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The Presbyterian Church (USA) voted 454–15 to recognize Israel's actions in Gaza as a genocide, divest from Palantir and GE Aerospace, lobby Congress for an arms embargo, and boycott certain products. They also say that criticism of the Israeli government is not inherently antisemitic. They're the first major Christian denomination in the USA to formally label Israel's actions in Gaza a genocide. This is a huge development and a critical escalation in how mainstream US religious institutions perceive Israel, so where's the news coverage? It happened last week, and I've barely seen anything about it in US mainstream media.

Shomron (Samaria) was founded as the capital of the Kingdom of Israel some 3000 years ago. Later renamed Sebastia by Herod, the King of Judea, it is a site of Jewish legacy and cultural heritage. UNESCO should know the Jewish history of Sebastia. A World Heritage designation that obliterates that history undermines the institution's own purpose.

למה האיום האחרון של ממדאני לעצור את ראש הממשלה נתניהו הוא לא יותר מבדיחה? צפו בדבריי בעצרת הכללית של האו״ם:

This weekend I shared a post voicing my concerns about the far left. The response has been overwhelming. Leaders in both parties called to tell me the same thing: this stuff has gone too far. To be clear: I'm a progressive Democrat. My whole life, I've wanted to see a youth movement fight for affordability, for healthcare, for real opportunity. It’s time! The system has utterly failed the next generation. Young people deserve real change — and they are right to fight for a better future. But the movement is being hijacked by too many people with insane, outlandish and nutty ideas that have nothing to do with affordability, climate solutions or health care. For example: Mamdani picked a DSA candidate who wants to abolish the police, empty every prison, erase every border and discourage interracial dating. Okayyyy ... So clearly, Chevalier has no problem condemning things! UNLESS it’s a designated terrorist organization. Believe it or not: Chevalier has refused to denounce the terror group Hamas — four times. That’s INSANE — and progressives can’t be afraid to call nonsense like that out. Supporting Hamas is NOT progressive. The idea of “no police, no prisons, no borders” — which would let pedophiles, human traffickers, terrorists, hate groups and crime syndicates run wild — is NOT progressive for vulnerable communities. Celebrating the murder of Israeli civilians is NOT progressive. These ideas are REGRESSIVE. If we can't tell right from wrong, good from bad, smart from loony tunes — Team Blue will go down the same road that turned the Republican Party into a shell of itself. We can’t let that happen to the Democratic Party.

I'm tired of being told that, to be a progressive, I now must swear allegiance to crazy ideas. I'm a strong Democrat, with a winning bipartisan track record. I'm rooted in progressive ideals and policies: criminal justice reform, Green New Deal, Medicare for All, free education, clean air and water. These are ideas I have fought for my entire adult life. But some people in groups like the DSA are pushing an agenda FAR outside those ideals. Supporting Hamas is not progressive. "No police, no prisons, no borders" is not progressive. Celebrating the murder of Israeli civilians is not progressive. These ideas are REGRESSIVE. If there were no police or prisons, if anyone in your neighborhood could do whatever they wanted, while politicians cheered on terror groups — would that represent PROGRESS to you? No, that would be a step back. Those are REGRESSIVE ideas. On the other hand, if everybody could see a doctor when they got sick, get a good, free education and breathe clean air — would that represent progress? Yes. Those are PROGRESSIVE ideas. They are NOT the same thing. And the difference matters. Some defend the far left by claiming they only want Nordic-style social democracy. If that were true, I might applaud them. I want those policies, too! But what does universal healthcare have to do with Hamas? With abolishing all law enforcement? With erasing all borders? With treating every wealthy person as a villain? Ideas matter. And these are terrible ideas. Right now, extremists are trying to sneak backwards proposals into our party, hoping mainstream Democrats are too frustrated with MAGA and the Democratic Party establishment to notice. But we see you. Yes, we want our Democratic Party to be a big tent. But we don’t need "party poopers. So STOP pooping in the punch bowl — and telling us the turds are ice cubes. They aren't. And we are smart enough to know the difference. 💩

Journalist Janine di Giovanni: "If a missile hits a hospital in Ukraine, Europe calls it a war crime." "But if missiles hit a hospital in Gaza and 100 people die, it’s Israel's right to defend itself."

Former Secretaries of State are usually diplomatic. Not Mike Pompeo this morning regarding NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s boast about arresting Israel’s Prime Minister: “This is a communist, antisemitic mayor, trying to make news for his own audience… There’s no chance he’s going to arrest Prime Minister Netanyahu.” His follow-up landed even harder: Mamdani never named Putin, who’s abducted tens of thousands of Ukrainian children — or Iran’s leaders, accused of mass war crimes. Just the one Jewish state’s leader.

Fetterman: "I'm proud to call Senator Graham a friend. We bonded over our love and devotion to israel" Two US senators from Pennsylvania and South Carolina, supposed to represent American families, American workers, American veterans - and what they shared is loyalty to a foreign country

Barry Goldwater telling the truth back in 1988 that Israel controls our politicians and our government. And it’s far worse today! But tell me again how Russia and China control our elections.

Zohran Mamdani’s suggestion that he would arrest Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu if he came to New York is not only reckless political grandstanding, but demonstrates a profound ignorance of both international and U.S. law, and Mamdani’s own visceral anti-Israel hatred. For the record, the Mayor of New York has no authority to arrest a visiting foreign leader, let alone one attending the United Nations, where the United States is bound by international obligations as the host nation. Such matters fall squarely within the jurisdiction of the federal government, not City Hall. Beyond its legal impossibility, this kind of rhetoric, relentlessly singling Israel out, is needlessly provocative and will only fuel division, hatred and further incitement against the Jewish community of New York.

Former Congresswoman and DMFI Board Chair Kathy Manning on the dangerous and divisive Massie Amendment.