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Dan Schnur

Dan Schnur

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

When Hatred Spreads

There are approximately 6,000 colleges and universities in America, and almost all of them will hold commencement ceremonies in the next few weeks to honor their graduates.

We Succeed When We Reach Out

We succeed when we show others who face discrimination and bias that we will stand with them against our common foes.

Lieberman’s Legacy

The first Jewish vice presidential nominee in American history has been largely overlooked by the Jewish community in this country for the last 15 years.

Fighting the War of Words and Ideas

The ubiquity of streaming video on social media has transformed the way voters in this country and around the world are now experiencing the war in Gaza.

Schumer’s Gamble

Schumer knows that pushing back at Bibi appeals to progressives, but actually achieving a two-state solution would be even more popular.

Bibi and Biden: The Rift Grows

Biden has quickly pivoted to a more extensive criticism of Israel for not being attentive enough to the humanitarian challenges in Gaza.

Trouble in the Polls, for Both Biden and Israel

The majority of American Jews are supporters of both Joe Biden and of Israel, which means that many members of our community are currently struggling to digest, diminish or deny recent polls that show both the U.S. president and the Jewish state losing ground with American voters.

Israel United in War

According to recent public opinion polls taken by the Israel Democracy Institute, the Israeli people do not seem to be in an especially conciliatory mood.

Israel’s Long War

We’ve known since the afternoon of Oct. 7 that this Gaza war was going to be much longer, darker and uglier than its predecessors.

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