Douglas Bloomfield

Douglas M. Bloomfield is a syndicated columnist, Washington lobbyist and consultant.  He spent nine years as the legislative director and chief lobbyist for the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). In this position, he was responsible for developing and guiding strategy on Capitol Hill to secure military and economic aid for Israel and strengthen US-Israel relations. As the World Jewish Congress representative in Washington, he helped coordinate the Swiss banks and Nazi gold investigations and US government support for restitution of Jewish properties seized by former Nazi and Communist regimes. He is a Capitol Hill veteran who served as a senior advisor to Congressman Benjamin S. Rosenthal of New York and a legislative assistant for Senator Hubert H. Humphrey.  Prior to that, he was a member of the editorial staff for Ohio's The Cleveland Plain Dealer. Bloomfield has taught college journalism, and is a former president of the Greater Washington Jewish Community Relations Council.
PRESIDENT ISAAC Herzog and US President Donald Trump in the Knesset in October: Granting Netanyahu a pardon and dropping all criminal charges against him would dangerously embolden Trump and weaken Herzog, the writer argues.

Pardoning Netanyahu would weaken Israel, empower Trump's interference - opinion

AS Trump's poodle, a pardoned Netanyahu would be less free to speak up when he feels America’s actions go against Israel’s interests.

DECEMBER 4, 2025
US REP. Marjorie Taylor Greene speaks on Capitol Hill last week. She went from being one of President Donald Trump’s most worshipful allies to him branding her a traitor, says the writer.

What Marjorie Taylor Greene's exit tells us on Donald Trump's grip of Republicans - opinion

As she exited, Taylor Greene had a dire warning for her Republican colleagues. She foresees a blue wave (Democratic Party victories) in next year’s House of Representatives election.

NOVEMBER 27, 2025
US President Donald Trump, Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia and Elon Musk pose with others for a family picture during the US-Saudi Investment Forum in Washington, November 19, 2025.

While MBS wins big in Washington, Israel is left exposed amid rising settler extremism - opinion

Settler extremism, backed by powerful ministers, and Washington’s embrace of Saudi Arabia are combining to weaken Israel’s position, fuel unrest, and deepen its international isolation.

NOVEMBER 23, 2025

US Mideast policy is less Israel-centric, supportive of the Jewish state than before - opinion

Tucker Carlson's recent podcast interview with Holocaust-denier and Jew-hater Nick Fuentes was widely denounced across the political landscape, forcing Republicans to confront their own antisemitism.

NOVEMBER 12, 2025
US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters upon his return to Washington at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, US, November 9, 2025

The 'peace' president: Trump fights to end conflicts abroad, wages war on US democracy - opinion

Donald Trump wants to be seen as the peace president, even if the Nobel Committee doesn’t, while back at home, he is waging an all-out war on American democracy.

OCTOBER 30, 2025
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump speaks at the US Ambassador’s Residence in Tokyo on Tuesday. Whatever his achievements in recent diplomacy, his administration remains one of the most inept, unqualified, corrupt, and dangerous in American history, the writer argues.

Trump stopped the war, but lasting peace is far from certain - opinion

History suggests this may be no more than another ceasefire in a seemingly endless war.

OCTOBER 23, 2025
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump meets with members of the media aboard Air Force One this week. The Gaza ceasefire and hostage release is a commendable achievement but the president will have to remain engaged, says the writer.

Trump seeks to reshape US society during shutdown - opinion

Donald Trump calls for shrinking and shuttering a broad array of federal programs and agencies, and shrinking the federal bureaucracy while making it more subject to presidential dictate.

OCTOBER 9, 2025
A view of the US Capitol building a day before a partial government shutdown is scheduled to take place, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, September 30, 2025.

Is Israel losing the Jews in the diaspora? - opinion

If Israel is the nation-state of the entire Jewish people, the report said, the government of Israel must consider the potential consequences of its decisions and actions for Diaspora Jewry.

OCTOBER 5, 2025
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu deliver remarks at the White House.

Trump’s war on speech: From journalists to jokers, no one is safe - opinion

Trump is waging a dangerous and paranoid war on free speech, a free press, and free expression, the author writes.

SEPTEMBER 28, 2025
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump gestures as he boards Air Force One. The most urgent threat at this moment in US history is Trump’s contempt for the freedoms of speech and press, the writer argues.

Revenge or sabotage: What was Israel's real motive in attacking Doha? - opinion

Hamas feels it is winning the global war of public opinion. It sees Israel flirting with pariah status and under intense pressure and criticism from friends and allies, including many US Jews.

SEPTEMBER 18, 2025
SMOKE RISES after the blasts from the Israeli attack on Hamas leaders in Doha, Qatar, on Tuesday.

Trump’s hometown conundrum deepens amid NYC mayoral race - opinion

President Donald Trump said he is working hard to prevent Zohran Mamdani from moving into Gracie Mansion.

SEPTEMBER 11, 2025
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump and Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff attend the men’s final of the US Open tennis tournament in Flushing, NY, on Sunday. Trump was loudly jeered and booed, notes the writer.

Enablers, accomplices, and America’s unhealth: How RFK Jr. makes the US sick - opinion

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. could become America’s greatest mass killer as head of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the senators who confirmed him are his accomplices.

SEPTEMBER 4, 2025
US HEALTH and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

What are the key things we can take away from Trump's DC takeover? - opinion

He sees all this as critical to his legacy, like putting his name and imprint on everything he can. Yet it is also about settling personal grievances, seeking retribution, and amassing power.

AUGUST 28, 2025
Members of the National Guard patrol the National Mall past a banner of U.S. President Donald Trump hanging on the Department of Labor building, weeks after President Trump ordered National Guard and law enforcement to patrol the nation’s capital to assist in crime prevention, in Washington, D.C.