The Democrats have a Jewish problem.

For decades, the party of Roosevelt, Truman and JFK supported Israel with a heartfelt passion born from the belief that the Jewish state was good, just and democratic. However, the times they are a changing.

In recent years, strident voices have emerged condemning Israel as immoral, opportunistic and a drag on U.S. foreign policy...

Unless the Democratic leadership begins to condemn those within the party's ranks now attacking Israel, "It's going to be harder and harder to be on the left and be pro-Israel," said Joel Kotkin, Irvine Senior Fellow at the Washington, D.C.-based New America Foundation. "I think many Jews are going to have to choose between their leftism and their Judaism."

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