The Jewish Electorate Institute, a voter initiative of Jewish Democrats, released a poll of views on Israel. It is a remarkable poll both for its results and for the questions it asked. Previous polls by J Street, American Jewish Committee and Pew have offered useful information on changing attitudes, but neglected to ask questions they […]
BREAKING: Pipes’ Middle East Forum Faces Multiple Sex Discrimination Suits
NOTE: I’ve just published my latest piece at Middle East Eye examining Trump’s recent normalization agreements with Gulf States. They are nothing more than sideshows meant to buttress support among Christian evangelicals for his election campaign. Gregg Roman, the director of operations and second in command at the Middle East Forum, has been accused of […]
Israel’s UN Ambassador Gave Israel Lobby Groups $7-Million to Fight BDS, Violating Federal Law
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American Jews’ Love-Hate Relationship With Black Lives Matter
The historically ambivalent relationship between American Jews and the Black community continues with the ascendancy of Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement over the past five years. As long as BLM “stays in its lane” and restricts itself to domestic civil rights issues, Jewish groups are happy to go along. 600 such organizations even signed a […]
