by Martin Raffel In a nutshell: While the Biden/Harris Administration will focus primarily on domestic challenges in the months ahead, the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran (JCPOA) is one Middle East issue that is likely to demand early attention. Biden has pledged to bring the U.S. back into the deal – which former President Trump…
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick abandoned his responsibility
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick ‘abandoned his responsibility’ by voting ‘no’ to impeach Donald Trump, DJOP says Bucks County’s U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA 1) “abandoned his responsibility to our democracy and our nation” in voting against the impeachment of President Donald Trump, the Democratic Jewish Outreach Pennsylvania (DJOP) said today.
Tshuvah
By Burt Siegel, Vice Chair DJOP. Any member of the Jewish community who supported Trump should make Tshuvah. They knew what he represented and reflected and made believe that he wasn’t evil. Was moving the embassy or formalizing an existing relationship with a distant Muslim country enough to turn a blind eye to a racist, megalomaniac…
DJOP Statement on Insurrection at the U.S. Capitol
DJOP is horrified by the anti-American insurrection which took place at the Capitol Complex. The actions of these domestic terrorists are a direct threat to our Democracy and our Democratic institutions. These terrorists placed our elected officials in danger and desecrated their offices. They endangered every single person in the Capitol. Trump and his enablers…
A Season of Change? Only If We Do Our Part
By Joshua Runyan For the first time since ceding the reins of a Jewish newspaper, I was called a traitor last week by a member of the Jewish community. I was guilty of betraying Israel, of betraying the United States, of betraying the Torah, because I had voted for Joe Biden. Not only had I…