Halie Soifer

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

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.

The Multi-Front War Facing American Jews Don’t equate Trumpism with support for Israel.

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.

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.

Candace Owens featured at upcoming Trump campaign fundraiser The far-right commentator has downplayed the Holocaust, advanced blood libel, and defended antisemitic voices like Nick Fuentes in recent months

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.

A statement from Kamala D. Harris: Los Angeles is my home. And like so many Americans, I am appalled at what we are witnessing on the streets of our city. Deploying the National Guard is a dangerous escalation meant to provoke chaos. In addition to the recent ICE raids in Southern California and across our nation, it is part of the Trump Administration’s cruel, calculated agenda to spread panic and division. This Administration’s actions are not about public safety —they’re about stoking fear. Fear of a community demanding dignity and due process. Protest is a powerful tool — essential in the fight for justice. And as the LAPD, Mayor, and Governor have noted, demonstrations in defense of our immigrant neighbors have been overwhelmingly peaceful. I continue to support the millions of Americans who are standing up to protect our most fundamental rights and freedoms.

My statement on what's unfolding in Los Angeles.

Don’t Ban, Defund, Deport in Our Name We need leadership, not Trump's exploitation of antisemitism.

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.

The Latest Attacks on Jewish Americans As Our President Signals his Anti Semitic Leanings June 3, 2025 - Halie Soifer backgroundbriefing.org/donate twitter.com/ianmastersmedia bsky.app/profile/ianmastersmedia.bsky.social facebook.com/ianmastersmedia

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...

You know makes Jews feel even less secure?

👉Trump's egregious omission of any reference to antisemitism or Jews when commenting on CO;

👉These depraved NRCC claims about the attack, falsely identifying 20 Democrats as "the problem."

Vile.

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After Several Attacks, Heightened Anxiety Among American Jews

Halie Soifer in the @nytimes.com: “What we’ve seen these last few months is a shocking pattern of anti-Israel sentiment manifesting itself in antisemitic violence.”

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So POTUS can't bother to mention American Jews or antisemitism when responding to a vile act of antisemitic violence.

And he blames...Joe Biden?

What a pathetic statement of purported leadership.

Every leader who claims to care about the safety of Jewish Americans should vigorously condemn these attacks and take action to defend against antisemitism.

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These 3 attacks are antisemitic violence. This is a pattern - possibly even copycat attacks - and it must come to an immediate end.

The American Jewish community is in pain. We mourn this loss of life and are reeling from violence. Arbitrarily attacking Jews only brings us further from peace. 5/6