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The Democrats forged America’s ‘special relationship’ with Israel – and may yet abandon it

Watching the party steadily distance itself from that legacy should concern not only supporters of the Jewish state, but anyone who believes US foreign policy is strongest when its closest alliances enjoy support across the political spectrum

By Jonathan Harounoff

4 min read

President John F. Kennedy and Israeli Foreign Minister Golda Meir following a meeting in Palm Beach, Florida, December 27, 1962 (Image: Wikimedia)

By Dominic Green

In the Democratic Party, the socialist, antizionist tail is wagging an old dog

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 18: Congressional candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier speaks during a Get Out the Vote (GOTV) rally at King's Theater on June 18, 2026 in New York City. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) joined Mayor Zohran Mamdani ahead of next week's primary, and the start of early voting on Saturday, as the pair campaigned for Brad Lander, Claire Valdez and Darializa Avila Chevalier, who are challenging incumbents in Democratic primary contests. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

By Liel Leibovitz

The Democrat Party is in the grip of a band of lunatics – but the crisis is also an opportunity

3 min read

James Carville (right) onstage during Election Night Live With Brian Williams in November 2024 (photo: Matt Winkelmeyer / Getty Images for Amazon Studios)

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Veteran Democratic political strategist: ‘I don’t want to be in a political party that denies the right of the state of Israel to exist’

By Ben Conway

2 min read

One of the Palestinians released in the hostage-prisoner swap under the Gaza ceasefire deal (Image: Alamy)

By Dominic Green

The Israeli rape dog blood libel and how the New York Times has failed US liberal Jews

4 min read

Former US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman (Image: Getty)

By Liel Leibovitz

In today’s Democratic Party, calling Israel a genocidal pariah is a vote winner

4 min read

Protesters take part in a sit-in on Third Avenue in New York City on April 13, 2026. (Image: Getty)

By Liel Leibovitz

When it comes to Jews, Democrats are ‘kaput’

3 min read

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By Melissa Langsam Braunstein

For Democrats, attacking Israel is a career move

California Governor Newsom has clearly concluded that moving left on the Jewish state is crucial for winning his party’s base – and he’s not alone

3 min read

March 13, 2026 15:56

California Governor Gavin Newsom (Image: X)

By Melissa Langsam Braunstein

Can New York keep hate at safe distance from shuls?

Democrats should support a proper buffer to protect synagogues from aggressive protests. But what may matter most under Mayor Zohran Mamdani is the willingness to enforce the law

3 min read

January 23, 2026 14:47

New York Governor Kathy Hochul and New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani (Image: Getty)

By Melissa Langsam Braunstein

The Democrats’ ominous anti-Zionist turn

AIPAC is increasingly becoming a lightning rod. The question is whether the party will allow its extremist fringe to define its position on Israel, or whether the silent majority will finally speak out

3 min read

November 21, 2025 17:34

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 12: A visitor holds an AIPAC folder in an elevator in Rayburn House Office Building on March 12, 2024 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

By Melissa Langsam Braunstein

The Republicans’ choice: Copy the Democrats or reject extremists?

A racist Young Republican chat has triggered a fight on the US right: Should they pursue unity at any cost, or learn from the left’s collapse and reject radicals within their own camp

2 min read

October 24, 2025 10:36

Virginia Republican gubernatorial candidate, Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears. (Image: Getty)

By Melissa Langsam Braunstein

Nadler failed his Jewish base – who will replace him?

The battle to replace him will show how far Democrats have drifted from their once staunchly pro-Israel position

3 min read

September 12, 2025 17:29

Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) speaks during a New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani press conference (Image: Getty)

By Melissa Langsam Braunstein

Republicans seize the ground on antisemitism and Israel that Democrats abandon

In Georgia and Virginia, Republican candidates are speaking directly to Jewish concerns – while Jon Ossoff, who is Jewish, and Virginia Democratic gubernatorial nominee Abigail Spanberger, side with their party

3 min read

August 14, 2025 14:54

US Sen. John Ossoff (D-GA) speaks at a campaign rally for Democratic presidential candidate, Vice President Kamala Harris on July 30, 2024 (Image: Getty)

Texas Democrat apologises for comparing electoral district change to the Holocaust

A bitter row in the state legislature over partisan changes to the electoral map has seen arrest warrants issued for some representatives

By JC Reporter

1 min read

August 8, 2025 12:43

Texas Democrat Jolanda Jones has apologised after comparing a row over plans to redraw the state's electoral boundaries to the Holocaust (Image: Alamy)

By Shany Mor

What Britain’s Corbyn era can teach American Jews

‘Geostrategic antisemitism’ doesn’t need a majority to become an organising principle – just enough elite backers

4 min read

April 24, 2025 14:02

Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn (Image: Getty)

By Melissa Langsam Braunstein

The swing state where Democrats fear Gaza vote the most

Michigan is a crucial path to victory for both parties in the November presidential election

2 min read

September 25, 2024 09:17

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators protest in Dearborn, Michigan (Photo by JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP via Getty Images)

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Democratic Party

The Democrats forged America’s ‘special relationship’ with Israel – and may yet abandon it

In the Democratic Party, the socialist, antizionist tail is wagging an old dog

The Democrat Party is in the grip of a band of lunatics – but the crisis is also an opportunity

Veteran Democratic political strategist: ‘I don’t want to be in a political party that denies the right of the state of Israel to exist’

The Israeli rape dog blood libel and how the New York Times has failed US liberal Jews

In today’s Democratic Party, calling Israel a genocidal pariah is a vote winner

When it comes to Jews, Democrats are ‘kaput’

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