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The New York Times solicited views on Israel from almost all of the Democratic presidential candidates. (Screenshot from New York Times via JTA)
June 20, 2019, 12:58 am
Queried on Israel and human rights, Democratic hopefuls offer guarded criticism
New York Times says it’s testing Democrats’ ‘willingness to criticize Israel,’ claims ‘few candidates’ would do so
By TOI staff
Democratic US presidential candidate and South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg speaks at the Iowa Democratic Party's Hall of Fame Dinner, on June 9, 2019, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (Scott Olson/Getty Images/AFP)
June 17, 2019, 11:06 pm
Pete Buttigieg says he won’t move US embassy back to Tel Aviv if elected
Democratic presidential candidate says nothing to gain by reversing Trump’s decision to move mission to Jerusalem
By JTA and TOI staff
Democratic US presidential candidate and South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg speaks at the Iowa Democratic Party's Hall of Fame Dinner, on June 9, 2019, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (Scott Olson/Getty Images/AFP)
June 11, 2019, 10:01 pm
Democrat Buttigieg warns he would cut Israel aid over West Bank annexation
In first major foreign policy address, presidential candidate condemns ‘increasingly disturbing signs that the Netanyahu government is turning away from peace’
By TOI staff
From left to right, Democratic presidential contenders Elizabeth Warren, Tim Ryan, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and Bernie Sanders. All five, along with several others, delivered video messages at the American Jewish Committee’s 2019 Global Forum. (Getty Images/JTA Montage/via JTA)
June 5, 2019, 7:45 am
US Democratic candidates’ diverse videos at Jewish confab hint at what’s to come
13 spots submitted to AJC conference in Washington show field united on combating right-wing extremism, but divided in interpretations of US-Israel alliance
By Ron Kampeas
Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Ind., speaks during a fundraiser at the Wynwood Walls, Monday, May 20, 2019, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
May 24, 2019, 6:59 am
US should ‘guide’ Israel like a wayward friend, Buttigieg tells Jewish leaders
Democratic presidential hopeful says Palestinians don’t have necessary leadership for peace, but Washington should not endorse wholesale everything Netanyahu government wants
By Eric Cortellessa
Democratic 2020 presidential hopefuls Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and Bernie Sanders (All images AP)
May 16, 2019, 7:13 pm
Where do top 2020 Democratic hopefuls stand on Israel?
Each of the presidential contenders promises a radically different Israel policy to Trump’s. But some are more radical than others
By Eric Cortellessa
Democratic Presidential Candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., speaks at the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority South Central Regional Conference in New Orleans, Friday, April 19, 2019. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
April 23, 2019, 7:44 am
Democrat Kamala Harris joins call for Trump’s impeachment
At town hall event, California senator says US president must be ousted over Mueller report; other presidential candidates hope voters will remove him from office
By Steve Peoples and Hunter Woodall
South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg announces that he will seek the Democratic presidential nomination during a rally, Sunday, April 14, 2019, in South Bend, Ind. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
April 17, 2019, 9:53 pm
Pete Buttigieg will no longer use the word ‘Pharisee’
Jewish scholars had taken offense to usage of term by Democrat presidential hopeful to denote hypocrisy
By Ben Sales
Pete Buttigieg announces that he will seek the Democratic presidential nomination during a rally in South Bend, Ind., Sunday, April 14, 2019. Buttigieg, 37, is serving his second term as the mayor of South Bend. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
April 15, 2019, 3:52 am
‘Mayor Pete’ officially joins 2020 race as face of new generation
Buttigieg would be the first openly gay nominee of a major presidential party, first mayor to go directly to White House and youngest person to become US president
By Sara Burnett
Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg, South Bend, Ind. mayor, address the National Action Network (NAN) convention, Thursday April 4, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
April 13, 2019, 1:37 am
Pete Buttigieg calls Mike Pence a ‘Pharisee.’ Here’s why that angers Jews
Democratic presidential candidate compares hypocrites in Trump administration to ancient Jewish sect, a metaphor that carries anti-Semitic overtones, Jewish scholars say
By Ben Sales
Democratic presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg speaks to the media at the National Action Network's annual convention in New York City, April 4, 2019. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images/via JTA)
April 12, 2019, 8:45 pm
Steve Grossman, former AIPAC president, backs Pete Buttigieg for 2020
Pro-Israel endorsement gives dark-horse candidate, who has surprised rivals with solid fund-raising and campaigning skills, a boost with the party’s establishment
By Ron Kampeas
Democratic presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg speaks to the media at the National Action Network's annual convention in New York City, April 4, 2019. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images/via JTA)
April 8, 2019, 10:03 pm
Democratic presidential hopefuls excoriate Netanyahu, say it isn’t anti-Israel
Israeli PM ‘a racist,’ says Beto O’Rourke, while Bernie Sanders blasts premier as an ‘extreme right-wing leader,’ and Pete Buttigieg pans his pledge to annex part of the West Bank
By Ron Kampeas
South Bend, Indiana mayor, Pete Buttigieg. (Nam Y. Huh/AP)
April 7, 2019, 9:45 pm
Democratic presidential candidate pans PM’s ‘harmful’ comments on settlements
Pete Buttigieg says Netanyahu’s pledge to apply sovereignty to Jewish towns beyond Green Line is a ‘provocation’ against Israeli, Palestinian, and American interests
By Ron Kampeas
South Bend, Indiana mayor, Pete Buttigieg. (Nam Y. Huh/AP)
January 23, 2019, 7:14 pm
Indiana mayor running for president was in Israel during 2018 rocket attack
Democrat Pete Buttigieg was on a learning experience trip when a barrage of 20 projectiles targeted the Golan Heights
By JTA and TOI staff
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