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Halie Soifer @haliesoifer.bsky.social · 14h

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...

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Jewish Dems @jewishdems.bsky.social · 4d

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...

Trump's Efforts Deserve Praise

But not the Nobel Peace Prize.

jewishdems.substack.com

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Jewish Dems @jewishdems.bsky.social · 18d

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.

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Halie Soifer @haliesoifer.bsky.social · Sep 10

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.

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Jewish Dems @jewishdems.bsky.social · Sep 8

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.

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Jewish Dems @jewishdems.bsky.social · Aug 15

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:

What It Means to Be Pro-Israel in 2025

Standing up for Israel doesn’t have to mean agreeing with its government.

jewishdems.substack.com

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Jewish Dems @jewishdems.bsky.social · Aug 12

@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.

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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · Aug 8

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

Imagine that: shame.

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Jewish Dems @jewishdems.bsky.social · Aug 7

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.

Virginia Democrat under fire for calling Zionism ‘evil’ while leading Education Committee

Former Virginia House Speaker Eileen Filler-Corn said Del. Sam Rasoul’s rhetoric is ‘fueling one of the oldest forms of hatred in the world, repackaged in the language of activism’

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · Aug 1

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…

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Jewish Dems @jewishdems.bsky.social · Jul 25

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:

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Jewish Dems @jewishdems.bsky.social · Jul 23

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.

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David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · Jul 21

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/

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Halie Soifer @haliesoifer.bsky.social · Jul 15

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."

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Halie Soifer @haliesoifer.bsky.social · Jul 11

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."

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Jewish Dems @jewishdems.bsky.social · Jul 10

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:

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Halie Soifer @haliesoifer.bsky.social · Jul 9

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.

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Jewish Dems @jewishdems.bsky.social · Jul 7

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.”

Trump roils U.S. Jewish community with use of 'shylocks' to describe greedy moneylenders

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www.haaretz.com

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Halie Soifer @haliesoifer.bsky.social · Jul 4

Donald Trump just referred to bankers using a centuries-old antisemitic slur & trope.

No wonder 52% of American Jewish voters believe he's antisemitic.

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · Jul 4

"No death tax, no estate tax, no going to the banks and borrowing from, in some cases, a fine banker. And in some cases, shylocks and bad people."

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · Jul 1

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Jun 29

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."

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Jewish Dems @jewishdems.bsky.social · Jun 22

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.

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Jewish Dems @jewishdems.bsky.social · Jun 20

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:

The Multi-Front War Facing American Jews

Don’t equate Trumpism with support for Israel.

open.substack.com

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Julie Zebrak @juliezebrak.bsky.social · Jun 20

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...

The Multi-Front War Facing American Jews

Don’t equate Trumpism with support for Israel.

open.substack.com

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Halie Soifer @haliesoifer.bsky.social · Jun 14

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.

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