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US Senator Bernie Sanders speaking at the J Street 2017 National Conference at the Washington Convention Center, Feb. 27, 2017. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images via JTA)
October 18, 2019, 9:14 am
Numerous 2020 Democratic candidates set to attend J Street conference
Sanders, Buttigieg, Klobuchar, Castro, Bennet to speak at annual gathering of progressive Jews; frontrunners Biden and Warren will not
By Eric Cortellessa
Democratic presidential hopeful Senator Amy Klobuchar during the fourth Democratic primary debate of the 2020 presidential campaign season co-hosted by The New York Times and CNN at Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio, October 15, 2019. (Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)
October 16, 2019, 5:45 am
Democratic hopeful Klobuchar at debate: Trump’s Syria pullout endangers Israel
In criticism of US troop withdrawal, candidate says America’s allies now think president is not true to country’s allies
By TOI staff and Agencies
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders poses with IfNotNow activists in New Hampshire, including University of Michigan student Becca Lubow on the far left, and holds a sign that reads "Jews Against Occupation." (Courtesy/IfNotNow)
July 30, 2019, 5:04 am
How IfNotNow is getting 2020 Democrats to talk occupation
The progressive US Jewish group is hitting the campaign trail, pressing presidential hopefuls to take a stance on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict — and getting answers
By Eric Cortellessa
The US embassy in Jerusalem sits on a traffic circle recently named for US President Donald Trump. The compound is in the middle of Arnona, a quiet residential neighborhood in the city’s south. (Ben Sales/JTA)
July 15, 2019, 11:36 pm
Which Democratic 2020 contenders would move embassy back to Tel Aviv?
Front-runners say they aren’t happy with the relocation, but that doesn’t mean they would reverse Trump’s decision
By JTA
Joe Biden, the leading Democratic 2020 presidential candidate, holds a speech about his foreign policy vision for America at the Graduate Center at the City University of New York in New York City, July 11, 2019. (Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images)
July 15, 2019, 3:58 am
Calling for two-state solution, Biden says ‘the occupation is a real problem’
Democratic front-runner tells IfNotNow activists that, alongside Israeli actions, ‘the Palestinians have to step up too and be prepared to stop the hate’
By JTA and TOI staff
Democratic presidential candidate and South Bend, Indiana mayor Pete Buttigieg (3rd from L) attends a community building event hosted by Christ Temple Apostolic Church on June 29, 2019 in South Bend, Indiana.(Scott Olson/Getty Images/AFP)
July 7, 2019, 9:02 am
A matter of faith: Democrats embrace religion in campaign
In shift, presidential candidates increasingly invoking God in bid to win over religious voters disillusioned by Trump
By ELANA SCHOR
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)
July 6, 2019, 10:34 pm
2020 Democrats work to strengthen knowledge, communication on foreign policy
Candidates in contest highlight their overseas experience, plan trips; Warren’s aides say most questions she’s asked on international policy are about Israel
By Steve Peoples
Democratic presidential candidates former US vice president Joe Biden, Independent Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, California Senator Kamala Harris, New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, former Colorado senator Michael Bennet, and California Representative Eric Swalwell, attend during the Democratic primary debate hosted by NBC News at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, June 27, 2019, in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
June 28, 2019, 8:56 am
Rivals target Biden as Democrats’ rifts emerge on race, age
At Democratic debate, presidential hopefuls square off on healthcare, how far to move left in 2020 race against Trump
By JUANA SUMMERS and Steve Peoples
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
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