Left-wing

Open letter to Peter Beinart: When the Left comes for you, where will you go? - opinion

The Left is turning on Jews in ways that have nothing to do with Israel.

PETER BEINART attends the PEN America 62nd Annual Literary Awards at Town Hall in New York City.
US REPRESENTATIVE Ro Khanna looks on during the National Action Network National Convention in New York City, earlier this month.

Rep. Ro Khanna: Betting against Jews - opinion

FILE PHOTO: Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez meet at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, March 6, 2024.

Global leftist leaders gather in Spain to mobilize against far right

IRAN’S CROWN Prince Reza Pahlavi meets with Iranian former left-wing political prisoners in Paris. Many who formerly would never would have the son of the shah have now backed his post-regime plan for Iran. Iraj Mesdaghi is second from left, next to Pahlavi, and bottom right is Mahshid Sepehri.

From revolutionaries to royalists? Why some of Iran's former leftists now back Reza Pahlavi


Will Israel get old responsible Netanyahu or brash with no limits?

INSIDE POLITICS: With no alternate fig leave on his Left, and with a strong and heavy plummet pulling to his Right, the new Netanyahu has no choice but to play the responsible adult by himself.

 THE OLD conservative and democratic Netanyahu would have probably thwarted such intentions with one of his leftist partners, but the new Netanyahu has no choice but to be the left-wing arrow himself.

Naftali Bennett to incoming gov't: Leftists should not be made to feel unwelcome

In a statement on his Twitter, the former prime minister stressed the importance of respect and of serving the entire Israeli public, not just one sector.

 Former prime minister Naftali Bennett adresses the Israeli parliament during a "40 signatures debate" in the plenum hall of the Israeli parliament, on June 13, 2022. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/FLASH90

Radical social justice ideology is fueling US antisemitism - opinion

Unlike antisemitism coming from the extreme Right or the Muslim world, antisemitism on the Left is frequently spoken about as if there are only symptoms and no causes.

 US HOUSE Speaker Nancy Pelosi is flanked by Rep. Adam Schiff (right) and US Ambassador to Israel Thomas Nides during a meeting in the Knesset, earlier this year. ‘As a lifelong Democrat, I’m worried about voices growing louder within the Democratic party,’ says the writer.

IDF retracts accusation that left-wing activists stoned soldiers

At issue is an incident that occurred while a number of activists were accompanying Palestinian shepherds herding their sheep.

 IDF soldiers in the West Bank.

Are claims that Israel's High Court only help left-wing causes true? - analysis

Without getting into whether or not the Lebanon maritime deal is a good diplomatic deal, from a legal perspective, is the charge against the High Court true?

High Court of Justice May 3, 2020

US is sending mixed messages on Israel’s security in the West Bank - analysis

Not only is the US trying to intervene in the rules of engagement, but it is trying to tell Israel where to station its soldiers.

 People light candles during a vigil in memory of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, who was killed during an Israeli raid, outside the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, May 16, 2022

Israel has forgotten what normality is - Haredi Meretz candidate Kaplan

"There is nothing on the Meretz platform that a haredi person, that a person who has 'yirat shamayaim', fear of heaven [cannot support]."

  Haredi Meretz candidate Ofra Kaplan/

French Jewish leaders condemn Israel 'apartheid' bill as dangerous leftist obsession

French rabbi slams left-wing politicians who signed a draft resolution claiming Israel is an "apartheid regime." 

A man wearng a T-shirt with the message, "Boycott Israel Apartheid" holds a Palestinian flag during a protest action on a bridge overlooking umbrellas placed along the artificial beach along the "Paris Plages" event, in Paris, France, August 13, 2015. Paris' decision to celebrate "Tel Aviv on Seine"

Israel elections: Likud reaching new lows with Netanyahu in charge, shame - editorial

How did we get to a point where in a major party, the understanding is that to score points one needs to trash-talk and accept this type of behavior?

 Opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the Knesset on June 30.

Israel's 25th Knesset elections: Ideological or strategic voting? - opinion

The upcoming election presents an interesting dichotomy for left-wing voters.

IN THE current situation none of us – to whichever side of the political spectrum one belongs – can afford not to take strategic considerations into account, side by side with ideological considerations.