Halie Soifer

Last year, Musk urged the far-right AfD Party to "move beyond past guilt" (i.e. Nazism) & Vance encouraged AfD's acceptance at Munich.

This year, AfD was invited to Munich & Rubio's message to allies was not to be "shackled by guilt and shame."

It appears this WH is using neo-Nazi talking points.

Two-thirds of Americans believe Trump has "gone too far" with ICE. The cruelty & extremism is out of control.

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Fox News rejected our newest ad, which demonstrates that Trump has “gone too far” with ICE.

But we will not remain silent in the face of these attacks.

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In one of the least surprising developments of the past few days, the Trump official who looks eerily similar to a SS officer and oversaw ICE operations in MN, which Joe Rogan himself compared to "the Gestapo," may hold antisemitic views.

Vance omits mention of Jews from Holocaust Remembrance Day statement, incensing Jewish critics on both sides of the aisle - Jewish Telegraphic Agency The vice president has a history of minimizing antisemitism on the right.

@haliesoifer.bsky.social: “It really takes effort on the part of Vice President Vance to issue a Holocaust Remembrance Day statement like this without any mention of six million Jews lost, the Jewish people, Nazis, or the issue of antisemitism.”

It really takes effort on the part of Vice President Vance to issue a Holocaust Remembrance Day statement like this without any mention of six million Jews lost, the Jewish people, Nazis, or the issue of antisemitism.

Once again, militarized and emboldened ICE agents act with impunity, taking the life of an American citizen.

The terror ICE has created is reminiscent of the darkest moments in our history and completely antithetical to our Jewish values, and it must come to an immediate end.

They aren't hiding it.

Trump's interest in hosting people who flirt with neo-Nazi rhetoric makes Jewish Americans less safe.

Devastated by the burning of a historic synagogue in Jackson, Mississippi, the same synagogue that the KKK targeted in 1967.

The idea that this may be another case of violent antisemitism - after numerous incidents last year - is unconscionable, and it must come to an end.

The American people do not want – nor did they vote for – unauthorized war with Venezuela.

Our response to the Trump administration's military strikes and arrest of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro:

So to recap, the Coast Guard downgraded swastikas & nooses from "hate symbols" to "potentially divisive."

Once public, they vowed to reverse course, but failed to do so. Now, they're vowing (again) to reverse course.

At this point, does it matter? They already indicated tolerance of hate symbols.

We are grateful to have worked with Rob Reiner, who directed our ad featuring Bill Kristol and Billy Crystal -- aka "2Bills4Biden" -- in 2020.

Rob was a creative genius, visionary, and a wonderful human being, and we mourn this incredible loss.

May his memory be a blessing.

Hanukkah Celebration Turns to Tragedy Halie Soifer updates us on the Bondi Beach tragedy and the global uptick in violent antisemitism.

Haile Soifer honors the victims of the Bondi Beach massacre and discusses the rise in anti-Jewish attacks across the globe. Her full interview: https://contrarian.substack.com/p/hanukkah-celebration-turns-to-tragedy

Devastated by the horrific antisemitic massacre targeting a Hanukkah event on Bondi Beach in Australia.

There are no words adequate to describe the depravity of such an attack, but the pain felt by Jews in this moment is agonizing.

Outraged by the senseless violence and praying for the victims.

In a speech Tuesday, Harmeet Dhillon, the Justice Department’s civil rights chief, defended Tucker Carlson’s hosting of white nationalist Nick Fuentes. She said the answer to offensive speech is “more speech,” and praised Elon Musk for removing guardrails on X, despite studies showing a rise in antisemitic content since the billionaire took ownership.

Fascinating: The Trump administration claims that the answer to offensive speech is “more speech” when the offensive speech comes from Tucker or Musk — but when it’s on college campuses, the administration’s answer is to attack civil liberties, due process, and academic freedom. 🤔

“Quiet, Piggy” And that’s not even the worst of it.

What's our message to Trump given the very real threats he's issued & amplified against Democrats and others?

It's the same two words he unconscionably lobbed at a reporter this week: “QUIET, PIGGY.”

jewishdems.substack.com/p/quiet-piggy

“Quiet, Piggy” And that’s not even the worst of it.

Unfortunately, “Quiet Piggy” wasn’t the most offensive or dangerous thing uttered or amplified by Trump in the past few days.

Yesterday, he called for the execution of Democratic members of Congress – and there’s more.

@haliesoifer.bsky.social's weekly Substack:

The Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas and nooses as hate symbols.

This action, coupled with the President's call to hang Democratic members of Congress - both in the past few hrs - are more than "potentially divisive."

They are vile, unconscionable, and dangerous.

Ahead of Veterans Day, I was honored to welcome a flight of veterans and their families as they arrived in DC.

Antisemitism Task Force Severs Ties With the Heritage Foundation The move comes as the venerable conservative think tank is roiled by turmoil caused by its leader’s defense of a Tucker Carlson interview with a white nationalist.

Don't hold your breath waiting for President Trump to condemn the leading GOP think tank's defense of Tucker Carlson's decision to host and uplift Nick Fuentes.

Extremism isn't the exception in Trump's GOP – it's the driving force.

Once again, Trump denigrates Jewish American voters.

➡️Remember when he tried to scapegoat & blame Jews for a possible election loss?
➡️Remember when he said Israel's survival was contingent on his win?
➡️Remember when he said Jewish Dems were "disloyal," "uninformed," and "hated Israel"?

We remember

Wrapping up 2 weeks of canvassing in NJ for @mikiesherrill.bsky.social, today in Springfield and Rockaway Township w @jewishdems.bsky.social. Please make sure your NJ friends & family are planning to vote 🗳️ on Tues. We cannot afford to give the GOP another governorship. @haliesoifer.bsky.social

GOP leaders denounce antisemitism in their ranks but shift blame to Democrats The Republican Jewish Coalition summit is overshadowed by high-profile antisemitic incidents within the GOP ranks.

@haliesoifer.bsky.social in @politico.com: “If the president himself and Republicans were serious about combating antisemitism, they would condemn it when it emerges in their own ranks. And they do not.”

“There’s a permission structure within the Republican Party, and it comes from the top.”

Graham Platner says ‘I am not a secret Nazi’ after photos of his tattoo emerge A former acquaintance of the Maine Senate candidate said he called the tattoo ‘my Totenkopf,’ referring to a symbol adopted by a Nazi SS unit

Hateful rhetoric and Nazi symbols must have no place in the Democratic Party, the Republican Party, or anywhere in our politics.

Under any and all circumstances, it must be unacceptable to glorify Nazis or Nazism. Period.

In the past 24 hours:

➡️ Politico revealed hundreds of antisemitic & bigoted messages b/n young Republican leaders;

➡️ A swastika was found in a Republican House office; and

➡️ Trump's Border Patrol posted a reel with an antisemitic slur.

When someone tells you who they are, believe them.

‘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.

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...

Trump's Efforts Deserve Praise But not the Nobel Peace Prize.

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...

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.

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.

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.