Progressives

Israel embodies the values anti-Zionist progressives claim to defend - opinion

Progressives with an accurate sense of Israel’s commitment to freedom and human rights need to take a stand and educate other progressives about Israel.

A man waves an Israeli flag as family and supporters gather on the day former Israeli hostage Elkana Bohbot returns home after leaving the hospital, following his release from captivity in Gaza, in Mevaseret Zion, Israel, October 19, 2025
Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani speaks during a mayoral debate, in New York, US, October 16, 2025.

Progressive Jewish groups say ADL’s ‘Mamdani Monitor’ is ‘Islamophobic and racist’

Hebrew Union College celebrated the academic achievements of students in its Israel programs during the Ordination and Academic Graduation at the Taube Family Campus.

Hebrew Union College ordains six new rabbis in Jerusalem, bolstering Israeli reform movement

 Kenyans attend a protest in support of Palestinians in Gaza, as the conflict between Israel and Hamas continues, in Nairobi, Kenya October 22, 2023.

How is it that progressives support Hamas’s regressive agenda? - opinion


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.

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

It’s a lifestyle, if potentially life-ending for Jews.

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.

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

The endorsement's revocation was due to "substantial failures" in the Minneapolis convention's voting process.

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

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

Eight years ago, they were the face of Jewish resistance to Donald Trump. Today, their views and lives have evolved—find out where they stand now.

 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.

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.