Episode 6: Why won't Israel fight for the Democrats? With Rep. Ritchie Torres
Ask Haviv Anything25 Maalis 2025

Episode 6: Why won't Israel fight for the Democrats? With Rep. Ritchie Torres

Abandoning the Democrats is a losing strategy for Israel, says Rep. Ritchie Torres, perhaps the most outspoken supporter of Israel in the US House of Representatives. The fight over Israel inside American politics is a proxy for a much larger battle over the future of the Democratic Party and the character of America, he argues. Those who don't like Israel, he says, tend to take a dim view of the promise of America.


And who is Clarence Jones, and why does Torres consider him "the greatest living American?"


Thank you to Jason and Lauriel Klinghoffer for sponsoring this episode in honor of Jason’s grandmother, Nusia Klinghoffer, a holocaust survivor who passed away last year.


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