Progressives

Reform Judaism and Zionism: The danger of misrepresentation - opinion

With the rise of anti-Jewish hatred and violence, the diverse spectrum of Jewish denominations must join together in solidarity.

THE WRITER leads a service at her synagogue, East End Temple.
A DEMONSTRATOR holds an umbrella reading ‘Free Palestine’ outside the UN in New York last month. The ‘Free Palestine’ campaign draws woke, progressive, liberal, Stalinist, Islamist, and/or antisemitic supporters, says the writer.

Why ‘being with it’ means being against Israel - opinion

Omar Fateh won the endorsement of the local Democratic Party in the Minneapolis mayoral race in 2025.

Democratic Party of Minnesota revokes endorsement of mayoral candidate for state's largest city

 US-Präsident Donald Trump spricht zu Reportern an Bord der Air Force One vor der Ankunft auf der Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, USA, 27. Januar 2025.

They were poster children for Jewish opposition to Trump 8 years ago. Where are they now?


Islamism: The Left’s moral black hole - opinion

Liberals are more concerned with “Islamophobia” than with the content of Islamist doctrine. It is they who are guilty of a profound failure of empathy.

 The results of the 1996 Dizengoff Center suicide bombing.

Curses become blessings: Recognizing the challenges but also our strengths - opinion

We will emerge stronger than before once we retrench and reeducate ourselves, as well as other people of good will.

 A rally goer holds up an Israeli flag towards counter protesters, as Jewish Americans and supporters of Israel gather in solidarity with Israel and protest against antisemitism, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Washington, U.S, November 14, 2023.

Former Meretz Party executive: Palestinian state needed to keep Zionist model working

In an interview with Jerusalem Post Editor-in-Chief Zvika Klein, left-wing activist and proud Zionist Uri Zaki describes why a Palestinian state is essential to maintain the Zionist vision of Israel.

Palestinian and Israeli flags overlook Dome of Rock and Western Wall

Moderates are a dwindling minority: Thoughts of a dismayed US immigrant - opinion

Apathy or denial that radicalism is a Western problem is the goal of radicalism, which subverts from within, and moderate America is falling for it.

 Bari Weiss interviewing Sheryl Sandberg about her documentary ‘Screams Before Silence’ on June 13.

AOC deliberately shows effort to unite progressives despite differences over Israel

Ocasio-Cortez criticized politicians who weaponize accusations of antisemitism against people, especially women, of color in efforts to sow division.

 New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Europe's wake-up call: The end of global warming debates and the return to national pride - opinion

The European left is dead. It is disconnected. The Conservative government in England will fall, and the right to the right of the Conservatives will grow stronger.

 THE WRITER (front row, fourth from left) is among the members of the task force appearing at a European Parliament hearing.

How are liberal Jews reassessing their relationship with Israel, post October 7? - editor's notes

Jews in the Diaspora, specifically American Jews, have at times been at odds over the Israel-Hamas war, shedding light on the relationships between identity, loyalty, and political affiliation.

 Philosophy student Skyler Sieradzky, 21, left, holds an Israeli flag as pro-Palestinian protesters stage a sit-in on the urban campus of George Washington University in Washington, DC in April.

Progressives hate Israel since it threatens their worldviews - opinion

Progressives' criticism of Israel stems from its success challenging their worldview, despite its triumph over adversity and oppression.

Thousands take part in the annual Gay Pride Parade in Jerusalem, on June 1, 2023. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90

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.

October 7 denial is the progressive version of Trumpism - opinion

How does one react to accounts of mass rape, mutilation, and savage sexual violence? Some would rather not know about it in order to protect themselves. Others prefer to treat it with disbelief.

 A woman with her face painted poses for a photo during a pro-Palestinian protest, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in London, Britain March 9, 2024.

Pro-Israel Rep. Ritchie Torres left the Congressional Progressive Caucus. Or did it leave him?

Torres was first elected to represent his Bronx district in 2020, becoming one of the first two gay Black members of Congress.

 Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY) speaks during a news conference calling for the resignation of Rep. George Santos’s (R-NY), at the US, Capitol in Washington, US, February 7, 2023.