Post New Article

Do Democrats Still Believe in Israel's
Right to Exist?

Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought, 7/1/2026 3:44:10 PM

In 1948, 11 minutes after Israel declared itself an independent state, the United States recognized it when Democratic President Harry Truman issued an executive order to grant de facto U.S. recognition to Israel. From that time forward, Democrats were the strongest supporters of Israel in Congress. Until now. The recent victories of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) in New York and Colorado have called into question the party's commitment to supporting the existence of the Jewish state. The 2024 Democratic Party platform stated that party leaders “believe a strong, secure, and democratic Israel is vital to the interests of the United States” and that the party’s “commitment to Israel’s security

Post Reply

Reminder: “WE ARE A SALON AND NOT A SALOON”

Your thoughts, comments, and ideas are always welcome here. But we ask you to please be mindful and respectful. Threatening or crude language doesn't persuade anybody and makes the conversation less enjoyable for fellow L.Dotters.


Reply 1 - Posted by: seamusm 7/1/2026 4:42:20 PM (No. 2123287)
No, but that is probably the same among GOPers.
0 people like this.

Reply 2 - Posted by: MEdwards1776 7/1/2026 5:59:26 PM (No. 2123305)
I’m a conservative and disagree with most of the people that identify as such. Support of Israel was to help establish the state itself as Europe had become quite hostile towards the before, during, and after WW2. We have been their ally since the founding of the state. My issue with Israel is that for all the aid given to them they continue to do what they want or whats in “their best interests”. Netayoohoo better jump when Trump says jump. In fact Netanyoohoo should be asking Trump, “How high, SIR?!” We really need to reevaluate this relationship, friends have each others back, not stab them. My concern with the current cabinet is that some may be working for Netanyoohoo and Trump which makes me wonder who their loyalty lays with. It has to be America first and NOT Israel first.
0 people like this.

Reply 3 - Posted by: hurricanegirl 7/1/2026 6:17:38 PM (No. 2123311)
So . . . just because the U.S. helps a country, they have to do everything we say? How utterly ridiculous! Israel needs to do what's best for Israel--no matter who helps them. And, no, the beginning of Israel as a nation did not begin after WW2. It began when God gave the land to Abraham, and since God made specific promises to the nation of Israel, NO ONE is going to end their right to exist prematurely! I will say this about Israel, they do need to become less dependent on the U.S.--not because I don't support them, but because lots of yahoos (who will eventually get into power) won't.
0 people like this.

Below, you will find ...
Most Recent Articles posted by "Dreadnought"
and
Most Active Articles (last 48 hours)
Most Recent Articles posted by Dreadnought"
Socialist Melat Kiros Defeats Veteran
Incumbent in Colorado Dem House Primary
2 replies
Posted by Dreadnought 7/1/2026 5:28:50 PM Post Reply
Socialist candidate Melat Kiros won her primary in Colorado’s 1st Congressional District, defeating incumbent Democratic Representative Diana DeGette, who has held the seat for nearly three decades.Kiros, a virulently anti-Israel political newcomer who was backed by the Democratic Socialists of America, is the latest far-left progressive challenger to oust an establishment incumbent in a Democratic House primary in recent weeks.The 29-year-old Ph.D student and barista
The Democrat Who Won Colorado's CD8 Primary
Is Giving Party Leaders Nightmares—Here's Why
3 replies
Posted by Dreadnought 7/1/2026 3:47:28 PM Post Reply
We've written extensively about the growing panic among establishment Democrats about the wave of recent wins from "Democratic" Socialists of America (DSA) party candidates in states like New York, where two Mamdani-backed candidates won their House primaries last Tuesday, with one defeating an incumbent. And as we also reported, another DSA member, Bernie Sanders-endorsed Melat Kiros, won her primary race in Colorado's 1st Congressional District (CD1) Tuesday night, beating 30-year incumbent Diana DeGette in a district drawn for Democrat victories, and that hasn't had Republican representation since 1973. But there was another Colorado congressional Democrat primary that flew under the radar a bit nationally,
Do Democrats Still Believe in Israel's
Right to Exist?
3 replies
Posted by Dreadnought 7/1/2026 3:44:10 PM Post Reply
In 1948, 11 minutes after Israel declared itself an independent state, the United States recognized it when Democratic President Harry Truman issued an executive order to grant de facto U.S. recognition to Israel. From that time forward, Democrats were the strongest supporters of Israel in Congress. Until now. The recent victories of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) in New York and Colorado have called into question the party's commitment to supporting the existence of the Jewish state. The 2024 Democratic Party platform stated that party leaders “believe a strong, secure, and democratic Israel is vital to the interests of the United States” and that the party’s “commitment to Israel’s security
The Supreme Court's Women's Sports Ruling
Will Echo Long After the Birthright Debate
4 replies
Posted by Dreadnought 7/1/2026 11:27:56 AM Post Reply
It is both amazing and sad how the United States Supreme Court decision on birthright citizenship has taken up all of the oxygen in the news cycle and in the minds of many Americans. This has overshadowed some of the other equally important decisions, like the one in Little v. Hecox and West Virginia v. B.P.J., holding that states may reserve girls' and women's sports teams for biological females without violating Title IX or the Constitution. Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote in the majority opinion: The Court concludes that separate sports teams for biological males and biological females are reasonable given the inherent physical differences between the sexes.
Man Sentenced to Just One Year in County
Jail in Death of Pro-Israel Protester
10 replies
Posted by Dreadnought 7/1/2026 11:13:46 AM Post Reply
A pro-Palestinian protester was sentenced to one year in county jail and two years of probation on Tuesday after pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter and battery in the death of a Jewish man who he attacked at a California rally. Loay Abdelfattah Alnaji, a professor at the local Moorpark College, struck 69-year-old Paul Kessler in the head with his megaphone at dueling pro-Israel and pro-Hamas demonstrations in November of 2023, weeks after the October 7 attack. Kessler then fell backwards and struck his head on the ground, and died the next day. The district attorney’s office for Ventura County objected to Alnaji’s sentence,
Heartbreak for Hakeem Jeffries: Another
'Democratic' Socialist Topples an Incumbent—This
Time in Colorado
15 replies
Posted by Dreadnought 7/1/2026 12:49:09 AM Post Reply
After two Mamdani-backed, card-carrying members of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) political party won their respective House primaries last Tuesday in New York, all eyes turned to Colorado's 1st Congressional District Democrat primary, which featured longtime incumbent Rep. Diana DeGette facing off against DSA member Melat Kiros. The primary was Tuesday night, and, with 78 percent reporting as of this writing, Decision Desk HQ has called it for Kiros in what may be the biggest primary upset for an incumbent Democrat House member this midterm election cycle. DeGette, 68, is Colorado's longest-serving member of Congress, having been in office since 1997 in a district drawn for Democrat victories.
Socialist congressional candidate Melat
Kiros defeats longtime Rep. Diana DeGette
in Colorado primary in another blow to
establishment Dems
4 replies
Posted by Dreadnought 7/1/2026 12:36:41 AM Post Reply
Insurgent socialist candidate Melat Kiros defeated longtime Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.) Tuesday in Colorado’s 1st District House primary, marking the latest blow to the establishment wing of the Democratic Party. Kiros came out on top of the incumbent, 49.3% to 43.5%, by the time the Associated Press called the race late Tuesday. Kiros’s win in the solidly blue district follows a string of victories by socialist and far-left candidates over incumbent and establishment-backed Democrats in New York in June, and it’s expected to tilt the political makeup of the House Democratic caucus even further to the left after the midterm elections.
The Bigger Victory Hidden Inside SCOTUS
Decision About Men in Women's Sports
4 replies
Posted by Dreadnought 6/30/2026 7:37:46 PM Post Reply
Ed wrote earlier today about the SCOTUS decision in West Virginia et al—the case where the Supreme Court upheld laws that exclude transgender "women," i.e., men, from women's sports. I don't usually write about legal issues because I am simply not competent to do so. Ed is much better at that sort of thing, so rather than wallow in my ignorance, I pass up those stories unless there is an angle on it that goes beyond the norm in legal decisions. But as I read Ed's piece, I was struck by the constant reference to sex differences, and how important
President Trump issues response after
Supreme Court overturns his birthright
citizenship restrictions
7 replies
Posted by Dreadnought 6/30/2026 6:30:49 PM Post Reply
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has issued his first public statement after the Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned his executive order restricting birthright citizenship. The president said the Supreme Court’s decision upholding that anyone born in the United States automatically becomes an American citizen was “too bad for our Country," but that Congress could “easily” address it with legislation. Trump declared that “No long and unwieldy Constitutional Amendment is necessary!” However, the Supreme Court’s ruling Tuesday makes it clear that it would be necessary to amend the Constitution.
The WNBA Is Basically a Hate Group 13 replies
Posted by Dreadnought 6/30/2026 6:26:40 PM Post Reply
Nobody is less motivated to watch a WNBA game than I am. In fact, the only WNBA action that I have ever seen is clips on X that I scroll by, mostly without watching. But even I know who Caitlin Clark is and why she is so popular among basketball fans. She is the person who put the WNBA on the map, whose jersey sales, along with her now-famous teammate Sophie Cunningham, outsell those of every other WNBA player combined by a whopping 2-1 margin. In case you didn't know, Cunningham is the woman in the now-viral meme template: Both Clark and Cunningham are absolutely despised
Will 'Pregnant' Become a Disqualifying
Category for Foreign Entry?
8 replies
Posted by Dreadnought 6/30/2026 6:21:15 PM Post Reply
What a can of frickin' worms SCOTUS opened up today with that birthright decision. I mean, God bless the president for being magnanimous - if ever you expected him to blow, it would have been that one. Guy's full of surprises and even sometimes springs them at the most opportune moment. But the decision has opened a Pandora's box of 'What are we gonna do NOW, George?' speculation that's some part fantasy and some parts that have you thinking, 'There may be something to that...' ...You don’t need to worry about waiting in line, assimilating or learning English. Just break into McAllen, TX and pop out a baby in the McDonald’s bathroom.
Breaking: Supreme Court Makes a Big Ruling
in Favor of Free Speech
0 replies
Posted by Dreadnought 6/30/2026 12:11:03 PM Post Reply
The Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday in a 6-3 decision that federal limits on how much political parties can spend in coordination with their candidates violate the First Amendment, delivering a major victory for free speech and party operations and for Republicans. It should have an impact on the 2026 midterm elections. In National Republican Senatorial Committee v. FEC, the justices overturned the 2001 Colorado II precedent, clearing the way for unlimited coordinated spending by parties. The ruling is expected to reshape the 2026 midterm battlefield by empowering official party committees over super PACs.
Most Active Articles (last 48 hours)
Trump’s efforts to reverse birthright
citizenship may succeed with or without SCOTUS
24 replies
Posted by Mercedes44 6/30/2026 6:15:18 AM Post Reply
The Supreme Court is expected to rule Tuesday in Trump v. Barbara, a high-stakes challenge to President Donald Trump's 2025 executive order that seeks to restrict automatic birthright citizenship under the 14th Amendment for children of illegal immigrants and temporary visa holders. In the event the court rules against Trump, a number of Congressional Republicans have legislation pending that could practically accomplish what a different ruling would have done. "American citizenship is a priceless privilege that must be protected, not exploited. We must restore integrity to our immigration system, uphold the rule of law, and protect the value of American citizenship for generations to come,"
Clarence Thomas Obliterates Court's Birthright
Citizenship Ruling, Says It 'Devalues'
Being an American
22 replies
Posted by ConservativeYankee 6/30/2026 4:49:10 PM Post Reply
Justice Clarence Thomas, in a lengthy dissent, took the majority to task for interpreting the Constitution to mean that citizenship is automatically conferred on anyone born in the United States, regardless of the legal status of the parents. Thomas argued that the ruling “devalues” what it means to be an American citizen. In a 6-3 decision on Tuesday, the majority held that an executive order President Donald Trump issued on the first day of his second term violated the Constitution. The order directed that only children born on American soil to legal residents are automatically citizens of the United States. The Fourteenth Amendment states, in part, “All persons born or naturalized in
Woke Paris pol blames Americans and our
air conditioning for Europe heat wave
that has killed 1,300 people
21 replies
Posted by Mercedes44 6/30/2026 5:01:37 AM Post Reply
A Paris politician blamed Americans and US air conditioning for the record-breaking heatwave in Europe that has resulted in more than 1,300 excess deaths. After US tourists mocked France over the lack of air conditioning across the country amid 104 degree temperatures, Audrey Pulvar, deputy mayor of Paris for international relations, claimed the situation was partly America’s fault. “Dear American journalists and social media ‘influencers’: for days, some of you have been criticizing and making fun of Paris because the city does not have A/C in every room…OMG, this is so rich!” Pulvar wrote on social media. “As the second-largest emitter of greenhouse gas emissions in the world,
The worst Supreme Court Justices of all
time are women…
19 replies
Posted by ConservativeYankee 7/1/2026 10:12:33 AM Post Reply
Feminism has sold women a very rotten bill of goods. They’ve told them a lie that success means becoming more like men. They’ve been told to climb the same ladders, chase the same titles, enter the same institutions, and prove that anything men can do, women can do just as well, if not better. That’s so untrue and has set women up for a string of massive failures. Meanwhile, the things that actually make women powerful have been treated like backwoods liabilities. Nurturing is now seen as a weakness. Emotional depth is now shameful, and motherhood has been downgraded to something only “trad wives” do. Being the backbone of
The Racist Plot to Retire Caitlin Clark
From the WNBA
18 replies
Posted by Mercedes44 7/1/2026 6:01:03 AM Post Reply
I don’t watch much Women’s National Basketball Association games. Apparently, most Americans have not in the past. But there was an incident the other day between two teams, the Phoenix Mercury and the Indiana Fever, and the sensation of women’s basketball is 6-foot-tall former Iowa college basketball sensation Caitlin Clark. And here’s the rub. She was playing this game, and she was knocked down. Two or three of the Phoenix Mercury team members kind of swarmed her. She almost got a knee in the head, and one player, Alyssa Thomas,
‘Ro’ Me the Money! How Progressive
Class Warrior Ro Khanna Lives Like the
Oligarchs He ‘Fights,’ With In-Home
Elevator, $190K Range Rover, and Family-Owned
Golf Courses.
18 replies
Posted by ConservativeYankee 6/30/2026 8:52:52 AM Post Reply
Rep. Ro Khanna (D., Calif.) has emerged as a potential contender for the Democratic presidential nomination while denouncing the ultra-rich who "hoard wealth and engage in financial speculation." But the progressive, Silicon Valley congressman and his family live a life of staggering luxury, fueled by dynastic wealth they did not earn and protected by the same thicket of trusts, anonymous corporations, and foundations that Khanna condemns. Khanna lives in a $6 million, 8,000-square-foot luxury home with a four-story elevator and so much premium marble that even the two laundry rooms have marble counters. The Northwest Washington, D.C., home is now for sale, as the Khanna family prepares to move to
Ketanji Brown Jackson Called an 'Embarrassment'
for Using Social Media Slang in Birthright
Citizenship Opinion
17 replies
Posted by ConservativeYankee 7/1/2026 9:03:52 AM Post Reply
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has once again proven herself to be an utter embarrassment to the judicial branch and all those who came before her on the court. Tuesday saw the Supreme Court rule in a 6-3 decision that President Donald Trump’s executive order limiting birthright citizenship conflicts with the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution. According to NBC News, Trump’s order, dated Jan. 20, 2025 — his first day in office after being sworn in for his second term — interprets
Live updates: Supreme Court strikes down
Trump birthright citizenship order, rules
against transgender athletes
17 replies
Posted by Beardo 6/30/2026 11:03:21 AM Post Reply
The Supreme Court announced its final opinions of the term today, covering some of the most high-profile issues of the term. BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP: The court rejected President Donald Trump's executive order ending citizenship at birth for people born on U.S. soil. The court ruled that the executive order ran foul of the Constitution’s 14th Amendment, which has long been interpreted to bestow birthright citizenship on almost anyone born in the United States. TRANSGENDER ATHLETES: The high court, in a ruling that combined two cases, upheld state laws that ban transgender athletes from participating in girls’ and women’s sports. Two student athletes in West Virginia and Idaho sued to overturn the bans.
Colo-radical: Socialist Who Called 9/11
‘Inevitable’ Takes Down 15-Term Incumbent
in Denver House Primary
16 replies
Posted by ConservativeYankee 7/1/2026 7:43:23 AM Post Reply
Far-left House challenger Melat Kiros, a socialist who called both the Oct. 7 and Sept. 11 terror attacks "inevitable," unseated Rep. Diana DeGette, who has represented Denver for nearly 30 years. The result comes on the heels of Mayor Zohran Mamdani's socialist sweep in New York City's congressional primaries and shows that left-wing radicalism is not confined to the East Coast. Kiros led DeGette by nearly 10 points with 93 percent of the vote counted early Wednesday morning. Her victory comes a week after a slew of socialists, all backed by Mamdani, swept the primaries in the Big Apple. Like in New York, Kiros will almost certainly secure the House seat,
Supreme Court Makes It Clear. Mass Deportations
Are Mandatory To Save America
16 replies
Posted by ConservativeYankee 6/30/2026 9:07:51 PM Post Reply
A spate of rulings from the Supreme Court couldn’t be more of a mandate if they were handed down, gift-wrapped, and sealed with a kiss by God: The mass deportation of illegal aliens is legal and imperative if there’s any hope of saving this country. One ruling declared it within the president’s authority to interpret the word “temporary” as the opposite of “permanent” with regard to migrants who have been permitted to live within the U.S. for what is understood to be a finite period. He can order their removal. (Good!) A separate ruling, on the other hand, affirmed automatic American citizenship to babies born
Supreme Court rejects Trump’s attempt
to limit birthright citizenship
16 replies
Posted by Dreadnought 6/30/2026 11:46:03 AM Post Reply
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked President Donald Trump’s contentious attempt to limit citizenship at birth for those born on U.S. soil, delivering a major blow to his agenda. The court, divided 6-3, ruled that the executive order Trump issued Jan. 20, 2025, the first day of his second term, was unlawful. Five justices said the order fell foul of the Constitution’s 14th Amendment, which has long been interpreted to bestow birthright citizenship on almost anyone born in the United States.
Heartbreak for Hakeem Jeffries: Another
'Democratic' Socialist Topples an Incumbent—This
Time in Colorado
15 replies
Posted by Dreadnought 7/1/2026 12:49:09 AM Post Reply
After two Mamdani-backed, card-carrying members of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) political party won their respective House primaries last Tuesday in New York, all eyes turned to Colorado's 1st Congressional District Democrat primary, which featured longtime incumbent Rep. Diana DeGette facing off against DSA member Melat Kiros. The primary was Tuesday night, and, with 78 percent reporting as of this writing, Decision Desk HQ has called it for Kiros in what may be the biggest primary upset for an incumbent Democrat House member this midterm election cycle. DeGette, 68, is Colorado's longest-serving member of Congress, having been in office since 1997 in a district drawn for Democrat victories.
Post New Article