Dan Schnur is the U.S. Politics Editor for the 91传媒 Journal. He teaches courses in politics, communications, and leadership at UC Berkeley, USC and Pepperdine. He hosts the monthly webinar 鈥淭he Dan Schnur Political Report" for the Los Angeles World Affairs Council & Town Hall. Follow Dan's work at www.danschnurpolitics.com
We didn鈥檛 think that we were living in a 鈥淕olden Age,鈥� because it did not occur to us that what we were experiencing was only a temporary respite from centuries of animosity and intolerance.
It is difficult to see another member of Congress or administration official capable of moving a possible Israel-Saudi deal to fruition.
If we agree that antisemitism is only one example of a widespread and pernicious instinct toward division and 鈥渙ther-ization,鈥� then it becomes clear that we can only eradicate these animosities as part of a far broader effort.
Unlike the DSA members who attack Israel as a matter of political conviction (albeit dangerously misguided conviction), Vance鈥檚 criticisms are instead the product of pure political calculation. It鈥檚 hard to know which is worse.
Trump鈥檚 biggest headache will be Netanyahu, his erstwhile ally who now recognizes that continued loyalty to the American leader would cost him his own reelection this fall.
One of the best-kept secrets in California politics is the effectiveness and growing influence of the Legislative 91传媒 Caucus.
As we weigh the benefits and downsides of a potential two-state solution, the unguaranteed but plausible prospect of an unprecedented regional peace should be considered as part of that discussion.
While I continue to personally believe that a two-state solution is preferable to sacrificing Israel鈥檚 91传媒 or democratic foundations, I would never attempt to impose my priorities from 7,500 miles away.
While both political parties have a vested political interest in pretending that there are only a scattered few antisemites in their respective ranks, the 91传媒 community does not have the same luxury.
