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Posted inPolitics

Jewish Democratic leader credits Trump for Gaza, but still says he’s dangerous

by Dan Pine October 23, 2025October 24, 2025

Like Jews everywhere, Halie Soifer celebrated last week’s release of the last 20 living Israeli hostages held in Gaza. As CEO of the decidedly partisan Jewish Democratic Council of America, […]

picture of Halie Soifer standing on stage with a sign behind her that says "welcome to the unofficial white house hanukkah after party"
Posted inNews

Halie Soifer, head of Jewish Democratic Council of America, talks 2024 in Bay Area

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky April 25, 2023April 25, 2023
Deborah Lipstadt, and older woman with red hair, stands outside amid trees
Posted inUncategorized

We desperately need an antisemitism monitor. Republicans must stop obstructing Lipstadt’s confirmation

Halie Soifer by Halie Soifer and Forward February 9, 2022February 9, 2022
A pro-Israel rally near Walnut Creek's library in May 2021. (Photo/PB)
Posted inU.S.

More American Jews are calling Israel an ‘apartheid’ state, and big organizations are struggling to fight the trend

by Ron Kampeas and JTA July 16, 2021
Rev. Raphael Warnock seen after a campaign rally in LaGrange, Gaeorgia, Oct. 29, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Tom Williams-CQ Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Posted inU.S.

Raphael Warnock lauds Black-Jewish alliance in video amid accusations that he’s hostile to Israel

by Ron Kampeas and JTA December 15, 2020
Rep. Alan Lowenthal addresses a Los Angeles union protest, Oct. 3, 2018.  (Photo/JTA-Brittany Murray-Digital First Media-Long Beach Press Telegram via Getty Images)
Posted inNews

A guide to the 23 Jewish Democratic incumbents running on Tuesday

by Ron Kampeas and JTA October 30, 2020October 30, 2020
Sara Jacobs worked in the Obama administration’s State Department. Now she's vying to represent California's 53rd District, which covers parts of southern San Diego. (Photo/Courtesy Sara Jacobs for Congress)
Posted inU.S.

Meet the 11 Jewish Democrats vying to join Congress for the first time

by Ron Kampeas and JTA October 29, 2020
Early voting at the Kentucky Center for African American Heritage in Louisville, Oct. 13, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Jon Cherry-Getty Images)
Posted inNews

Registration, lawyers and patience: How Jewish groups are protecting voting access in 2020

by Ron Kampeas and JTA October 14, 2020
A screenshot from an ad by the Jewish Democratic Council of America released on Sept. 29, 2020. The ad draws parallels between the rise of fascism in Germany and the Trump presidency.
Posted inNews

Nazi comparisons have long been off-limits for American Jews. A new political ad suggests that’s changing in the Trump era.

by Ron Kampeas and JTA September 30, 2020September 30, 2020
Rabbi Michael Beals in a pro-Biden campaign ad from the Jewish Democratic Council of America. (Screenshot/YouTube)
Posted inPolitics

Meet the man Joe Biden calls ‘my rabbi’

Aiden Pink by Aiden Pink August 24, 2020

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