Democratic Party

By backing El-Sayed in the midterms, Democrats betrayed the liberal values they claim to defend

The fight must now be to win back and reconstruct a pluralist left, one that can expand its understanding of oppression to include antizionism

By Adam Louis-Klein

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Former US President Barack Obama (C), Democrat Michigan senatorial candidate Abdul El-Sayed (L) and Michigan Secretary of State and Democrat gubernatorial candidate Jocelyn Benson (R) at a rally in Detroit on October 24, 2026. (Image: Getty Images)

Democratic US Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed smiles onstage after declaring victory in Michigan's US Senate (Image: Getty Images)

By Stephen Pollard

After the massive win for the Democrats, Israel and US Jews face a rough ride ahead

3 min read

Former President Barack Obama stands with Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed during a rally in Detroit, Michigan, on October 24, 2026 (Getty Images)

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‘I don’t believe in voting blue no matter who’: Michigan’s Jewish Democrats waver over el-Sayed

By Hayley Cregor

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Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Michigan Abdul El-Sayed speaks during a rally at The Congregation on August 3, 2026 in Detroit, Michigan (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

By Liel Leibovitz

Blaming everything on the Jews – the Democrats’ descent into utter madness

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

By Jonathan Harounoff

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

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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

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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’

James Carville said he supported the idea of ‘schism’ between the party’s ‘traditional Democrats and Democratic socialists’

By Ben Conway

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June 26, 2026 14:33

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

By Dominic Green

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

Ruth Wisse explained all this nearly a decade ago. Antisemitism and antizionism, she wrote, are “the organisation of politics against the Jews”

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May 12, 2026 16:49

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

By Liel Leibovitz

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

Hence the overwhelming partisan support for Maine Senate hopeful Graham Platner, who repeatedly dabbles in such accusations and had a tattoo on his chest that eerily resembled the SS head and skull symbol

4 min read

May 6, 2026 14:10

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

By Liel Leibovitz

When it comes to Jews, Democrats are ‘kaput’

All but seven of the party’s Senators voted against the sale of bombs and military bulldozers to Israel. Some may gripe about anti-Jewish sentiments being a bipartisan plague. They are not, not by a long shot

3 min read

April 22, 2026 10:46

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

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

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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)

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Democratic Party

By backing El-Sayed in the midterms, Democrats betrayed the liberal values they claim to defend

After the massive win for the Democrats, Israel and US Jews face a rough ride ahead

‘I don’t believe in voting blue no matter who’: Michigan’s Jewish Democrats waver over el-Sayed

Blaming everything on the Jews – the Democrats’ descent into utter madness

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

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