Dan Schnur is the U.S. Politics Editor for the Jewish Journal. He teaches courses in politics, communications, and leadership at UC Berkeley, USC and Pepperdine. He hosts the monthly webinar “The Dan Schnur Political Report" for the Los Angeles World Affairs Council & Town Hall. Follow Dan's work at www.danschnurpolitics.com
Unlike the DSA members who attack Israel as a matter of political conviction (albeit dangerously misguided conviction), Vance’s criticisms are instead the product of pure political calculation. It’s hard to know which is worse.
Trump’s biggest headache will be Netanyahu, his erstwhile ally who now recognizes that continued loyalty to the American leader would cost him his own reelection this fall.
One of the best-kept secrets in California politics is the effectiveness and growing influence of the Legislative Jewish Caucus.
As we weigh the benefits and downsides of a potential two-state solution, the unguaranteed but plausible prospect of an unprecedented regional peace should be considered as part of that discussion.
While I continue to personally believe that a two-state solution is preferable to sacrificing Israel’s Jewish or democratic foundations, I would never attempt to impose my priorities from 7,500 miles away.
While both political parties have a vested political interest in pretending that there are only a scattered few antisemites in their respective ranks, the Jewish community does not have the same luxury.
The Trump administration’s active participation and sponsorship of activities like last weekend’s prayer service makes many of us feel like we are unwelcome when patriotic gatherings take on overtly religious overtones.
When the walls feel like they’re closing in, it’s tempting to shrink away, to hide or to assimilate. But instead, let’s learn from those among us, ordinary people who do extraordinary things.
How did this repulsive material end up in the state’s official voter materials, posted on a government website and mailed to millions of California voters at taxpayer expense?
The decision for Republicans is between pro-Trump and pre-Trump factions, representing dramatically different constituencies and focused on equally dramatically different policy goals.
