Jill Stein may forever hold the title of first Jewish woman presidential candidate, but Jewish voters refuse to embrace her as a historic figure. Nationally, between 3% and 5% of voters say they will cast their ballot for Stein, 66. That’s not a figure that would draw any attention under ordinary circumstances. But in an…
Jill Stein has a message to Israel: You’re not that special. The Green Party presidential candidate, who was raised Jewish, says she would take a tough love stance toward the Jewish state, slashing the $4 billion annual military aid package and pressing for a peace deal with the Palestinians. Stein says her stance will actually…
Are left-wing movements in North America inappropriately obsessed with Israel? That’s what many are asking after the intense fallout from the Movement for Black Lives criticism of Israel — and now the crisis threatening to envelop the Green Party of Canada over support for BDS. After a pro-BDS vote at Canada’s Green Party convention, party…
Jill Stein is hoping to pick up the mantle of Bernie Sanders’s leftist revolution — and she’s not afraid to openly slam Hillary Clinton on Israel. The Green Party presidential candidate is pushing sharply divergent positions on the Palestinians, U.S. military aid to Israel, Sheldon Adelson, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Two weeks ago, when…
Jewish celebrities and politicians took to social media to express their sadness at a terror attack in Nice late Thursday attack that left 84 people dead. The attacker drove a truck into a crowd watching fireworks in honor of the French national holiday Bastille Day. Among the dead are two American citizens. Amy Schumer The…
Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein criticized Sen. Bernie Sanders’ endorsement of presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton Tuesday in a series of brutal tweets. “If you don’t want to vote for a war monger or racist billionaire, there are more options,” Stein tweeted right before Sanders announced his endorsement of Clinton in New Hampshire. “The…
Jill Stein has been making waves throughout this especially wave-prone election cycle. Stein, a 66-year-old physician and longtime environmental activist, recently announced her candidacy for president in the 2016 race. This announcement follows her extensive criticism of both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, whose stances, policies and track records Stein has focused on challenging. Stein…
These could be the best political days of Jill Stein, the other Jewish presidential candidate besides Bernie Sanders (also known as the other woman candidate, besides Hillary Clinton). Stein, longtime leader of the left-wing, environmentally oriented Green Party, is beginning to see some stars align in her favor. The factors driving this shift include unprecedented…
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