Halie Soifer
@haliesoifer.bsky.social
CEO of Jewish Democratic Council of America @JewishDems || Former national security advisor to then-Senator @KamalaHarris || Senior policy advisor in Obama admin & national security in Congress.
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The American people do not want – nor did they vote for – unauthorized war with Venezuela.
Our response to the Trump administration's military strikes and arrest of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro:
Our response to the Trump administration's military strikes and arrest of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro:
January 4, 2026 at 12:50 AM
The American people do not want – nor did they vote for – unauthorized war with Venezuela.
Our response to the Trump administration's military strikes and arrest of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro:
Our response to the Trump administration's military strikes and arrest of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro:
So to recap, the Coast Guard downgraded swastikas & nooses from "hate symbols" to "potentially divisive."
Once public, they vowed to reverse course, but failed to do so. Now, they're vowing (again) to reverse course.
At this point, does it matter? They already indicated tolerance of hate symbols.
Once public, they vowed to reverse course, but failed to do so. Now, they're vowing (again) to reverse course.
At this point, does it matter? They already indicated tolerance of hate symbols.
December 19, 2025 at 1:41 AM
So to recap, the Coast Guard downgraded swastikas & nooses from "hate symbols" to "potentially divisive."
Once public, they vowed to reverse course, but failed to do so. Now, they're vowing (again) to reverse course.
At this point, does it matter? They already indicated tolerance of hate symbols.
Once public, they vowed to reverse course, but failed to do so. Now, they're vowing (again) to reverse course.
At this point, does it matter? They already indicated tolerance of hate symbols.
We are grateful to have worked with Rob Reiner, who directed our ad featuring Bill Kristol and Billy Crystal -- aka "2Bills4Biden" -- in 2020.
Rob was a creative genius, visionary, and a wonderful human being, and we mourn this incredible loss.
May his memory be a blessing.
Rob was a creative genius, visionary, and a wonderful human being, and we mourn this incredible loss.
May his memory be a blessing.
December 16, 2025 at 3:00 PM
We are grateful to have worked with Rob Reiner, who directed our ad featuring Bill Kristol and Billy Crystal -- aka "2Bills4Biden" -- in 2020.
Rob was a creative genius, visionary, and a wonderful human being, and we mourn this incredible loss.
May his memory be a blessing.
Rob was a creative genius, visionary, and a wonderful human being, and we mourn this incredible loss.
May his memory be a blessing.
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Haile Soifer honors the victims of the Bondi Beach massacre and discusses the rise in anti-Jewish attacks across the globe. Her full interview: https://contrarian.substack.com/p/hanukkah-celebration-turns-to-tragedy
Hanukkah Celebration Turns to Tragedy
Halie Soifer updates us on the Bondi Beach tragedy and the global uptick in violent antisemitism.
contrarian.substack.com
December 15, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Haile Soifer honors the victims of the Bondi Beach massacre and discusses the rise in anti-Jewish attacks across the globe. Her full interview: https://contrarian.substack.com/p/hanukkah-celebration-turns-to-tragedy
Devastated by the horrific antisemitic massacre targeting a Hanukkah event on Bondi Beach in Australia.
There are no words adequate to describe the depravity of such an attack, but the pain felt by Jews in this moment is agonizing.
Outraged by the senseless violence and praying for the victims.
There are no words adequate to describe the depravity of such an attack, but the pain felt by Jews in this moment is agonizing.
Outraged by the senseless violence and praying for the victims.
December 14, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Devastated by the horrific antisemitic massacre targeting a Hanukkah event on Bondi Beach in Australia.
There are no words adequate to describe the depravity of such an attack, but the pain felt by Jews in this moment is agonizing.
Outraged by the senseless violence and praying for the victims.
There are no words adequate to describe the depravity of such an attack, but the pain felt by Jews in this moment is agonizing.
Outraged by the senseless violence and praying for the victims.
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Fascinating: The Trump administration claims that the answer to offensive speech is “more speech” when the offensive speech comes from Tucker or Musk — but when it’s on college campuses, the administration’s answer is to attack civil liberties, due process, and academic freedom. 🤔
December 3, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Fascinating: The Trump administration claims that the answer to offensive speech is “more speech” when the offensive speech comes from Tucker or Musk — but when it’s on college campuses, the administration’s answer is to attack civil liberties, due process, and academic freedom. 🤔
What's our message to Trump given the very real threats he's issued & amplified against Democrats and others?
It's the same two words he unconscionably lobbed at a reporter this week: “QUIET, PIGGY.”
jewishdems.substack.com/p/quiet-piggy
It's the same two words he unconscionably lobbed at a reporter this week: “QUIET, PIGGY.”
jewishdems.substack.com/p/quiet-piggy
“Quiet, Piggy”
And that’s not even the worst of it.
jewishdems.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:30 PM
What's our message to Trump given the very real threats he's issued & amplified against Democrats and others?
It's the same two words he unconscionably lobbed at a reporter this week: “QUIET, PIGGY.”
jewishdems.substack.com/p/quiet-piggy
It's the same two words he unconscionably lobbed at a reporter this week: “QUIET, PIGGY.”
jewishdems.substack.com/p/quiet-piggy
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Unfortunately, “Quiet Piggy” wasn’t the most offensive or dangerous thing uttered or amplified by Trump in the past few days.
Yesterday, he called for the execution of Democratic members of Congress – and there’s more.
@haliesoifer.bsky.social's weekly Substack:
Yesterday, he called for the execution of Democratic members of Congress – and there’s more.
@haliesoifer.bsky.social's weekly Substack:
“Quiet, Piggy”
And that’s not even the worst of it.
jewishdems.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Unfortunately, “Quiet Piggy” wasn’t the most offensive or dangerous thing uttered or amplified by Trump in the past few days.
Yesterday, he called for the execution of Democratic members of Congress – and there’s more.
@haliesoifer.bsky.social's weekly Substack:
Yesterday, he called for the execution of Democratic members of Congress – and there’s more.
@haliesoifer.bsky.social's weekly Substack:
The Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas and nooses as hate symbols.
This action, coupled with the President's call to hang Democratic members of Congress - both in the past few hrs - are more than "potentially divisive."
They are vile, unconscionable, and dangerous.
This action, coupled with the President's call to hang Democratic members of Congress - both in the past few hrs - are more than "potentially divisive."
They are vile, unconscionable, and dangerous.
November 20, 2025 at 9:29 PM
The Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas and nooses as hate symbols.
This action, coupled with the President's call to hang Democratic members of Congress - both in the past few hrs - are more than "potentially divisive."
They are vile, unconscionable, and dangerous.
This action, coupled with the President's call to hang Democratic members of Congress - both in the past few hrs - are more than "potentially divisive."
They are vile, unconscionable, and dangerous.
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Ahead of Veterans Day, I was honored to welcome a flight of veterans and their families as they arrived in DC.
November 11, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Ahead of Veterans Day, I was honored to welcome a flight of veterans and their families as they arrived in DC.
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Don't hold your breath waiting for President Trump to condemn the leading GOP think tank's defense of Tucker Carlson's decision to host and uplift Nick Fuentes.
Extremism isn't the exception in Trump's GOP – it's the driving force.
Extremism isn't the exception in Trump's GOP – it's the driving force.
Antisemitism Task Force Severs Ties With the Heritage Foundation
The move comes as the venerable conservative think tank is roiled by turmoil caused by its leader’s defense of a Tucker Carlson interview with a white nationalist.
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Don't hold your breath waiting for President Trump to condemn the leading GOP think tank's defense of Tucker Carlson's decision to host and uplift Nick Fuentes.
Extremism isn't the exception in Trump's GOP – it's the driving force.
Extremism isn't the exception in Trump's GOP – it's the driving force.
Once again, Trump denigrates Jewish American voters.
➡️Remember when he tried to scapegoat & blame Jews for a possible election loss?
➡️Remember when he said Israel's survival was contingent on his win?
➡️Remember when he said Jewish Dems were "disloyal," "uninformed," and "hated Israel"?
We remember
➡️Remember when he tried to scapegoat & blame Jews for a possible election loss?
➡️Remember when he said Israel's survival was contingent on his win?
➡️Remember when he said Jewish Dems were "disloyal," "uninformed," and "hated Israel"?
We remember
November 4, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Once again, Trump denigrates Jewish American voters.
➡️Remember when he tried to scapegoat & blame Jews for a possible election loss?
➡️Remember when he said Israel's survival was contingent on his win?
➡️Remember when he said Jewish Dems were "disloyal," "uninformed," and "hated Israel"?
We remember
➡️Remember when he tried to scapegoat & blame Jews for a possible election loss?
➡️Remember when he said Israel's survival was contingent on his win?
➡️Remember when he said Jewish Dems were "disloyal," "uninformed," and "hated Israel"?
We remember
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Wrapping up 2 weeks of canvassing in NJ for @mikiesherrill.bsky.social, today in Springfield and Rockaway Township w @jewishdems.bsky.social. Please make sure your NJ friends & family are planning to vote 🗳️ on Tues. We cannot afford to give the GOP another governorship. @haliesoifer.bsky.social
November 2, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Wrapping up 2 weeks of canvassing in NJ for @mikiesherrill.bsky.social, today in Springfield and Rockaway Township w @jewishdems.bsky.social. Please make sure your NJ friends & family are planning to vote 🗳️ on Tues. We cannot afford to give the GOP another governorship. @haliesoifer.bsky.social
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@haliesoifer.bsky.social in @politico.com: “If the president himself and Republicans were serious about combating antisemitism, they would condemn it when it emerges in their own ranks. And they do not.”
“There’s a permission structure within the Republican Party, and it comes from the top.”
“There’s a permission structure within the Republican Party, and it comes from the top.”
GOP leaders denounce antisemitism in their ranks but shift blame to Democrats
The Republican Jewish Coalition summit is overshadowed by high-profile antisemitic incidents within the GOP ranks.
www.politico.com
November 3, 2025 at 5:40 PM
@haliesoifer.bsky.social in @politico.com: “If the president himself and Republicans were serious about combating antisemitism, they would condemn it when it emerges in their own ranks. And they do not.”
“There’s a permission structure within the Republican Party, and it comes from the top.”
“There’s a permission structure within the Republican Party, and it comes from the top.”
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Hateful rhetoric and Nazi symbols must have no place in the Democratic Party, the Republican Party, or anywhere in our politics.
Under any and all circumstances, it must be unacceptable to glorify Nazis or Nazism. Period.
Under any and all circumstances, it must be unacceptable to glorify Nazis or Nazism. Period.
Graham Platner says ‘I am not a secret Nazi’ after photos of his tattoo emerge
A former acquaintance of the Maine Senate candidate said he called the tattoo ‘my Totenkopf,’ referring to a symbol adopted by a Nazi SS unit
jewishinsider.com
October 22, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Hateful rhetoric and Nazi symbols must have no place in the Democratic Party, the Republican Party, or anywhere in our politics.
Under any and all circumstances, it must be unacceptable to glorify Nazis or Nazism. Period.
Under any and all circumstances, it must be unacceptable to glorify Nazis or Nazism. Period.
In the past 24 hours:
➡️ Politico revealed hundreds of antisemitic & bigoted messages b/n young Republican leaders;
➡️ A swastika was found in a Republican House office; and
➡️ Trump's Border Patrol posted a reel with an antisemitic slur.
When someone tells you who they are, believe them.
➡️ Politico revealed hundreds of antisemitic & bigoted messages b/n young Republican leaders;
➡️ A swastika was found in a Republican House office; and
➡️ Trump's Border Patrol posted a reel with an antisemitic slur.
When someone tells you who they are, believe them.
October 15, 2025 at 8:05 PM
In the past 24 hours:
➡️ Politico revealed hundreds of antisemitic & bigoted messages b/n young Republican leaders;
➡️ A swastika was found in a Republican House office; and
➡️ Trump's Border Patrol posted a reel with an antisemitic slur.
When someone tells you who they are, believe them.
➡️ Politico revealed hundreds of antisemitic & bigoted messages b/n young Republican leaders;
➡️ A swastika was found in a Republican House office; and
➡️ Trump's Border Patrol posted a reel with an antisemitic slur.
When someone tells you who they are, believe them.
Seven months of antisemitic, racist, and bigoted messages between young GOP leaders expose what they say when they don't think anyone is watching.
A Trump administration official was on this chain.
And Americans are watching.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
A Trump administration official was on this chain.
And Americans are watching.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat
Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.
www.politico.com
October 14, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Seven months of antisemitic, racist, and bigoted messages between young GOP leaders expose what they say when they don't think anyone is watching.
A Trump administration official was on this chain.
And Americans are watching.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
A Trump administration official was on this chain.
And Americans are watching.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
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Donald Trump’s efforts to end this war are deserving of praise. Trump, however, is not deserving of a Nobel Peace Prize because he continues to attack, degrade, and jeopardize democracy.
Two things can be true.
Read more on Substack: jewishdems.substack.com/p/trumps-eff...
Two things can be true.
Read more on Substack: jewishdems.substack.com/p/trumps-eff...
Trump's Efforts Deserve Praise
But not the Nobel Peace Prize.
jewishdems.substack.com
October 10, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Donald Trump’s efforts to end this war are deserving of praise. Trump, however, is not deserving of a Nobel Peace Prize because he continues to attack, degrade, and jeopardize democracy.
Two things can be true.
Read more on Substack: jewishdems.substack.com/p/trumps-eff...
Two things can be true.
Read more on Substack: jewishdems.substack.com/p/trumps-eff...
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Nothing cool about the Nazi rise to power, especially as Secretary Hegseth convenes generals and admirals for an unknown reason.
We're tired of the Trump administration making light of authoritarianism while prosecuting political adversaries.
We're tired of the Trump administration making light of authoritarianism while prosecuting political adversaries.
September 26, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Nothing cool about the Nazi rise to power, especially as Secretary Hegseth convenes generals and admirals for an unknown reason.
We're tired of the Trump administration making light of authoritarianism while prosecuting political adversaries.
We're tired of the Trump administration making light of authoritarianism while prosecuting political adversaries.
Devastated by the horrific, unconscionable, depraved murder of #CharlieKirk.
Political violence should have no place in this country, and it's incumbent on political leaders on both sides of the aisle to make that clear.
My deepest condolences to his family.
Political violence should have no place in this country, and it's incumbent on political leaders on both sides of the aisle to make that clear.
My deepest condolences to his family.
September 10, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Devastated by the horrific, unconscionable, depraved murder of #CharlieKirk.
Political violence should have no place in this country, and it's incumbent on political leaders on both sides of the aisle to make that clear.
My deepest condolences to his family.
Political violence should have no place in this country, and it's incumbent on political leaders on both sides of the aisle to make that clear.
My deepest condolences to his family.
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Last week, the State Department shared a chilling post about eliminating “anti-Christian bias” – not surprising in light of its Christian nationalist agenda.
Trump is leaving Jewish Americans feeling unsafe and unwelcome.
Trump is leaving Jewish Americans feeling unsafe and unwelcome.
September 8, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Last week, the State Department shared a chilling post about eliminating “anti-Christian bias” – not surprising in light of its Christian nationalist agenda.
Trump is leaving Jewish Americans feeling unsafe and unwelcome.
Trump is leaving Jewish Americans feeling unsafe and unwelcome.
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It’s time to adapt the narrative of what it means to be pro-Israel in 2025.
American support of Israel should not be about rubber-stamping the agenda of Netanyahu – just as American patriotism should not be equated with blind devotion to Trump.
Read more:
American support of Israel should not be about rubber-stamping the agenda of Netanyahu – just as American patriotism should not be equated with blind devotion to Trump.
Read more:
What It Means to Be Pro-Israel in 2025
Standing up for Israel doesn’t have to mean agreeing with its government.
jewishdems.substack.com
August 15, 2025 at 4:28 PM
It’s time to adapt the narrative of what it means to be pro-Israel in 2025.
American support of Israel should not be about rubber-stamping the agenda of Netanyahu – just as American patriotism should not be equated with blind devotion to Trump.
Read more:
American support of Israel should not be about rubber-stamping the agenda of Netanyahu – just as American patriotism should not be equated with blind devotion to Trump.
Read more:
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@haliesoifer.bsky.social is at the White House marking eight years since neo-Nazis marched in Charlottesville, chanting “Jews will not replace us.”
Today, we refuse to back down from this fight. We’re going to take back this White House in 2028 and do all we can to defend our democracy.
Join us.
Today, we refuse to back down from this fight. We’re going to take back this White House in 2028 and do all we can to defend our democracy.
Join us.
August 12, 2025 at 10:15 PM
@haliesoifer.bsky.social is at the White House marking eight years since neo-Nazis marched in Charlottesville, chanting “Jews will not replace us.”
Today, we refuse to back down from this fight. We’re going to take back this White House in 2028 and do all we can to defend our democracy.
Join us.
Today, we refuse to back down from this fight. We’re going to take back this White House in 2028 and do all we can to defend our democracy.
Join us.
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The astonishing thing about Watergate, in contrast to today, is how the President was actually shamed into leaving office.
Imagine that: shame.
Imagine that: shame.
August 8, 2025 at 6:56 PM
The astonishing thing about Watergate, in contrast to today, is how the President was actually shamed into leaving office.
Imagine that: shame.
Imagine that: shame.
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Zionism represents the right of Jewish people to self-determination in our ancestral homeland.
We're proud pro-Israel Dems, who are also concerned about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. All of these things are compatible.
The hate expressed by Del. Rasoul doesn't belong in the Democratic Party.
We're proud pro-Israel Dems, who are also concerned about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. All of these things are compatible.
The hate expressed by Del. Rasoul doesn't belong in the Democratic Party.
Virginia Democrat under fire for calling Zionism ‘evil’ while leading Education Committee
Former Virginia House Speaker Eileen Filler-Corn said Del. Sam Rasoul’s rhetoric is ‘fueling one of the oldest forms of hatred in the world, repackaged in the language of activism’
jewishinsider.com
August 7, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Zionism represents the right of Jewish people to self-determination in our ancestral homeland.
We're proud pro-Israel Dems, who are also concerned about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. All of these things are compatible.
The hate expressed by Del. Rasoul doesn't belong in the Democratic Party.
We're proud pro-Israel Dems, who are also concerned about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. All of these things are compatible.
The hate expressed by Del. Rasoul doesn't belong in the Democratic Party.