Antisemitism and Iranian Influence in the Americas
Iran foments antisemitism directly and through proxies in many places—including in far-away Latin America.
Iran foments antisemitism directly and through proxies in many places—including in far-away Latin America.
“We have spending that is essentially recession or depression-level spending, and neither administration has seemed willing to address those issues.”
Although otherwise diverse, our 2024 JPVP participants share a deep anxiety over the future of the Jewish people at home and abroad.
“Because of my experience living in Israel and learning from my Palestinian friends, I am definitely a lot more sympathetic than maybe the majority of the American Jewish population.”
“I don’t think Hamas would have attacked if Trump had been president. And if they did, the conflict would have been over by now.”
“I think [both candidates are] lousy. I may not vote for president. I would not vote for Joe Biden. I also don’t think I can vote for Donald Trump.”
“[October 7] reconfirmed the belief I had before October 7—that I was for Biden. And I think Biden has done extraordinarily well since October 7.”
“I think President Biden has been a strong supporter of Israel and certainly has during the response to the October 7 attacks.”
“Some of those very far-right-wing Christians really are imagining women in the United States having roughly the same rights as women in Afghanistan or Iran.”
“I want to be able to afford my car, my grocery bill, my rent … Since Joe Biden became president, the economy has been pretty wild.”
“When teachers can’t have discussions that help children develop critical thinking, that affects all students and the future of our workforce and country.”
“I work on a college campus, so I am very concerned about the role that the campus or institutions of higher education are supposed to play in our society and how much they’re failing at that mission.”