Progressives

Israel, the DEI exception to 'everyone': How the music industry lost its moral compass - opinion

If DEI ever mattered as much as I believed it did in the music industry and rave culture, 7 October 2023 would become a rude awakening.

Bob Vylan crowdsurfs in front of the West Holts stage during day four of Glastonbury festival 2025 at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 28, 2025 in Glastonbury, England.
N'Kiyla Jasmine Thomas, a progressive who won the Democratic Senate primary in Oklahoma this week.

Anti-AIPAC, anti-Israel platforms take center stage as progressive wins Oklahoma Democratic primary

Demonstrators from the group Jewish Voice for Peace hold an emergency Passover Seder outside of ICE headquarters on April 14, 2025 in New York City. The group is calling for freedom for Palestine, the release of Mahmoud Khalil, and to protest President Trump.

Fringe rabbis recruit Jewish clergy to lobby against US military aid to Israel, halt weapons sales

Many Evangelicals participate in the United for Israel March outside Columbia University in New York City in 2024.

Don’t ignore the similarities between the persecution of Israelis and US Christians - opinion


Progressives hate Israel since it threatens their worldviews - opinion

Progressives' criticism of Israel stems from its success challenging their worldview, despite its triumph over adversity and oppression.

Thousands take part in the annual Gay Pride Parade in Jerusalem, on June 1, 2023. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90

Sorry, neo-Nazis: The antisemitic progressive Left is the real threat to US Jews - opinion

In recent months, we have witnessed the equivalent of dozens of Charlottesville neo-Nazi marches, only this time the participants are from the extreme Left.

 An illustrative image of the KKK.

October 7 denial is the progressive version of Trumpism - opinion

How does one react to accounts of mass rape, mutilation, and savage sexual violence? Some would rather not know about it in order to protect themselves. Others prefer to treat it with disbelief.

 A woman with her face painted poses for a photo during a pro-Palestinian protest, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in London, Britain March 9, 2024.

Pro-Israel Rep. Ritchie Torres left the Congressional Progressive Caucus. Or did it leave him?

Torres was first elected to represent his Bronx district in 2020, becoming one of the first two gay Black members of Congress.

 Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY) speaks during a news conference calling for the resignation of Rep. George Santos’s (R-NY), at the US, Capitol in Washington, US, February 7, 2023.

J Street drops Jamaal Bowman endorsement, saying his rhetoric ‘crossed a line’

Ben-Ami cited the use of the term “genocide”, which Bowman has used multiple times in the months since the war began, as a breaking point.

 Democratic congressional nominee Jamaal Bowman delivers remarks in tribute to congressman and civil rights activist John Lewis during an event to commemorate the sixth anniversary of the death of Eric Garner at the National Action Network House of Justice in New York City, July 18, 2020.

Progressive 'Jews-as-oppressors' dogma could normalize antisemitism - opinion

The claim that Jews are a subset of the dominant white majority is oppressive in its own right. It must therefore be vigorously repudiated.

 Harvard University president Claudine Gay resigned at the beginning of 2024, after she and other presidents of Ivy League schools were widely criticized for their congressional testimony about antisemitism on campus.

Palestinians don't want two-state solution - opinion

At this point, calling for a two-state solution signifies a blatant, patronizing refusal to look at the stated goals of the Palestinian side, very few of which involve peace.

 PALESTINIANS CELEBRATE at the Erez crossing, between Israel and the northern Gaza Strip, as Hamas carried out its massive attack on Israel on October 7. The Palestinian leadership has told the world time and time again what it wants, and it’s not a two-state coexistence, the writer asserts.

Letters to the Editor, December 25, 2023: The progressive way?

Readers of the Jerusalem Post have their say.

 Letters

Israel must work to maintain progressive support - opinion

If Israel is able to strengthen its partnership with the progressive liberal elements, then it will be able to generate a positive progressive discourse and curb the spread of anti–Zionism.

 THE STATE of Israel has been and will remain strong, and I am proud of my contribution to its strength as an army officer, a diplomat, and an adviser to one of Israel’s founding fathers, Shimon Peres,’ says the writer.

In an unusual twist, AIPAC praises Bernie Sanders over his Israel-Hamas ceasefire stance

Later on Sunday, Sanders made clear that the affection wasn’t mutual.

 US Rep Rashida Tlaib and Democratic 2020 US presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders exit the stage following a campaign rally for Sanders in Detroit, Michigan, US October 27, 2019