Left-wing

US targets Palestine Action in counterterrorism effort against 'far-left' groups

The move follows Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s push to focus counterterrorism efforts on “far-left terror,” sparking Democratic concerns over the politicization of the fight against extremism.

A person holds up a placard outside the Royal Courts of Justice, on the day judges decide whether the co-founder of Palestine Action can challenge the UK government's ban on the group, in London, Britain, September 25, 2025.
Bob Vylan crowdsurfs in front of the West Holts stage during day four of Glastonbury festival 2025 at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 28, 2025 in Glastonbury, England.

Israel, the DEI exception to 'everyone': How the music industry lost its moral compass - opinion

 President Isaac Herzog and  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pose for a group picture of the then-new government, at the president's residence in Jerusalem, December 29, 2022

What does 'right-wing' actually mean in Israeli politics anymore? - opinion

Many Evangelicals participate in the United for Israel March outside Columbia University in New York City in 2024.

Don’t ignore the similarities between the persecution of Israelis and US Christians - opinion


Have anti-Israel activists gone too far for US progressive politicians? – analysis

The Progressive Caucus condemned recent protests, saying that they had crossed a line.

 Demonstrators chant slogans outside the White House during a pro-Palestinian protest, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Washington, U.S., June 8, 2024.

Gaza war rattles European politics from the left - analysis

More EU members recognizing Palestinian state.

PALESTINIAN, EU, Ukrainian, and Irish flags flutter, after Ireland has announced it will recognize a Palestinian state, outside Leinster House in Dublin, on May 28.

What stands in the way of Israel's national unity? - opinion

The question is whether we can somehow remain united despite our real differences in positions on many pertinent issues.

 A woman waves an Israeli flag as people gather during the event "100 days 100 voices" to mark 100 days since the October 7 Hamas attack, calling for the release of Israeli hostages in Gaza, in front of the Opera Bastille in Paris, France, January 14, 2024

Sorry, neo-Nazis: The antisemitic progressive Left is the real threat to US Jews - opinion

In recent months, we have witnessed the equivalent of dozens of Charlottesville neo-Nazi marches, only this time the participants are from the extreme Left.

 An illustrative image of the KKK.

AOC decries lack of genocide ruling on Gaza, urges halt of weapons trade with Israel

The New York Representative does not mention Hamas in her commentary on the events currently in the Gaza Strip.

 New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Labor MKs Kariv, Lazimi endorse Yair Golan to lead party

Golan previously served as a member of the Knesset within Meretz. He ran for leadership of Meretz ahead of the November 2022 election and lost to Zehava Galon.

 Yair Golan attends a conference at the Reichman University in Herzliya, on February 6, 2024.

Yair Golan launches campaign to lead Labor, Left

Other than Golan, the only other person to announce her candidacy is current Labor MK Efrat Rayten.

 Former Meretz MK Yair Golan

Letters to the editor, March 4, 2024: Contrasting articles

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

 Letters

Left-wing Zionist groups Americans for Peace Now, Ameinu to merge

The groups declared that the merger made sense because the groups complemented one another.

 Rep. Andy Levin speaks at a press conference introducing his "Two-State Solution Act" on Capitol Hill, Sept. 23, 2021. He is flanked by Hadar Susskind, the president/CEO of Americans for Peace Now; Rep. Alan Lowenthal; Rep. Sara Jacobs; Rep. Peter Welch; and J Street President Jeremy Ben-Ami.

Left out: How the global Left betrayed its Israeli supporters - opinion

As the pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian PR war goes on, I realize that the radical left has abandoned its values to support pro-Palestinian antisemitism.

 Pro-Palestinian demonstrators protest near the entrance of the Jamaica to JFK AirTrain Station in New York City, U.S., January 27, 2024.