Progressives

America provided safe refuge to some who now seek to dismantle it from within – opinion

US Rep. Ilhan Omar and NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani are just two examples in a long line of turncoats – those who strive to undermine the very values that protect them.

|ByDUVI HONIG
A shaft of light illuminates the Star of David atop the Park East Synagogue in New York City. American Jewry knows what this country that gave it refuge stands for: Democracy, religious liberty, and freedom, the writer maintains.
JEWS ARE seen protesting against Israel and demanding Palestinian statehood recognition, in August 2025.

Progressive Jews embracing ‘craziest’ ideologies are ‘no longer our friends,’ Israeli scholar says

Gadi Taub, speaking at the National Conservatism Conference in Jerusalem, warned that Israel had already “lost the Left” in the West and was now “also losing the Right.”

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
People fill out ballots as a poll worker makes a phone call on Election Day for the midterm primary on June 9, 2026 at Dreher High School in Columbia, South Carolina.

Most American Jews still vote Democrat. That’s a problem – opinion

A study finds that a majority of US Jews describe themselves as pro-Israel, yet they are choosing a party that is outright hostile toward the homeland

|ByERIC R. MANDEL
Former NYC Comptroller Brad Lander speaks during a press conference outside of the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building on June 24, 2026 in New York City.

'Ballsack Zionist': Jewish politician Lander insulted while protesting NYC Hindu nationalist event

"You look like a scrotum, you filthy ballsack!" one protester shouted at Democratic Congressional candidate Brad Lander at Madison Square Garden, adding. "F*** you, ballsack Zionist!"

|ByIDAN KWELLER

Palestinians don't want two-state solution - opinion

At this point, calling for a two-state solution signifies a blatant, patronizing refusal to look at the stated goals of the Palestinian side, very few of which involve peace.

JANUARY 7, 2024BySHEILA NAZARIAN
PALESTINIANS CELEBRATE at the Erez crossing, between Israel and the northern Gaza Strip, as Hamas carried out its massive attack on Israel on October 7. The Palestinian leadership has told the world time and time again what it wants, and it’s not a two-state coexistence, the writer asserts.

Letters to the Editor, December 25, 2023: The progressive way?

Readers of the Jerusalem Post have their say.

DECEMBER 25, 2023ByLETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters

Israel must work to maintain progressive support - opinion

If Israel is able to strengthen its partnership with the progressive liberal elements, then it will be able to generate a positive progressive discourse and curb the spread of anti–Zionism.

DECEMBER 24, 2023ByNADAV TAMIR
THE STATE of Israel has been and will remain strong, and I am proud of my contribution to its strength as an army officer, a diplomat, and an adviser to one of Israel’s founding fathers, Shimon Peres,’ says the writer.

In an unusual twist, AIPAC praises Bernie Sanders over his Israel-Hamas ceasefire stance

Later on Sunday, Sanders made clear that the affection wasn’t mutual.

NOVEMBER 7, 2023ByRON KAMPEAS/JTA
US Rep Rashida Tlaib and Democratic 2020 US presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders exit the stage following a campaign rally for Sanders in Detroit, Michigan, US October 27, 2019