops killed several dozen Palestinians, many of them young, at the Gaza border fence. It was a tragic day, but aside from … Continue reading

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“Apparently, you can’t be proudly gay if you are a proud supporter of Israel”

ARUTZ SHEVA Israel and the Death of Progressivism by Barry Shaw August 27, 2016 …Linking the fate of Jews to Israel in a disparaging anti-Semitic manner is not new. What is sinister is the moral tone taken by Israel haters … Continue reading

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Whistling Past the Graveyard, Jewish Progressives ignore community’s peril

JEWISH ADVOCATE J Street: A Knife Inside the Tent by Charles Jacobs November 6, 2015 …Yet perhaps what is most painful is the behavior of two groups of American Jews – our confused leaders and our Jewish “progressives.” Knowing the … Continue reading

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