Democrats

The need for more non-Jewish voices against antisemitism - comment

In the face of antisemitic screeds being spread by both the Left and the Right, too often the loudest voices of censure are coming from Jews.

An antisemitism hashtag, illustrating online antisemitic hate speech.
Maureen Galindo

Texas Congress candidate who said she believes 'Zionist billionaires' run world defeated in runoff

Maureen Galindo participates in a forum held by the League of Women Voters of the San Antonio Area in San Antonio on May 6, 2026

Galindo’s antisemitic rhetoric sparks outrage ahead of Tuesday runoff

MAUREEN GALINDO.

ActBlue cuts off Texas politician Galindo after call to imprison Zionists


Man pleads guilty to assaulting US lawmaker Ilhan Omar in January town hall

Anthony James Kazmierczak, 55, admitted to planning the assault because he did not agree with Omar's political views.

US Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) speaks behind a glass during a "No Kings" protest against U.S. President Donald Trump's administration policies, in St. Paul, Minnesota, March 28, 2026.

Golan: Eisenkot should join Democrats or Bennett-Lapid, opposition should partner with Ra'am

“I look at the political map. The alliance already underway between Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid will be judged by one question only: Does it enlarge the bloc for change?” Golan said.

HEAD OF the Democrats party, Yair Golan, speaks at the anual Berl Katznelson Center (BKC) conference, on May 07, 2026.

Anti-Zionism in America and the shifting debate over support for Israel - opinion

The debate over Israel in the Democratic Party reveals deeper fractures in American political identity.

US Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) attends a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee confirmation hearing for Casey Means, nominated to serve as the next US Surgeon General, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, February 25, 2026.

Democrats urge US to acknowledge Israel’s nuclear program

Democrats urged the Trump administration to acknowledge Israel’s nuclear arsenal, arguing that secrecy undermines US credibility on global nuclear policy.

US President Donald Trump attends an event in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 11, 2026

Women’s rights activist Moran Katzenstein joins Democrats, Golan vows to advance gender equality

Party leader Yair Golan vowed that, after the upcoming elections, a government led by him would anchor gender equality in the country's Basic Laws.

Democrats leader Yair Golan (center) announces newest party member  Moran Zer Katzenstein, founder of the Bonot Alternativa organization (right), Monday May 4, 2026.

From ally to critic: Rahm Emanuel rethinks US-Israel ties - opinion

In the current political climate, a Jew with even phony or former Zionist leanings has about the same chance of being nominated by the Democratic Party as Putin receiving the Nobel Peace Prize.

Former US president Barack Obama and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel visit a campaign office in Chicago February 19, 2015. Obama appeared side-by-side on Thursday with then-Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel, his former chief of staff.

The great disconnect: Why Israel is losing America while winning in Iran - opinion

Israel enjoys strong backing in US policy circles, but public and generational support is steadily eroding.

To bridge this dangerous growing divide - Israel must first strive to understand America - beyond the current White House and then to be understood by America, of today and tomorrow.

Graham Platner becomes presumptive Dem. nominee as opponent Janet Mills drops out of race

The political neophyte's anti-Israel rhetoric and past Nazi tattoo have caused concern among Jewish groups.

U.S. senatorial candidate from Maine Graham Platner speaks at a town hall at the Leavitt Theater on Oct. 22, 2025 in Ogunquit, Maine. Platner, a veteran of the U.S. Marines and an oyster farmer, is running for the seat held by Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME).

Quarter of Americans, almost half of US youth, support Hamas over Israel, Harvard Harris poll finds

A new Harvard poll shows 74% of Americans support Israel, but nearly half of the youth polled back Hamas. Generational divides emerge in views on the Middle East conflict.

People attend a protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as he delivers an address at the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the U.N. headquarters, in New York, U.S., September 26, 2025

Trump administration to re-terminate legal status of migrants who used Biden-era app

Following US President Donald Trump's return to the White House, many migrants received an email terminating their parole and telling them it was "time for you to leave the United States."

A US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent patrols a TSA security checkpoint in Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) in Baltimore, Maryland, US, March 29, 2026.