{"id":2599640,"date":"2026-05-06T18:26:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T22:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/after-70-years-alan-dershowitz-turns-on-democratic-party\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T18:27:05","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T22:27:05","slug":"after-70-years-alan-dershowitz-turns-on-democratic-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/after-70-years-alan-dershowitz-turns-on-democratic-party\/","title":{"rendered":"After 70 years, Alan Dershowitz turns on Democratic Party"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fafter-70-years-alan-dershowitz-turns-on-democratic-party%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2599640&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Alan Dershowitz, a longtime Democrat, said he is now \u201cstrongly opposed\u201d to the democratic Party, arguing it has turned against the United States, Israel, and Jewish people. In an interview, he lamented growing Democratic criticism following the oct. 7 hamas attack on Israel-especially calls to suspend or alter U.S.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-to-send-ukraine-another-250-million-in-military-aid-after-pentagon-accounting-error\/\" title=\"US to provide Ukraine with additional 0M in military aid due to Pentagon accounting error.\">military aid due<\/a> to concerns about civilian casualties in Gaza and Iran.<\/p>\n<p>dershowitz said he wants democrats defeated in every election, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dnc-trails-republican-counterpart-in-most-fundraising-metrics\/\" title=\"DNC trails Republican counterpart in most fundraising metrics\">including losing control<\/a> of the House, Senate, and presidency, and characterized some anti-Israel or antisemitism-related viewpoints within the party as self-defeating. While he said he\u2019s not opposed to every Democrat, he indicated he would still continue opposing the party despite being 87 years old.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/alan-dershowitz\/\">Alan Dershowitz<\/a> ripped the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Democratic-Party\/\">Democratic Party<\/a> in a recent interview, saying he is now \u201cstrongly opposed\u201d to the political party he has supported for 70 years. <\/p>\n<p>The former lawyer of the late sex offender <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Jeffrey-Epstein\/\">Jeffrey Epstein<\/a> criticized the Democratic Party for turning against America, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Israel\/\">Israel<\/a>, and Jewish people. <\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4556807\/zohran-mamdani-all-foam-no-beer-joe-concha\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>\u2018Mamdani is all foam and no beer\u2019: Joe Concha<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4556788\/connecticut-legislature-nears-24-hour-mark-debate-pistol-ban\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Connecticut legislature nears 24-hour mark for debate on pistol ban<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4556695\/colbert-interview-with-barack-obama\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Colbert talks presidential legacy, expansion of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-is-checking-if-he-has-power-to-override-republican-governors-on-covid\/\" title=\"Biden Is \u2018Checking... If He Has Power To Override Republican Governors On COVID\">presidential powers<\/a>, and aliens in interview with Barack Obama<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>\u201cI feel I am one of the few people standing up against my old party,\u201d Dershowitz said on an episode of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UVVFZ1zZiao&#038;t=2s\"><em>Pod Force One<\/em><\/a>  released Wednesday. \u201cI\u2019ve been a Democrat for 70 years. I now am strongly opposed to that party.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>\u201cI want them defeated in every single election,\u201d Dershowitz added. <\/p>\n<p>Dershowitz said he wants <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\/\">Democrats<\/a> to lose in all elections because he is \u201cscared\u201d of some in the party. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to see Democrats lose control of the House and lose control of the Senate and lose control of the presidency because I am scared of them,\u201d he said. \u201cThey are against America, they are against Israel, they are against the Jews.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Since the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/october-7\/\">Oct. 7<\/a> Hamas attack on Israel, Democrats have faced growing criticisms of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/antisemitism\/\">antisemitism<\/a> over some within the party being critical of the Israeli government\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/syria-airstrikes-sent-very-strong-signal-pentagon-says\/\" title=\"Syria Airstrikes Sent \u2018Very Strong Signal,... Pentagon Says\">military response<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In recent months, more Democrats have called to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >suspend sending military aid<\/a> to Israel, driven by concerns over civilian casualties in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gaza\/\">Gaza<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\">Iran<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Dershowitz praised those from other religions for defending Jewish people, arguing Jews are the \u201cleading people\u201d against other Jews. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThank God for Christians and Muslims who support Israel,\u201d he said. \u201cIsrael cannot count on its Jewish population \u2026 Many support Israel, most support Israel, but some of its most vociferous opponents [are] organizations like Jewish Voices for Peace, which aren\u2019t Jewish, and doesn\u2019t have a voice, and is against peace.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese are just self-defeating, self-hating idiots,\u201d he added. <\/p>\n<p>Dershowitz said he is not against all Democrats, saying there are a couple of members of Congress he would like to see \u201celected.\u201d He said there was a senator or congressman from New Jersey he supports, but didn\u2019t name anyone specifically.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4496819\/jewish-voters-feel-politically-homeless-as-antisemitism-rises-on-both-sides\/\"><strong>JEWISH VOTERS FEEL \u2018POLITICALLY HOMELESS\u2019 AS ANTISEMITISM RISES ON BOTH SIDES<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dershowitz, who is 87, declared he would continue \u201cstanding up\u201d against them despite his age. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m 87 years old. I don\u2019t have the strength I had when I was 47, but I am going to use every bit of strength I have to oppose the Democrats,\u201d he said.  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alan Dershowitz says he\u2019s \u201cstrongly opposed\u201d to Democrats<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3984,"featured_media":2599641,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP25252482308867.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[35161,79231,32923,32922],"class_list":["post-2599640","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-alan-dershowitz","tag-decades-long-influence","tag-democratic-party","tag-political-realignment"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP25252482308867.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2599640","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3984"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2599640"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2599640\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2599644,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2599640\/revisions\/2599644"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2599641"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2599640"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2599640"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2599640"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}