The American people do not want – nor did they vote for – unauthorized war with Venezuela. Our response to the Trump administration's military strikes and arrest of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro:

So to recap, the Coast Guard downgraded swastikas & nooses from "hate symbols" to "potentially divisive." Once public, they vowed to reverse course, but failed to do so. Now, they're vowing (again) to reverse course. At this point, does it matter? They already indicated tolerance of hate symbols.

We are grateful to have worked with Rob Reiner, who directed our ad featuring Bill Kristol and Billy Crystal -- aka "2Bills4Biden" -- in 2020. Rob was a creative genius, visionary, and a wonderful human being, and we mourn this incredible loss. May his memory be a blessing.

Haile Soifer honors the victims of the Bondi Beach massacre and discusses the rise in anti-Jewish attacks across the globe. Her full interview: https://contrarian.substack.com/p/hanukkah-celebration-turns-to-tragedy

Devastated by the horrific antisemitic massacre targeting a Hanukkah event on Bondi Beach in Australia. There are no words adequate to describe the depravity of such an attack, but the pain felt by Jews in this moment is agonizing. Outraged by the senseless violence and praying for the victims.

Fascinating: The Trump administration claims that the answer to offensive speech is “more speech” when the offensive speech comes from Tucker or Musk — but when it’s on college campuses, the administration’s answer is to attack civil liberties, due process, and academic freedom. 🤔

What's our message to Trump given the very real threats he's issued & amplified against Democrats and others? It's the same two words he unconscionably lobbed at a reporter this week: “QUIET, PIGGY.” jewishdems.substack.com/p/quiet-piggy

Unfortunately, “Quiet Piggy” wasn’t the most offensive or dangerous thing uttered or amplified by Trump in the past few days. Yesterday, he called for the execution of Democratic members of Congress – and there’s more. @haliesoifer.bsky.social's weekly Substack:

The Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas and nooses as hate symbols. This action, coupled with the President's call to hang Democratic members of Congress - both in the past few hrs - are more than "potentially divisive." They are vile, unconscionable, and dangerous.

Ahead of Veterans Day, I was honored to welcome a flight of veterans and their families as they arrived in DC.

Don't hold your breath waiting for President Trump to condemn the leading GOP think tank's defense of Tucker Carlson's decision to host and uplift Nick Fuentes. Extremism isn't the exception in Trump's GOP – it's the driving force.

Once again, Trump denigrates Jewish American voters. ➡️Remember when he tried to scapegoat & blame Jews for a possible election loss? ➡️Remember when he said Israel's survival was contingent on his win? ➡️Remember when he said Jewish Dems were "disloyal," "uninformed," and "hated Israel"? We remember

Wrapping up 2 weeks of canvassing in NJ for @mikiesherrill.bsky.social, today in Springfield and Rockaway Township w @jewishdems.bsky.social. Please make sure your NJ friends & family are planning to vote 🗳️ on Tues. We cannot afford to give the GOP another governorship. @haliesoifer.bsky.social

@haliesoifer.bsky.social in @politico.com: “If the president himself and Republicans were serious about combating antisemitism, they would condemn it when it emerges in their own ranks. And they do not.” “There’s a permission structure within the Republican Party, and it comes from the top.”

Hateful rhetoric and Nazi symbols must have no place in the Democratic Party, the Republican Party, or anywhere in our politics. Under any and all circumstances, it must be unacceptable to glorify Nazis or Nazism. Period.

In the past 24 hours: ➡️ Politico revealed hundreds of antisemitic & bigoted messages b/n young Republican leaders; ➡️ A swastika was found in a Republican House office; and ➡️ Trump's Border Patrol posted a reel with an antisemitic slur. When someone tells you who they are, believe them.

Seven months of antisemitic, racist, and bigoted messages between young GOP leaders expose what they say when they don't think anyone is watching. A Trump administration official was on this chain. And Americans are watching. www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Donald Trump’s efforts to end this war are deserving of praise. Trump, however, is not deserving of a Nobel Peace Prize because he continues to attack, degrade, and jeopardize democracy. Two things can be true. Read more on Substack: jewishdems.substack.com/p/trumps-eff...

Nothing cool about the Nazi rise to power, especially as Secretary Hegseth convenes generals and admirals for an unknown reason. We're tired of the Trump administration making light of authoritarianism while prosecuting political adversaries.

Devastated by the horrific, unconscionable, depraved murder of #CharlieKirk. Political violence should have no place in this country, and it's incumbent on political leaders on both sides of the aisle to make that clear. My deepest condolences to his family.

Last week, the State Department shared a chilling post about eliminating “anti-Christian bias” – not surprising in light of its Christian nationalist agenda. Trump is leaving Jewish Americans feeling unsafe and unwelcome.

It’s time to adapt the narrative of what it means to be pro-Israel in 2025. American support of Israel should not be about rubber-stamping the agenda of Netanyahu – just as American patriotism should not be equated with blind devotion to Trump. Read more:

@haliesoifer.bsky.social is at the White House marking eight years since neo-Nazis marched in Charlottesville, chanting “Jews will not replace us.” Today, we refuse to back down from this fight. We’re going to take back this White House in 2028 and do all we can to defend our democracy. Join us.

The astonishing thing about Watergate, in contrast to today, is how the President was actually shamed into leaving office. Imagine that: shame.

Zionism represents the right of Jewish people to self-determination in our ancestral homeland. We're proud pro-Israel Dems, who are also concerned about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. All of these things are compatible. The hate expressed by Del. Rasoul doesn't belong in the Democratic Party.

This is moving. Kamala Harris feels the pain we feel. Not just from her loss, but from the trauma and abuse our country is living through. What could have been…

The situation in Gaza is unacceptable and antithetical to our Jewish values, and it’s incumbent on the Israeli government, the United States, and all parties to ensure that Gazans have access to food. Our full statement:

The idea that Israel should ‘starve away’ the Palestinian people is disgusting and goes against every value we hold as Jews and as Americans. Every leader should condemn Rep. Fine's abhorrent comments.

A year ago today, @kamalaharris.com took on the impossible task of trying to win a presidential election in just 107 days, just 77 days until early voting began, while building the campaign while she was running it & introducing herself to voters. She nearly made the impossible possible. 1/

DNC Chair @kenmartin.bsky.social: "There is no room in the Democratic Party for hate speech or incitement to violence & calls to ‘globalize the intifada.’ That is not progressive. That is not justice. "There is no room in the Dem Party for...rhetoric that can be seen as a green light to terror."

DNC Chair @kenmartin.bsky.social clarified that the phrase "globalize the intifada" is "reckless & dangerous" because "it can be seen as a green light to terror." He said: "There's no place for rhetoric that can be seen as a call to violence" and "it should be unequivocally condemned."

JDCA CEO @haliesoifer.bsky.social in @thehill.com on Mamdani: “Jewish Americans in New York and beyond are concerned" about Mamdani's continued defense of the phrase "globalize the intifada." More from Mychael Schnell:

We can vehemently disagree on Israel & antisemitism, as @jewishdems.bsky.social has done with Rep. Omar, without vilification. Profound disagreement does not justify Islamophobia or hate speech. This is abhorrent, and Rep. Fine should apologize.

Trump referred to bankers using a centuries-old antisemitic slur and trope. @haliesoifer.bsky.social: “No wonder 52% of American Jewish voters believe he's antisemitic.”

Donald Trump just referred to bankers using a centuries-old antisemitic slur & trope. No wonder 52% of American Jewish voters believe he's antisemitic.

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Hakeem Jeffries on Mamdani: "'Globalizing the intifada' by way of example is not an acceptable phrasing. He's gonna have to clarify his position on that as he moves forward."

This is a difficult moment for the vast majority of American Jews, who are supportive of Israel, concerned about the security and safety of the Israeli people and Jews in the U.S. and around the world, and fearful that President Trump lacks a clear strategy about what happens next with Iran.

It’s a false choice to say one cannot be simultaneously opposed to Donald Trump and supportive of Israel. The vast majority of American Jews are both. Read the full op-ed from JDCA CEO @haliesoifer.bsky.social:

If any Democratic president had treated decisions related to Israel’s security as erratically and recklessly as Trump, they would have been overwhelmingly criticized by Jewish legacy organizations and the majority of American Jews. @jewishdems.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/jewishde...

Horrified by assassination of MN Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, and the grave injury of MN Sen. John Hoffman and his wife. Public service and political differences should never lead to violence, and all lawmakers should condemn this unconscionable act of targeted political violence.

We cannot permit Iran to develop a nuclear weapon.

Not true, DHS. Don't lie. There's video. Sec. Padilla repeatedly identified himself. He didn't lunge toward Sec. Noem. Security lunged toward him, pushed him out of the room, into the hallway, and onto the floor. The treatment of Sen. Padilla was violent, abrasive & forceful. Unconscionable.

If this isn’t a redline for conservative Jews who support Trump, what is? Owens has downplayed the Holocaust and advanced blood libel. I’m serious, if you’re a conservative Jew who supports Trump, and this isn’t enough, then what is? Not a rhetorical question. jewishinsider.com/2024/07/cand...

"Peace through strength" in a domestic setting is a means of authoritarianism. The Trump administration is manufacturing a crisis in order to give him more power. It's un-American.

My statement on what's unfolding in Los Angeles.

Trump is exploiting rising antisemitism to advance an unconstitutional political agenda predicated on discrimination, retribution, & fear. His response to the Boulder attack demonstrated a callous diversion from the real issue. Read @haliesoifer.bsky.social’s latest op-ed on substack & subscribe:

Musk and Trump are a great example of why men are too emotional to lead.

Trump is exploiting the rise of antisemitism to enact an unconstitutional political agenda defined by bigotry & retribution. He's using rising antisemitism as a pretext for banning Muslims, deporting without due process & defunding universities while failing to make Jewish Americans more secure.

We speak with Jewish Democratic Council of America’s CEO @HalieSoifer about antisemitic violence in American following the firebombing this Sunday of an event calling for the release of Israeli hostages, in which 12 people were injured. soundcloud.com/user-8304426...