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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.

|ByGIL TROY
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.
F-16 Barak from the "Valley" squadron, armed with JDAM bombs on a five minutes alert, at Ramat David Airbase. February 02 2010.

US Senate vote shows why Israel must prioritize military independence - editorial

Independence is not isolation. It is the only way to ensure that “Never Again” remains a promise Israel can keep by itself.

|ByJPOST EDITORIAL
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.

Senate rejects blocking military aid to Israel, but bills gain majority Democrat support

Senate joint resolutions 32 and 138, both introduced by Senator Bernie Sanders in March, were rejected 40 to 59 and 36 to 63, respectively.

|ByMICHAEL STARR
A VISITOR holds an AIPAC folder in an elevator in Rayburn House Office Building on March 12, 2024 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.

AIPAC targeting US congressional candidates who want to condition aid to Israel

“We are going to have a focus on stopping candidates who are detractors of Israel or who want to put conditions on aid,” Patrick Dorton, a spokesperson for AIPAC’s super PAC, said in an interview.

|ByJOSEPH STRAUSS/JTA

Good news and bad for Israel in Tuesday’s US primaries - analysis

The November US election is quickly shaping up as a race between former vice president Biden and US President Donald Trump.

MARCH 18, 2020ByHERB KEINON
Voters fill in their ballot during a period of early voting at the Board of Elections office in Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. March 14, 2020

Biden routs Sanders in Florida and Illinois, projected to win Arizona

The polls also found about half of voters in Illinois were "very concerned" about the potential effects of the outbreak, which caused Ohio to cancel its planned nominating contest on Tuesday.

MARCH 18, 2020ByREUTERS
Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden smiles as Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks during the seventh Democratic 2020 presidential debate at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S., January 14, 2020

Former vice president Joe Biden pledges to have woman as running mate

Due to the coronavirus outbreak, he bumped elbows with fellow contender Sen. Bernie Sanders instead of shaking hands – in a debate with no audience.

MARCH 16, 2020ByOMRI NAHMIAS
Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden smiles as Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks during the seventh Democratic 2020 presidential debate at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S., January 14, 2020

Bernie Sanders, the Jewish case on why he'd make a good president

Sander's uses his familiarity with the holocaust and 'how horrible people can be to each other in the name of racial superiority,' in his struggle to unseat Trump.

MARCH 15, 2020ByJTA/REBECCA PIERCE
Democratic US presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders speaks at his New Hampshire primary night rally in Manchester, NH, US

Bernie Sanders is 'proud to have the support of IfNotNow'

IfNotNow organizes protests against Israel and pressures Jewish institutions to be less supportive of the country.

MARCH 14, 2020ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Bernie’s campaign may be nearing its end, but Israel still on his agenda

Bernie Sanders lost big for the second set of Democratic primaries in a row, including in Michigan, where his 2016 win made him a viable candidate.

MARCH 13, 2020ByRON KAMPEAS/JTA
U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders speaks during a rally in St Louis, Missouri, US, March 9, 2020.

Rashida Tlaib slammed online for T-shirt that erases Israel from the map

Tlaib was wearing the shirt, which depicts the whole of Israel as Palestine, while promoting Linda Sarsour's new book.

MARCH 11, 2020ByDONNA RACHEL EDMUNDS
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) participates in a House Financial Services Committee hearing with Facebook Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg in Washington, U.S., October 23, 2019

Bernie Sanders endorsed by Imam who said ISIS is 'arm of the Zionists'

According to reports at Middle East Eye, Sayed Hassan al-Qazwini, a local imam, addressed a Dearborn rally in Arabic on Saturday, encouraging support for Sanders.

MARCH 10, 2020BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders speaks during a rally in St Louis, Missouri, US, March 9, 2020.

Bernie Sanders hires top adviser who says Zionism is ‘racist and exclusionary’

Senator previously boycotted AIPAC because of ‘bigotry.'

MARCH 10, 2020ByHERB KEINON
U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders speaks during a rally in St Louis, Missouri, U.S., March 9, 2020.

4 years ago Michigan made Bernie Sanders, now it might break him

Michigan appears poised to put a major dent in his White House run.

MARCH 10, 2020ByRON KAMPEAS/JTA
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders addresses supporters during a campaign rally in Ann Arbor, Mich., March 8, 2020.