U.S. Elections
“We cannot allow the Russians to continue to grow in influence by growing on the world stage,” said New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker.
After some time for a rest, the campaign announced that the senator plans to participate in the Oct. 15 primary debate.
“He will be resting up over the next few days. We are canceling his events and appearances until further notice, and we will continue to provide appropriate updates,” reported his campaign staff.
Deven Anderson has a history of praising National of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, who has an extensive history of making anti-Jewish remarks such as “I’m anti-termite,” and that Hitler was “a very great man.”
“The Democratic debate was light on foreign policy when it comes to the big challenges facing the U.S. overseas,” said Security Studies Group senior fellow Matthew Brodsky. “Iran was only brought up in passing, which is interesting given everything happening in the Middle East.”
Before he knew it, Daniels had customized kipot printed with the names of the candidates on the outside and a message on the inside that read, “Weed out hate, sow seeds of peace.”
“I think very unfortunately we’ve now been put in the position of putting the Iranians in the position to decide how provocative they want to be and where they want to draw the lines. And they’re not surprisingly being provocative,” Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet.
U.S. political activist Linda Sarsour says Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders would usher in a “transformative foreign policy” that “sees Palestinians as human beings.”
“But we don’t have to accept that, and I don’t,” said 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke.
Whether at the state fair or the local deli, the Jewish community has a lot to say about the political issues of the day, including Israel, the economy, immigration, abortion and health care.
“All that I have ever said on [the Israeli-Palestinian conflict] is that U.S. foreign policy should be even-handed. That’s all—even-handed,” he said in response to a question at a New Hampshire town hall from an activist affiliated with the anti-Israel group IfNotNow.
Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg: “The president used U.S. foreign policy to put a thumb on the scale for right-wing allies within Israeli domestic politics. This is totally the wrong basis for our policy.”
